Alex Demas
Alex Demas is a fact checker at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he worked in England as a financial journalist and earned his MA in Political Economy at King's College London. When not heroically combating misinformation online, Alex can be found mixing cocktails, watching his beloved soccer team Aston Villa lose a match, or attempting to pet stray cats.
Democrats Accuse Trump of Saying He Would ‘Round Up Latinos’
The former president said he would begin a large deportation operation if elected but did not refer to Latinos.
Assessing Claims That Donald Trump Wants to Cut Social Security and Medicare
Robert Reich took the former president’s comments out of context.
Assessing Claims About an Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Murder in Maryland
It’s true that Nilson Granados-Trejo faced multiple immigration detainers but was never deported.
Sen. Katie Britt Misleads With Anecdote About a Sex-Trafficking Victim
The account is real, but the Alabama Republican left out that the trafficking happened in Mexico during the early 2000s.
Fact Checking Claims of Voter Fraud in Texas’ GOP Primary
Supporters of Dan Crenshaw’s opponent made false and misleading allegations.
Fact Checking President Biden’s State of the Union Speech
He made dubious claims about billionaires’ tax rates, inflation, the pandemic-related economic crisis, and more.
HuffPost Truncates a Quote by North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson
The GOP nominee for governor did not say he believes women shouldn’t vote.
Yes, ‘Glock Switches’ Can Turn a Firearm Into an Automatic Weapon
When an automatic sear is in place, the weapon’s trigger bar is prevented from catching its firing pin, allowing multiple rounds to be fired without additional pulls of the trigger.
What We Know—and Don’t Know—About Gonzalo Lira’s Death in Ukraine
The Kremlin tries to draw a comparison between Lira and Alexei Navalny.
COVID Vaccine Study Prompts Misleading Claims About Potential Side Effects
The study found rare occurrences of adverse events, but social media users are overemphasizing the risks.