They verified the source and voracity of the dossier, the dossier was the news the findings of the dossier were not presented as fact initially. Eventually some of the findings from the dossier were verified.
Hmm. I didn't read that in the Mueller report, and yet, I though the Mueller investigation was initiated with a FISA warrant request based on the unverified Steele Dossier.
That is nonsense you hear on Fox News. Investigation started because Trump sacked Comey and so Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller to lead a special counsel: