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07/23/2025

Gabbard’s Misleading ‘Coup’ Claim

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07/23/2025

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claims to have uncovered "overwhelming evidence" that former President Barack Obama and others in his administration manipulated intelligence to "lay the groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against President Trump." But the foundation for her case is misleading.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claims to have uncovered "overwhelming evidence" that former President Barack Obama and others in his administration manipulated intelligence to "lay the groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against President Trump." But the foundation...

07/18/2025

Trump’s Hollow Surplus Claim

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07/18/2025

Big Beautiful Bill Projected to Lead to Preventable Deaths

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07/18/2025

In recent speeches and media scrums, President Donald Trump has lauded the federal budget surplus for the month of June, claiming the surplus had not happened in “many, many years” or “decades.” To be clear, the U.S. had not recorded a surplus in June since 2016 – but the country has had several surpluses in other months since that time.

In recent speeches and media scrums, President Donald Trump has lauded the federal budget surplus for the month of June, claiming the surplus had not happened in "many, many years" or "decades." To be clear, the U.S. had not recorded a surplus in June since 2016 – but the country has had several s...

07/17/2025

MAGA Ad Distorts How Massie Diverges from Trump

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07/17/2025

Contrary to President Donald Trump’s claim that no one will die as a result of the Republican budget bill, an analysis from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University estimated that the legislation’s changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will result in at least 42,500 preventable deaths each year. At the same time, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders has slightly overstated the estimate.

Contrary to President Donald Trump’s claim that no one will die as a result of the Republican budget bill, an analysis from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University estimated that the legislation’s changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will result in at least 42,500 preventab...

07/17/2025

Border Czar Makes Misleading Claim About Immigrants With Criminal Records

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07/17/2025

An attack ad by a super PAC called MAGA Kentucky targets Republican Rep. Thomas Massie -- a longtime conservative foil of President Donald Trump -- with claims that distort the congressman's votes on some of Trump's policy goals.

An attack ad by a super PAC called MAGA Kentucky targets Republican Rep. Thomas Massie -- a longtime conservative foil of President Donald Trump -- with claims that distort the congressman's votes on some of Trump's policy goals.

07/17/2025

Border Czar Tom Homan, has been repeating the misleading claim that there are "over 600,000 illegal aliens with criminal records walking the streets of this nation.” That number includes legal immigrants, not just those who entered the country illegally; about a third of them have only been charged, not convicted; and it's unclear how many of them have been, or currently are, incarcerated.

Border Czar Tom Homan, has been repeating the misleading claim that there are "over 600,000 illegal aliens with criminal records walking the streets of this nation.” That number includes legal immigrants, not just those who entered the country illegally; about a third of them have only been charge...

07/16/2025

Weather Modification Played No Role in Texas Floods

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07/16/2025

Unfounded rumors linking an extreme weather event to human efforts to control the weather are again spreading on social media. It’s not plausible that available weather modification techniques caused or influenced the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.

Unfounded rumors linking an extreme weather event to human attempts at weather modification are again spreading on social media. It is not plausible that available weather modification techniques caused or influenced the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.