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Protest imagery: 15 false, misleading claims we’ve debunked
AI tools have made it much more difficult to separate real acts of protest from clickbait.
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Far-right Trump ally clashes with admin over president’s embrace of ‘most barbaric’ leader
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies, is pushing his administration to get tougher on Russian President Vladimir Putin. She’s also making a startling claim about Americans held in Russia.“SCOOP: I just spoke with an official at the center of…
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‘My money is against Trump’: Expert predicts president ready to surrender huge legal fight
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his own $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC. Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance is betting he’ll drop the case before that happens.Trump sued the British broadcaster for defamation over its editing…
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Ramaswamy ad quietly edited to cut controversial claim by rival’s estranged mother: report
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has quietly reworked its explosive attack ad against Democrat Amy Acton, cutting a line that didn't hold up.The new 30-second cut featuring Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, drops her claim that Acton never lived in a tent, journalist David Weigel pointed out…
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What is hantavirus? What we know about the fatal cruise ship outbreak
What is hantavirus? How did cruise tourists get it?
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The US government didn’t legalize marijuana: 4 cannabis misconceptions explained
4 marijuana misconceptions explained
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Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders said the GOP bill removed 15 million Americans from healthcare. That’s premature.
“As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."
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Tim Scott – Despite a partial government shutdown, Secret Service personnel are receiving paychecks
“Secret Service remains unpaid” during the partial government shutdown.
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Ron DeSantis – Florida redistricting: DeSantis overstates voters’ shift from Democrats to Republicans
Since the 2020 census, Florida has "moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage."
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Fact-checking claims about missing, dead scientists: Were they researching UFOs, nuclear weapons?
Fact-checking claims about missing and dead scientists
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Protest imagery: 15 false, misleading claims we’ve debunked
AI tools have made it much more difficult to separate real acts of protest from clickbait.
National News
Far-right Trump ally clashes with admin over president’s embrace of ‘most barbaric’ leader
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies, is pushing his administration to get tougher on Russian President Vladimir Putin. She’s also making a startling claim about Americans held in Russia.“SCOOP: I just spoke with an official at the center of…
National News
‘My money is against Trump’: Expert predicts president ready to surrender huge legal fight
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his own $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC. Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance is betting he’ll drop the case before that happens.Trump sued the British broadcaster for defamation over its editing…
National News
Ramaswamy ad quietly edited to cut controversial claim by rival’s estranged mother: report
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign has quietly reworked its explosive attack ad against Democrat Amy Acton, cutting a line that didn't hold up.The new 30-second cut featuring Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, drops her claim that Acton never lived in a tent, journalist David Weigel pointed out…
National News
Here Are All the Times Trump Has Praised His Favorite CNN Star — Despite Network Hammering Him with Cratering Polls
Screenshot via FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth (L)/Screenshot via CNN (R) President Donald Trump’s new favorite media star works for the unlikeliest of places: CNN. Trump has long been one of the network’s biggest critics and he even tried banning them from the White House recently…
