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Charles Schumer – Will President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost families $4,000, as Chuck Schumer says?

“It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”

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DOD denies content on WWII icon Ruby Bradley will be removed, despite rumors

The Department of Defense shut down online rumors it would delete the decorated U.S. veteran's history.

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Black Babies Were Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?

Tales of infants being used as alligator bait were popularized in 19th-century newspapers, on postcards and in racist memorabilia.

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Unpacking claims Trump admin cut fines of Wells Fargo executives in return for donation to inauguration

Fines for two former Wells Fargo execs were reduced by a combined $8.35 million.

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X posts – Conservative influencers share edited Michelle Obama comment to push trans conspiracy theory

A video clip shows Michelle Obama describing herself as “a Black man.”

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FactCheck.org Wins National Headliner Award

We are honored to have won a 2025 National Headliner Award for online beat reporting of government and political coverage. Our work fact-checking then...

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