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Did Democrats Orchestrate Widespread Election Fraud to Steal the 2026 Midterms?
Johnson’s election-eve video mislabeled a GOP election judge, a legal resident, and a reversed court ruling as proof of Democratic theft. The margins don’t fit the theory.
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England and Wales ban three kinds of porn; the five-year maximum is for sharing
New offences in England and Wales cover porn showing strangulation, incest or under-16 roleplay. Possession carries up to 2 or 3 years; 5 years is for publishing.
Hegseth’s filings confirm his wife’s Watchtower pay and dropped book entries
Hegseth’s own disclosure lists his wife’s Watchtower consulting income and drops his book royalties. Neither record shows concealment or a Lockheed decision.
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The record contradicts ICE on detaining citizens and on Erik Zepeda’s broken wrist
ICE says a disabled Santa Maria student’s wrist wasn’t broken and that the Supreme Court backs its stops. The record contradicts both claims.
Musk’s midterm losses check out, but nothing shows his spending caused them
Musk’s roughly $450 million midterm bet went almost entirely to losing races, and his stocks fell the next day. Whether his spending caused the loss is unproven.
Trump’s Oval Office monument does not lock in the gold, and it does not need Congress
The Nov. 5 proclamation lets any president redecorate, sets no congressional approval rule, and the Trump Justice Department says monuments can be undone.
The Nov. 5 stock drop was the worst since April 2025, but outside history’s 20 worst
Stocks fell 4.4% on Nov. 5, the worst day since April 2025 but outside the 20 worst in percentage terms. Election fears were one driver; the day after the vote, stocks rallied.
Trump’s “Decoy Dan” Posts: Six Claims on Alaska’s Senate Spoiler Controversy
The NYT recruitment report is real; the DOJ investigation is real. But “election-rigging,” Sullivan’s “disappearance,” confirmed crimes, and Norm Eisen’s alleged role are unsupported by the evidence.
Has the Trump DOJ Refused to Release the Epstein Files?
Trump signed the release law. DOJ released millions of pages, but courts found violations and NPR confirmed Trump-related files were specifically missing.
Trump’s Post on Haley Stevens and Mike Rogers: What’s Accurate, What Isn’t
Stevens endorsed Rogers and staff resigned. But Trump’s ‘wined and dined’ claim inverts the actual sequence: El-Sayed’s campaign cut her first. El-Sayed won despite the endorsement.
Did Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother? Fact-Checking 38 Claims About the Federal Investigation
The raid and grand jury are real. The Morocco flight, invalid citizenship, and proven DNA are not. A claim-by-claim breakdown of the 2026 Ilhan Omar investigation narrative.
False: DNA Has Not Proven Omar Married Her Brother — What the Federal Investigation Actually Shows
Federal agents raided Omar’s home and seized her passport — those events are real. But the video’s central claim that DNA proves she married her brother misrepresents even its own source.
Trump’s “Fake Name” Demand and the Omar Investigation: Four Claims Checked
A DOJ filing listed an alternate name, but no federal document indicates Omar married her brother, and the law has no mechanism for the resignation Trump demands.
The Democrats’ Epstein report cites 11 women; five accuse Trump of assault, not 11
A House Judiciary Democrats report collects accounts tied to 11 women. Five directly accuse Trump of rape or assault, and three never came forward. The White House denies all of it.
A real plan to refuse House seats exists; it targets individuals, not Democrats as a bloc
A Center for Renewing America paper lays out how a House majority could refuse to swear in a member-elect. It needs that majority, and nothing ties it to Trump’s “surprises.”
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The Pentagon’s new religion office is likely legal; how it is used is the test
Courts have upheld the military chaplaincy for 40 years, so Hegseth’s office is on firm ground. Coercion and favoring one faith are the limits, and parts of his record press on both.
The Footnotes Were the New Part
A federal judge found HHS built its teen pregnancy policy on citations that do not exist. The fabrications sit exactly where the law demanded evidence and none was available.
Who Owns America’s Media? A 2026 Ownership Map
The “six companies control 90% of media” shorthand is a rough cut. Here is who actually owns what in 2026, and why the local picture is far worse.
FedEx Paid Out Executive Bonuses the Same Year It Cut Hub Workers’ Hours
FedEx’s board approved a bonus pool of undisclosed size for 1,100 executives, plus richer severance, the same stretch its Indianapolis hub capped full-time hours at 35 a week.
The Text Said “Friends for Peace.” The Paper Trail Says Something Else.
A $9 million foreign-agent contract, a former Trump campaign manager, and a rift inside the Trump administration itself — traced through the government’s own filings.
From MAGA Queen to Party Exile: The Greene–Trump Rupture, Chronicled
Trump’s fiercest loyalist lost his endorsement over the Epstein files, resigned Congress 7 days later, spent 2026 fighting his Iran war, and quit the GOP entirely.
The $1.5 Trillion Rocket: Inside the SpaceX IPO Valuation
SpaceX is not a zero-profit company. It posts a $4.9 billion loss because it absorbed xAI; the rocket-and-Starlink business makes money. The $1.75 trillion price is a bet on the future.
The Sign Was Right: What the Data Actually Says About Predators
Peer-reviewed research consistently shows clergy and religious authority figures are documented sex offenders at rates of 4-7%, while no credible study has ever linked LGBTQ+ identity to child…