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"Trump's Net Worth Increased by $4 Billion Since Taking Office" — Fact-Check

Trump's net worth grew substantially since January 2025, driven by crypto ventures ($1.4B in 2025 income alone), but the specific "$4 billion" figure uses a baseline lower than what Forbes and…

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'The UAE Sent $580 Million Directly to Trump': Checking the Viral Crypto Bombshell

A viral video says the UAE bought half of Trump's crypto company and funneled $580M 'directly to the President.' The deal is real and serious — but the number is inflated and 'directly' is wrong.

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Trump Family Foreign Deals: Abuse of Office, Hunter Biden Redux, or Illegal?

The Trump Org did zero foreign deals in term one and eight in term two, plus crypto billions from foreign-linked entities. We check the facts and answer three questions: abuse, hypocrisy, legality.

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Did Trump Buy a Taser Maker's Stock Before ICE Sought a $220M Deal?

A viral tweet says Trump bought Axon stock two weeks before ICE went looking for $220M in tasers, and that it's 'super illegal.' The trade is real and CNBC-documented. The 'illegal' part is not.

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Does This Deal Stink? Trump's Crypto Firm Becomes a Bank

World Liberty Financial — the Trump-family crypto firm — is about to get a federal bank charter from Trump's own OCC appointee. It's legal (the president is exempt from the conflict statute) but a…

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3,711 Trades: A Fact-Check of Trump's Presidential Stock Portfolio

Trump filed 3,711 stock trades worth $220M-$750M in Q1 2026 — including unsolicited purchases in companies he praised the same day, contradicting blind-trust claims and exploiting a legal exemption…

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Musk, America PAC, and DOGE: What Laws Were Broken and What Happens Next

The DOJ warned Musk the giveaway may violate federal law, his own lawyers admitted winners were preselected, and DOGE faces 200+ lawsuits — but no criminal charges have been filed yet.

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