Cited, verified accountability journalism.

Crosscheck

Topic: First Amendment

4 True

ICE Attacked Two U.S. Citizen Teens on Their Way to Enlist in the Marines

Video confirms ICE agents attacked two U.S. citizen minors in Texas on their way to file Marine enlistment paperwork. The teens filmed an ongoing ICE operation. ICE has not responded.

1 Mostly True1 Misleading

A judge stayed one job-application question, not a loyalty oath for employees

A court did stay the Trump administration’s ‘loyalty question’ on September 11. It reached job applicants, not sitting employees, and one essay question of four.

1 Misleading

Trump’s NYT “Victory” Post: A Deferral Is Not a Denial

Judge Merryday did not deny the NYT’s motion to dismiss — he deferred it, ordering a third version of Trump’s complaint by August 27. Trump’s post frames this judicial punt as a decisive win…

1 True2 Mostly True1 Mixed1 False

Did the Supreme Court ‘Take Restrictions Off Political Spending’?

Trump says the Court removed limits on political spending; a critic says it lets billionaires buy elections. It struck one limit, on coordinated party spending. Here’s what fell and what it changes.

Analysis

Dissent Under the Microscope: How US Law Enforcement Is Surveilling Opposition to AI

Leaked federal documents reveal the FBI, DHS, and 80+ fusion centers created a novel anti-tech violent extremism threat category to monitor Americans who oppose AI data centers — turning protected…

Analysis

The Wall Comes Down: Church, State, and the 2026 Midterms

Speaker Johnson’s pastoral mobilization is confirmed — and it’s the tip of an iceberg that includes $100M taxpayer-funded prayer rallies, IRS capitulation on the Johnson Amendment, and a Religious…

Get the biweekly digest

New Crosscheck fact-checks, every other Monday. Sourced, never spun.