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Fact-check

Palantir, the Minab School Strike, and AI Warfare: A Fact-Check

A viral Reddit post claims Palantir’s AI autonomously bombed an Iranian school using outdated Google Maps data — the core tragedy is real but several key details are wrong or exaggerated.

Fact-check

Hegseth vs. Murray: The Iran War's Price Tag, Fact-Checked

Pentagon claims $29B for the Iran war; independent estimates say $50–72B. Murray's core claims hold up. Hegseth's framing that 'previous presidents' let Iran go nuclear omits that Trump himself…

Analysis

The Insider Trading Pattern: Who's Making Billions Before Trump's Announcements?

The DOJ is investigating $2.6 billion in suspicious oil futures trades placed minutes before Trump's Iran announcements, cabinet officials dumped stocks days before tariff crashes, and the agencies…