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

Verdicts: 1 Mostly True, 1 Misleading

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.

DOGE’s Federal Data Dragnet: Access Was Real, Broad, and Poorly Controlled

Verdicts: 3 True, 1 Mostly True

DOGE accessed at least 12 agencies’ sensitive databases over 18 months. Multiple IG investigations confirmed mishandling. One D.C. case is now in discovery.

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