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Fact-Check: “Federal Data Reveals U.S. Foodborne Illness Cases Are Up Nearly 400%”

400% understates a real ~600% surge in outbreak-linked cases. The metric is wrong: total food poisoning (48M/yr) didn’t move. Policy cuts plausibly slowed response; they didn’t cause it.

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…

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