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Court Packing vs. Court Stacking: A Fact-Check of Every Major Claim

Trump hasn't 'packed' the courts (added seats), but McConnell's vacancy blockade and 271 lifetime appointments across two terms constitute the most aggressive court-stacking operation in modern…

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8,499 Posts, Fact-Checked: What the President Told America From Truth Social

A data-driven, bipartisan fact-check of the most significant claims Trump made on Truth Social during his second term — 8,499 posts categorized, cross-referenced against court filings, government…

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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…

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A viral Reddit post claims Palantir’s AI autonomously bombed an Iranian school using outdated Google Maps data — the core tragedy is real but several key details are wrong or exaggerated.

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Billions for Iran, None for Health Care? A Fact-Check

Mostly false as framed: the money headed to Iran is Iran's own frozen assets plus Gulf-state cash, not US dollars; the US isn't paying Venezuela $20B (it's taking oil) — but Trump did say the US…

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Is the Iran War "Worse Than Vietnam"? Fact-Checking Foreign Policy's Verdict

Foreign Policy's facts on the 2026 Iran war check out; its 'defeat worse than Vietnam' verdict is a contested argument, and real upsides for Trump exist that it minimizes.

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The "Two Santas" Strategy: A Fact-Check

Fact-checking the viral "Two Santa Clauses" essay on GOP vs. Democratic economic strategy: the core thesis holds up, but several headline details are wrong.

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Are the Democratic Socialists "Communists"? The DSA's Rise, Fact-Checked

The DSA grew 20x in a decade and put a socialist in NYC's City Hall; the 'communist' label is misleading on the mechanism, but they're not Nordic social democrats either.

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"Russia Already Lost"? Fact-Checking the Drone-War Claim

Ukraine's deep-strike drone campaign is real and escalating, but the viral claim that Russia 'already lost the war' outruns the evidence — experts see a prolonged stalemate.