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Originalism When Convenient: A Case-by-Case Audit of the Conservative Supreme Court's Own Standard

The conservative supermajority claims to follow 'text, history, and tradition' — but a case-by-case audit shows they apply originalism when it produces conservative outcomes and abandon it when it…

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The $1.776 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund: Where the Money Comes From, Where It Goes, and What's Legal

Trump created a $1.776B taxpayer fund to compensate allies he says Biden 'wronged' — funded by a permanent Treasury account, overseen by his own appointees, with Jan. 6 defendants eligible to claim.

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Itamar Ben-Gvir: From Convicted Extremist to Minister — And What America Isn't Seeing

A convicted supporter of a terrorist organization now runs Israel's police — and the US both condemns and enables him while Europe fights back.

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A viral Reddit post claims Palantir’s AI autonomously bombed an Iranian school using outdated Google Maps data — the core tragedy is real but several key details are wrong or exaggerated.

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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 Mashed Potato Incident: Fact-Checking Trump's "Origin Story"

The core anecdote is real family lore and several corroborating quotes check out, but the essay mislocates one story, cites two untraceable quotes, and overreaches by casting one childhood…

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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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Was Trump's Iran Deal a "Catastrophic Capitulation" for Israel?

The NYT's reporting on Israel's shock is accurate, but its 'none of Israel's war aims' verdict omits Israel's real tactical wins, and the Lebanon-withdrawal claim is genuinely contested.

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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.