What to know about rumor claiming DOGE staff have taxpayer-funded 6-figure salaries
The article gave three examples of DOGE staffers with high pay rates, but did not specify how the publication obtained or ...
Yes, a Chick-fil-A franchisee was arrested over alleged sex crime with minor. Here's what we know
In March 2025, reports resurfaced online that law enforcement authorities had arrested Stacy Lee Austin — the owner of a Chick-fil-A franchise in Ohio — on a charge that he committed a sexual crime ...
What we know about claims DOGE found $312M in business loans to children
Elon Musk, the public face of the Department of Government Efficiency, posted a raised-eyebrow emoji in response to the DOGE ...
Yes, Trump posted link that included Nazi symbol for gay men in concentration camps
U.S. President Donald Trump posted a link on Truth Social that displayed a symbol Nazis used to identify gay men in ...
Yes, ICE arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, said to be a lawful permanent resident of US
Khalil, a recent graduate of Columbia University, was a negotiator for pro-Palestine protesters during the 2024 encampment protest.
Yes, Canada can place 250% tariffs on US dairy products — but online claims lack context
Tariffs on U.S. dairy products imported into Canada depend on whether the U.S. has exceeded quotas agreed to in U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement.
Yes, Musk said 'The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.' Here's context
Musk: The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy. The empathy exploit. They're exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response. So, I think, you know, empathy ...
Jack Daniel's layoffs happened before Trump's inauguration, tariffs
Brown-Forman, the parent company of Jack Daniel's, announced a 12% reduction of its workforce in January 2025.
Examining claim that most of fired IRS agents were trained to audit billionaires and corporations
In March 2025, a rumor spread online that most of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents that U.S. President Donald ...