DOGE’s Cost Cuts: Exaggerated Savings & Political Fallout
DOGE, under Musk and Trump, aimed for massive cost cuts but fell short. Savings are disputed, agencies gutted, and states challenged actions. Political conflicts add uncertainty.
Trump, Malema, and South Africa: Farm Murders & Political Rhetoric
Trump focused on South Africa farm murders & Malema's rhetoric. Experts say the issue is complex, involving land disputes & political maneuvering, not a white genocide. Official stats show murders are <1% of national total.
Trump’s Tattooed Hand: MS-13 Claim Debunked?
Trump shared a photo claiming tattoos link deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to MS-13. Experts question the claim, noting possible image manipulation and tattoos not typical of gang affiliation. MS-13 gang.
Targeting Chris Krebs, Trump repeats 2020 election falsehood
Five days later, on Nov. 17, 2020, Krebs posted on X citing a letter signed by 59 election security experts: "āIn every case of which we are aware, these claims either have been unsubstantiated or are technically incoherent.ā"
Sorting Out the Facts on ‘Waste and Abuse’ at USAID
āThe Embassy asked us to introduce a gay student in #2 to show his personal struggle coming out to his parents, but that has zero to do with being transgender,ā David Campiti, who owns the company that produced the comic book, told us in an email.
Posts Falsely Question Barron Trump’s Citizenship Status
āAs part of my plan to secure the border, on Day One of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic U.S. citizenship,ā Trump said in the video.
Kamala Harris’ Closing Arguments
Trump, who skipped a Republican debate to speak in Michigan that day, gave what the Detroit Free Press described as a ārollicking, bellicose speech to workers against automakersā and the President Joe Biden administrationās efforts to push a transition to electric vehicles.ā
Kamala Harris did not call Donald Trump āAdolf Hitlerā
The New York Times also cited a 2021 article in The Guardian about a book by Michael Bender, then a Wall Street Journal reporter, who wrote that during a 2018 visit to Europe to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Trump said to Kelly: "Well, Hitler did a lot of good things."
Can Trump use a 1798 law for mass deportations?
At an Oct. 11 campaign rally in Aurora, Colorado, he said heād invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite gang membersā removal and to "target and dismantle every migrant criminal network operating on American soil."
Vance’s Misleading Claim About Immigrants and Murders in Springfield, Ohio
Springfield has become a focal point in the national debate over immigration because large numbers of Haitians who were granted legal status in the United States have settled in the city over the last several years.
Misinformation gets a powerful foe: Taylor Swift
So it was perhaps appropriate that the immediate aftermath of the US Presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump - in an election closely watched around the world - was dominated by the endorsement of the biggest celebrity on the planet: Taylor Swift.
Posts Misrepresent Video of Biden with Trump Hat
And on Facebook, Peggy Hubbard ā who ran unsuccessfully in 2022 to be the Republican Senate candidate from Illinois ā posted a screenshot from the video and said, āHEY KAMALA!