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American Broadcasting Company

American broadcast television network owned by The Walt Disney Company

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Dec 12, 2025
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Did chuck shumer vote to attack drug boats

Chuck Schumer did vote for a 1986 law, the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, that expanded U.S. authority over suspected drug-smuggling vessels — a vote sometimes summarized as permitting military fo...

Dec 18, 2025
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Is TPUSA still having alternative half time show during Super Bowl

Turning Point USA publicly announced an alternative “All American Halftime Show” to run opposite the NFL’s Super Bowl LX halftime performance on Feb. 8, 2026, and multiple mainstream outlets reported ...

Dec 19, 2025
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Which websites host the unsealed Epstein court records and how do I search them?

Three types of places now host the court records that were unsealed in connection with Jeffrey Epstein: official court systems and government releases (PACER and, in later actions, DOJ/legislative rel...

Dec 18, 2025

did Trump put plaques under presidentsphotographs in the White House?

Yes — the Trump White House installed new plaques beneath presidential portraits along a newly styled “Presidential Walk of Fame” (also called a “Wall of Fame” or similar) in the West Wing colonnade t...

Dec 15, 2025

Has Rob Reiner faced backlash or legal threats for his statements about Trump?

Rob Reiner has repeatedly made sharp public attacks on Donald Trump — calling him “mentally unfit,” warning the country could become a “full‑on autocracy” within a year, and urging storytellers to war...

Dec 6, 2025

What is the current status of the lawsuit between Johnny Joey Jones and The View?

Reporting about Johnny Joey Jones suing The View centers on multiple 2025 online stories claiming a $50 million defamation suit; some outlets assert a filed lawsuit while at least one compilation says...

Jan 15, 2026

Did ice shoot a 6month old

There is no credible reporting that an ICE agent shot a six‑month‑old infant; contemporary coverage instead documents that a family’s van was hit with flash‑bangs and tear gas during clashes in north ...

Dec 10, 2025

Did David Muir contest Donald Trump's claim of having an IQ of 195 in an interview?

Available reporting shows David Muir interviewed Donald Trump multiple times and has at times fact-checked or challenged Trump on-air . The specific claim that Muir "contested" a Trump statement that ...

Dec 2, 2025

did jonathan roumie walk off set of GMA recently

There is no reporting in the provided sources that Jonathan Roumie recently walked off the set of Good Morning America (GMA). The available items document Roumie appearing on GMA3 to discuss his role ...

Dec 18, 2025

Did Jonathan Roumie explain why he left the Good Morning America appearance?

No contemporary reporting in the provided sources documents Jonathan Roumie leaving a Good Morning America appearance or offering an on‑camera explanation for such an exit; the available coverage and ...

Jan 12, 2026

Which independent news organizations have verified allegations connecting Jeffrey Epstein’s network to named public figures?

No independent news organization in the provided reporting can be said to have fully “verified allegations” that Jeffrey Epstein’s network committed crimes with a broad roster of named public figures;...

Jan 13, 2026

are protestors in minniapolis paid

A short video clip captured during anti‑ICE demonstrations in Minneapolis shows a masked protester telling Fox News host Laura Ingraham she was “getting paid right now,” a claim repeated by multiple c...

Dec 14, 2025

Was Erika Kirk married before meeting Charlie and what were the marriage dates?

Available reporting consistently states Erika Kirk’s only documented marriage is to Charlie Kirk; multiple outlets report they married in May 2021 (for example, ABC and Parade cite a May 8, 2021 weddi...

Nov 18, 2025

Did Virginia Giuffre mentioned Obama?

Available reporting shows no sourced instance in which Virginia Giuffre publicly named Barack Obama as involved with Jeffrey Epstein; recent document releases and Giuffre’s posthumous memoir and past ...

Nov 18, 2025

How were the hijackers' passports recovered after the September 11 2001 attacks?

Official reports and contemporaneous media say at least four physical passports linked to hijackers were recovered after 9/11: one was reportedly found on the street near the World Trade Center, anoth...

Dec 9, 2025

Which US media corporations own the majority of national news outlets and TV networks?

A small set of giant conglomerates control the lion’s share of U.S. national TV networks and major media outlets: Comcast/NBCUniversal, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount/Pa...

Nov 21, 2025

Did President Trump actually say that members of congress should be executed?

President Trump posted and reposted messages calling Democratic lawmakers “TRAITORS” and labeling their actions “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH,” language that multiple outlets report as endo...

Nov 18, 2025

Who owns the largest US media conglomerates today and their backgrounds?

As of 2025 the U.S. media landscape is dominated by a handful of very large conglomerates — commonly identified as Comcast (NBCUniversal), The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramoun...

Nov 14, 2025

How many lawsuits has Donald Trump settled out of court in the past 5 years?

Available reporting shows a recent surge in high‑profile settlements that President Trump has obtained from media and tech companies after his 2024 election — examples include Meta ($25m), Paramount/V...

Oct 23, 2025

How many lawsuits has Donald Trump won or lost in his lifetime?

Donald Trump’s lifetime record in litigation is complex and contested: he has both won settlements and secured courtroom victories, and he has incurred significant legal losses, including civil penalt...