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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Washington-based American think tank

Fact-Checks

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Jan 9, 2026
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What evidence exists of paid rioters or protesters in recent demonstrations?

Allegations that rioters and protesters are being paid have surfaced repeatedly around recent demonstrations in the United States and abroad, but available reporting shows a mixed evidentiary picture:...

Oct 26, 2025
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Is the United States ever going to survive Trump's fascism and return to the way it was before he took office?

The United States can recover institutional democracy after a period of authoritarian drift, but recovery is neither automatic nor permanent; recent empirical research finds , yet most recoveries face...

Nov 29, 2025
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Has Donald Trump accepted other high-value gifts from Saudi Arabia?

Donald Trump has accepted large Saudi economic commitments and hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, with administration fact sheets citing a $600 billion Saudi investment pledge...

Dec 16, 2025

Have any government agencies conducted studies on geoengineering or aerial spraying programs?

Multiple U.S. and international government agencies have studied geoengineering concepts (solar radiation modification, marine cloud brightening, ocean alkalinity) through reports, modeling and limite...

Nov 26, 2025

What major foreign policy achievements or agreements occurred under Trump?

President Trump’s second-term foreign policy produced several headline agreements: a series of reciprocal trade frameworks and at least two finalized bilateral trade deals (e.g., Malaysia and Cambodia...

Jan 25, 2026

Trump illegally being the president

There is vigorous debate in public discourse and among scholars about whether ’s hold on office is legitimate, but the reporting provided contains no authoritative legal finding that he is “illegally”...

Jan 14, 2026

Which of Joe Biden's environmental policies have been most opposed by MAGA supporters?

MAGA opposition has concentrated on Biden initiatives that constrain fossil-fuel production, subsidize rapid clean-energy transitions, or create new carbon infrastructure — notably the Inflation Reduc...

Nov 18, 2025

How has the conservative stance on social issues like abortion and LGBTQ+ rights changed since the 1980s?

Since the 1980s conservative positions on abortion and LGBTQ+ rights have shifted from a reactive, grassroots religious-right posture toward a strategic mix of legal, political, and policy-focused eff...

Jan 31, 2026

trump receivership

" refers to two distinct threads in recent reporting: a civil-court receivership order tied to the ’s state corporate entities, and an international usage describing a proposed –style plan for that th...

Jan 14, 2026

How have mainstream outlets handled similarly sourced audio allegations in past high‑profile cases?

Mainstream outlets confronted with “leaked” or allegedly leaked audio in high‑profile cases typically follow a pattern: quick verification efforts and official sourcing to establish authenticity, caut...

Jan 11, 2026

What empirical studies measure how encryption adoption affects the number of CSAM reports and law enforcement case openings?

There are remarkably few rigorous empirical studies that directly measure how adoption of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) changes the number of CSAM reports or the rate at which law enforcement opens cas...

Dec 6, 2025

is European AI Watch fake?

AI Watch is an official European Commission initiative run by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and DG CONNECT to monitor AI developments, not a shadow or fake operation; the site and its publications a...

Dec 2, 2025

How did U.S. military involvement support the Abraham Accords security mechanisms between Israel and Gulf states?

U.S. military involvement underpinned the Abraham Accords by creating pathways for defense integration, logistics sharing and arms transfers that tied Israel and Gulf partners closer into U.S.-led sec...

Nov 27, 2025

What have been the international implications of the Trump administration's foreign policy decisions since 2025?

The second Trump administration’s foreign-policy moves since January 2025 have had broad international repercussions: they include new terror-designation and entry-restriction policies, high-profile m...

Nov 25, 2025

Did Kamala Harris lie about her heritage

Claims that Vice President Kamala Harris “lied” about her heritage revolve around attacks that she misrepresented being Black while having South Asian and Jamaican ancestry; mainstream fact-checking a...

Nov 19, 2025

How did Trump's foreign policy differ from his predecessors?

Donald Trump’s second-term foreign policy sharpens themes from his first term—“America First,” heavy use of tariffs and trade leverage, and a preference for bilateral deals over multilateral instituti...

Nov 17, 2025

What are the short- and long-term neurological symptoms reported after inhalation or dermal exposure to proposed geoengineering particles?

Reported claims tie inhaled or skin-contact exposure to proposed geoengineering particles (often described as aluminum or “alumina” aerosols) to short-term symptoms like respiratory irritation and lon...