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Director of National Intelligence

US Cabinet-level government official

Fact-Checks

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Nov 13, 2025
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Did the US government and intelligence agencies have advanced knowledge of an imminent attack on US soil prior to the September 11 attacks and did they purposefully choose to ignore those warnings?

The available evidence shows that U.S. intelligence agencies possessed about al‑Qaeda’s intent to strike the United States in 2001, but there is that the government had clear, actionable knowledge of ...

Dec 5, 2025
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How did Obama administration drone policies change across presidential terms and conflicts?

The Obama administration massively expanded U.S. strike-by-drone operations compared with its predecessor and formalized a centralized legal and interagency approval process — while also taking increm...

Nov 6, 2025
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is obama in jail

The claim that former President Barack Obama is in jail is false and unsupported by credible evidence; no reputable news organization or official record indicates he has been arrested or imprisoned, a...

Nov 29, 2025

What evidence supports or refutes claims that Amelia Earhart was on a spy mission during her final flight?

Declassified U.S. government records recently released total more than 4,600 pages and include Navy and Coast Guard reports, radio transcripts and decades of correspondence; mainstream historians say ...

Dec 2, 2025

Did Operation Mockingbird continue beyond the 1950s?

Available reporting shows that the label “Operation Mockingbird” grew from Cold War-era CIA ties to journalists and a separate 1963 “Project Mockingbird” wiretap, but investigators in the 1970s ordere...

Nov 26, 2025

Did the White House or U.S. intelligence issue any statement about threats to Candice Owens from Emmanuel Macron?

Candace Owens has publicly alleged that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife plotted to assassinate her and that she informed “the White House and our counterterrorism agencies,” which she sa...

Jan 13, 2026

What are the committee procedures for handling and publicly releasing witness materials that are sensitive or classified?

Congressional committees treat witness materials that are sensitive or classified as a separate category subject to strict access, storage, and disclosure controls: access is limited to cleared staff ...

Jan 27, 2026

The Central Intelligence Agency is now fully controlled by other bodies.

remains an independent agency with its own directorates and internal organization, but it operates inside a web of statutory oversight and interagency relationships that constrain and coordinate its a...

Dec 9, 2025

What directives does NSPM-7 give to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies?

NSPM‑7, titled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” directs a whole‑of‑government push to identify, investigate and disrupt “networks, entities, and organizations” alleged...

Nov 9, 2025

Pam bondi accuse Obama 2016 collusion

Pam Bondi has directed a grand jury probe into the origins and handling of the 2016 Russia investigation, focusing on Obama-era officials and intelligence assessments; multiple reporting threads show ...

Oct 31, 2025

What were the main topics discussed by Tulsi Gabbard and Nancy Pelosi during their live conversation?

Two of the provided sources explicitly note of a live conversation between Tulsi Gabbard and Nancy Pelosi, while others discuss separate events involving Gabbard (her endorsement of Donald Trump, DNI ...

Jan 31, 2026

How have journalists and press groups responded to US government surveillance policies since Obama?

Since journalists and press groups have responded to government surveillance with a mix of exposés, legal and policy advocacy, operational adaptation, and public campaigning—actions driven by the -era...

Jan 30, 2026

What definitions and sources report counts of US drone strikes during the Trump administration?

The count of "" under the administration depends on who is counting, (drone-only, airstrikes, counterterrorism raids, or special-operations strikes), and the legal designation of the battlefield—facto...

Jan 29, 2026

How have previous administrations handled DNI access to sensitive military operations and what precedent exists for sidelining an intelligence chief?

The statutory architecture created put a ) at the center of integration and presidential advice but stopped short of giving that office full operational control over military intelligence or the agenc...

Jan 24, 2026

From this result: https://factually.co/fact-checks/justice/historical-precedents-releasing-classified-documents-9a78a5 Please give similar examples during Trump era?

A pattern of high-profile disclosures and contested releases of sensitive records occurred during ’s presidency and afterward: public sharing of an unusually detailed reconnaissance photo and other al...

Jan 4, 2026

What legal standards and precedents govern use of classified intelligence and covert intercepts in U.S. criminal indictments of foreign heads of state?

United States criminal prosecutions that rely on classified intelligence or covert intercepts are governed by a patchwork of statutory limits, executive classification rules, interagency disclosure gu...

Dec 6, 2025

How many civilians have been killed in US counterterrorism strikes since 2021 and who tracks them?

There is no single, agreed figure for civilian deaths from U.S. counterterrorism strikes since 2021; official U.S. reporting offers limited, partial counts while independent monitors — notably Airwars...

Dec 4, 2025

What civilian casualty estimates exist for U.S. strikes from 2009 to 2017 and how were they verified?

Independent researchers and U.S. officials produced sharply different tallies for civilian deaths from U.S. counterterrorism strikes between 2009–2017: the U.S. DNI reported 64–116 non‑combatant death...

Nov 24, 2025

What role does terrorism play in perceptions of Islamic violence?

Terrorism—especially jihadist attacks and Islamic State (IS) activity—shapes public perceptions of "Islamic violence" by producing high-profile massacres, inspiring lone actors online, and driving med...

Oct 29, 2025

What role did the Obama administration play in the FBI's investigation into Russian collusion?

The collected materials present two competing narratives: one asserts that the Obama administration directed the manufacture of false intelligence and improperly steered the FBI’s Russia investigation...