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Jan 16, 2026
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did trump end eight wars?

No — the assertion that President Trump “ended eight wars” is an overstatement: he has played a role in negotiating ceasefires, truces and diplomatic agreements in several conflicts, but fact-checkers...

Dec 18, 2025
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What specific claims from Trump’s Dec. 17, 2025 address were fact-checked and what were the findings?

Multiple news organizations and fact‑checkers dissected President Trump’s Dec. 17, 2025 televised address, focusing on economic and immigration claims; the checks repeatedly found his most specific nu...

Dec 3, 2025
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How many wars has trump actually ended

President Trump has repeatedly claimed since mid‑2025 that he has “ended” between six and eight wars; independent fact‑checks and major news outlets say those claims are misleading because some disput...

Jan 13, 2026

How many wars has trump ended

The short answer: President Trump has claimed repeatedly to have “ended” six, seven or eight wars, but independent reporting and fact-checkers conclude that his count is exaggerated and imprecise — so...

Dec 10, 2025

What specific hateful statements has Charlie Kirk made and when?

Charlie Kirk repeatedly used rhetoric that critics and multiple outlets described as racist, anti‑Semitic and nativist — including phrases invoking “the great replacement,” urging limits on immigratio...

Dec 11, 2025

What were annual inflation rates under Biden, Trump, Obama, and George W. Bush year-by-year?

Year-by-year CPI inflation numbers by calendar year are reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and summarized in many outlets; available reporting shows inflation peaked near 9.1% in mid‑2022 duri...

Dec 16, 2025

How many illegal immigrants were let into the country during the 4 years of Joe Biden's presidency.

Official U.S. government and independent analyses show millions of “encounters” at the U.S.–Mexico border during Joe Biden’s presidency, but that raw encounter counts are not the same as people “let i...

Dec 11, 2025

what percentage of Somalia Americans are on welfare

Available reporting does not show a reliable national percentage of Somali Americans on welfare; advocates say “most Somalis are not on welfare” , while some critics point to concentrated poverty and ...

Dec 9, 2025

How many illegals entered our country under Biden

Estimates vary because officials, analysts and media use different measures: Border Patrol “encounters” since January 2021 exceed 10 million, about 8 million at the southwest land border, but that raw...

Dec 15, 2025

California passed a bill legalizing infanticide up to 28 days after birth. Your state could be next.

Claims that California “legalized infanticide up to 28 days after birth” misrepresent the legislative record: reporting and fact-checkers say AB 2223 was amended to cover “perinatal death due to a pre...

Dec 11, 2025

What specific racist statements has Charlie Kirk been accused of and when did they occur?

Multiple outlets and public records document specific racist statements attributed to Charlie Kirk between 2022 and 2024, including comments about Black women, Black pilots, and “prowling Blacks,” as ...

Dec 1, 2025

how does biden era gas prices compare to trump gas prices

Average pump prices in late November 2025 were roughly flat compared with the same time under Joe Biden: AAA’s national average was about $3.055 vs. $3.056 a year earlier . Multiple outlets and fact-c...

Nov 20, 2025

Was the economy better under Biden or Trump

Comparing “better” under Biden or Trump depends on which metrics you use: inflation was much higher early in Biden’s term (peaking around 9% in 2022) but came down later, while early in Trump’s second...

Dec 17, 2025

Trump and the cancer kids lawsuit

The New York Attorney General sued the Donald J. Trump Foundation in 2018 alleging it misused charity funds for business and political purposes; the dispute was resolved in 2019 with Trump ordered to ...

Dec 11, 2025

What were the specific comments made by Charlie Kirk that led to hate speech allegations?

Fact-checking and reporting show Charlie Kirk repeatedly made statements critics call antisemitic and racist, notably saying Jews “have been some of the largest funders of cultural Marxist ideas” and ...

Nov 11, 2025

how is gavin newsom related to nancy pelosi?

Gavin Newsom and Nancy Pelosi are connected by a , not by blood: Newsom’s aunt, Barbara (sometimes referenced as Belinda or Barbara Newsom), was married into the Pelosi family, creating an aunt/uncle-...

Nov 21, 2025

How many of the mass shooters in the US were trans

Available databases and fact-checkers show that only a very small fraction of U.S. mass-shooting incidents have involved people who were reported to identify as transgender or nonbinary: the Gun Viole...

Nov 26, 2025

what 8 wars has Trump stopped

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed he “ended” between six and eight wars since returning to the White House in 2025; reporting and fact‑checks list the eight conflicts he cites as Cambodia–...

Dec 19, 2025

How many underage children get sex change operations

Available data show that gender‑affirming surgery for minors in the United States is rare but not zero: insurance‑claims and surgical‑database analyses count anywhere from a few dozen to several hundr...

Dec 17, 2025

Has Charlie Kirk ever used racist or white supremacist language in speeches or on social media?

Coverage collected after Charlie Kirk’s 2025 shooting documents multiple instances where Kirk used language that critics and several outlets characterize as racist, racially charged or echoing white-s...