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Jan 25, 2026
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How many ice deaths under obama

The most widely cited tally for deaths in custody during the presidency is , a figure reported by a coalition report titled and repeated in media and advocacy accounts . That number has become a short...

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...

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 3, 2025

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...

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...

Jan 20, 2026

56 death in ice detention under obama administration

A coalition report published by the ACLU, Detention Watch Network and the National Immigrant Justice Center counted 56 people who died in ICE custody during the Obama administration, and highlighted t...

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 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 ...

Jan 26, 2026

Were 67 people killed by Ice under the Obama administration?

The short answer: available reporting in the provided sources does not support the claim that ; independent advocacy groups and journalistic counts most commonly put the number of during the Obama yea...

Jan 19, 2026

How many illegal immigrants came to the US during Biden administration

There is no single, unambiguous tally of “how many illegal immigrants came to the U.S. during the Biden administration”; available government encounter counts, removals, releases and population estima...

Jan 16, 2026

Are 81% of Somalis on welfare

The short answer: the headline figure “81% of Somalis on welfare” originates from a December report about Somali households in Minnesota and refers to households receiving any form of public benefits,...

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 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 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...

Dec 16, 2025

Did California pass a law allowing infanticide up to 28 days after birth or is this a misinformation claim?

California’s AB 2223 has been repeatedly misrepresented as a law that “allows infanticide up to 28 days after birth.” Multiple fact‑checks and legal experts say the bill’s purpose is to prevent prosec...

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-...