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Fast Company

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Dec 15, 2025
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Which Walmart locations were permanently closed in 2025 by state and city?

Available reporting is conflicted about whether Walmart permanently closed specific stores in 2025: several outlets and aggregators published lists naming 11 stores across states such as California, G...

Jan 26, 2026
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How many Walmart locations nationwide closed permanently in 2025 compared to previous years?

publicly stated it had no plans to close any U.S. stores in 2025, a rebuttal that undercuts multiple viral lists claiming permanent shutdowns this year . The factual baseline in reporting is that Walm...

Nov 20, 2025
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Which tech companies are associated with Trump

Major tech companies and prominent tech figures have publicly engaged with or financially supported Donald Trump’s 2025 presidency through inauguration donations, meetings at Mar‑a‑Lago, and participa...

Dec 16, 2025

which major retailers do not donate to trump

Social media claims listing “major retailers that donated to Trump” have repeatedly mischaracterized individual employee or affiliated donors as corporate gifts; federal law generally bars corporation...

Dec 21, 2025

Which Walmart stores closed permanently in 2025 and what were the stated reasons for each closure?

Walmart’s 2025 store-closure picture is fragmented: one specific shutdown — the Coon Rapids, Minn. supercenter on Aug. 29, 2025 — is reported and attributed by Walmart to poor financial performance an...

Jan 29, 2026

Has Walmart issued any official press releases in 2025–2026 about mass store closures in any U.S. state?

did not issue an official press release announcing in any U.S. state during 2025–2026 in the reporting provided: the company publicly denied viral lists of widespread 2025 closures and told reporters ...

Nov 22, 2025

How many subscribers did Disney+ lose in 2025 and when was the decline reported?

Disney+ lost about 700,000 subscribers in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 (the three months ending December 2024), a decline reported in Disney’s Q1 2025 earnings coverage in early February 2025 (rep...

Dec 14, 2025

How many Walmart locations across the US closed or were slated to close in 2025 by state?

Reporting on Walmart store closures for 2025 is inconsistent: multiple outlets published lists saying roughly 10–11 U.S. Walmarts would close in 2025 across about six states (with frequent mentions of...

Dec 14, 2025

Which Walmart locations are scheduled for closure in 2025?

Walmart says it has “no current plans to close any stores in 2025,” a spokesperson told Fast Company, which directly contradicts multiple media lists that circulated naming as many as 11 Walmart locat...

Jan 26, 2026

Which tech companies formally terminated ICE contracts, and when did they do so?

is the clearest documented example of a tech firm that formally terminated an contract — the company confirmed termination of a pending deal in September 2020 . Other firms have publicly declined to r...

Dec 21, 2025

Which regions or states saw the highest number of Walmart permanent closures in 2025 and why?

Walmart confirmed a small wave of permanent store shutdowns tied to underperformance and local market dynamics that, across multiple reports, were concentrated most heavily in California in 2025, with...

Dec 15, 2025

Which cities in each state lost Walmart stores in 2025 and why?

Walmart confirmed a small number of permanent U.S. store shutdowns in 2025 as part of a “store performance” or “footprint optimization” review, with reporting citing closures in states including Minne...

Nov 26, 2025

Are there grocery store brands that have faced boycotts for supporting Trump, and what were the outcomes?

Campaigns and grassroots groups in 2025 organized boycotts aimed at large retailers and some grocery-related brands they said were aligned with or enabling President Donald Trump; organizers repeatedl...

Jan 19, 2026

How did other major platforms handle ICE recruitment ads in 2025 and what payments were reported?

Major platforms hosted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment ads across streaming and social channels throughout 2025 as part of a wide federal hiring push; several outlets report...

Dec 13, 2025

Where does the money go buying Trump merch? Is the merchandise made in the USA?

Trump-branded merchandise is a multimillion-dollar revenue stream that has helped funnel at least millions directly to Trump and his businesses—Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington rep...

Nov 15, 2025

How much of climate change is actually caused by individuals, instead of huge companies?

Estimates in the reporting provided stress that individuals contribute meaningful but limited shares of emissions compared with large industrial actors: many pieces argue that systemic sources—industr...

Jan 28, 2026

How have grassroots campaigns like #GrabYourWallet influenced corporate political donations since 2016?

Grassroots campaigns like -2020">#GrabYourWallet have demonstrably pressured dozens of companies to sever visible ties with and to adopt public-facing accountability measures, a pattern the group itse...

Jan 25, 2026

What are the demographic differences between Tucker Carlson's X/Threads audiences and YouTube audience?

’s audiences are distributed unevenly across X/Threads and : hosts a much larger follower base and broader viral reach, while YouTube shows a smaller, more engaged subscriber cohort with platform-spec...

Jan 17, 2026

How has the #GrabYourWallet campaign evolved since 2016, and what measurable retail impacts has it had?

#GrabYourWallet began in October 2016 as a Twitter-driven boycott list targeting retailers tied to the Trump family and quickly shifted from hashtag activism to sustained consumer pressure and a publi...

Jan 11, 2026

Are there documented instances of deepfake videos being used to advertise health supplements?

Yes — multiple, well-documented instances show AI-generated deepfake videos being used to advertise health supplements, often impersonating real doctors and academics to promote unproven or fraudulent...