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KQED

Public broadcaster in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Dec 13, 2025
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Which documents does ICE accept for proving U.S. citizenship at enforcement encounters?

ICE’s internal operations manual lists categories of “probative evidence” agents may use to assess potential U.S. citizenship, but publicly available ICE pages and recent reporting stress that commonl...

Nov 20, 2025
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Has J.K. Rowling publicly endorsed or donated to any transphobic organizations?

J.K. Rowling has publicly funded and created organizations that critics and multiple outlets describe as opposing transgender rights; reporting repeatedly cites a roughly £70,000 donation to For Women...

Dec 13, 2025
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Can ICE officers accept a U.S. passport card as proof of citizenship during detentions in 2025?

ICE has internal guidance about what counts as “probative evidence” of U.S. citizenship and officers are instructed to assess indicia of citizenship on encounters (see ICE directive on probative evide...

Dec 19, 2025

did Stanford university discover covid vaccines cause deadly heart damage

Stanford researchers reported a plausible biological mechanism by which mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can, in rare cases, trigger myocarditis—an inflammatory heart condition seen most often in adolescent mal...

Dec 13, 2025

What percentage of NPR and PBS budgets in 2025 come from individual donations versus other revenue sources?

Available reporting shows NPR receives only a small share of its revenue from federal sources — commonly described as “less than 1–2%” of NPR’s total — while PBS and many local public-TV stations rely...

Nov 23, 2025

Who are the major donors to Indivisible since its founding in 2016?

Reporting shows Indivisible has raised millions from a mix of small online donors and larger foundations and wealthy individuals since its founding in late 2016; major names repeatedly mentioned in th...

Nov 16, 2025

Have there been any significant changes to ICE funding under the 2025 federal budget?

Congress’s 2025 “One Big Beautiful Bill” (the reconciliation/megabill) dramatically expanded money that can be used for immigration enforcement: reporting and analyses say the package makes tens of bi...

Oct 24, 2025

Zoe quinn ruined fine young capitalitsts from the inside

The claim "Zoe Quinn ruined fine young capitalitsts from the inside" is not supported by the available evidence: contemporary reporting and subsequent analysis portray Zoe Quinn primarily as a during ...

Jan 12, 2026

Is Indivisible funded by any prominent progressive organizations or foundations?

Yes — Indivisible has received funding from prominent progressive individuals, foundations and donor networks while also emphasizing small-dollar grassroots donations; reporting identifies named high‑...

Jan 17, 2026

How should librarians and educators teach students to use media credibility tools like MBFC responsibly?

Media-credibility tools must be taught as instruments within a larger literacy practice: they help surface signals but cannot replace critical thinking, lateral reading, or teacher-led verification st...

Dec 4, 2025

What is the total budget of NPR in 2025?

Available reporting in the provided set does not state a single, definitive “total budget of NPR in 2025.” Sources document an $8 million reduction NPR decided to make to its operating budget (to pass...

Nov 15, 2025

How have Dearborn public schools incorporated Muslim culture or history into curricula?

Dearborn’s schools have incorporated Muslim culture and practice in two distinct ways: through independent Islamic private and weekend schools that teach Arabic, Qur’an, Islamic history and practices,...

Dec 6, 2025

What legal rights do noncitizen visa holders have during ICE workplace raids?

Noncitizen visa holders facing ICE workplace raids retain constitutional and procedural protections—most importantly the right to remain silent and limits on warrantless entry—while also being at risk...

Dec 2, 2025

Have there been legal cases or complaints challenging ICE agent identification practices since 2020?

Civil-rights groups and plaintiffs have repeatedly challenged ICE identification and identification-adjacent practices since 2020, including a 2020 lawsuit that led to a 2025 settlement barring Los An...

Nov 20, 2025

What evidence exists of a coordinated 'Trump rigging operation' and who is implicated?

Claims of a coordinated “Trump rigging operation” appear in two different strands of reporting: (A) allegations and warnings that the Trump administration has taken steps—like deploying federal poll m...

Nov 16, 2025

How have student groups and campuses responded to Charlie Kirk events and Turning Point USA activities?

Campus responses to Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) have ranged from large-scale protests and physical clashes to organized support, vigils and new chapter formations; several high-profile ...