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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Federal recruitment materials and tied to and have repeatedly used imagery, slogans and even a song that experts say are known in circles, prompting lawmakers and civil-society monitors to raise alarm...
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 ...
Official guidance authorizes confiscation and retention of identity documents from noncitizens in the course of removal or criminal proceedings, and civil-society reporting and recent news show U.S. c...
Yes — Indivisible has received funding from prominent progressive individuals, foundations and donor networks while also emphasizing small-dollar grassroots donations; reporting identifies named high‑...
Public reporting shows a mix of named high‑net‑worth donors, large foundation grants, and substantial individual fundraising connected to and its affiliated entities, but the public record is fragment...
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...
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...
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,...
Reporting confirms that “tender age” shelters were established in to hold infants and toddlers who had been separated from immigrant parents under U.S. border enforcement policies; multiple outlets do...
There is no credible reporting in the provided sources that agents routinely wore identity‑concealing masks during the administration; contemporary coverage and later interviews suggest the practice i...
-house-primaries">United Democracy Project concentrated its 2024 outside spending on Democratic primaries, most notably the 16th District (’s primary) and ’s 1st District (’s primary), pouring multi‑m...
handbook-driven movement in late 2016 that quickly professionalized its funding architecture: from fiscal sponsorship under established pass-throughs in 2017 to its own 501(c) national organization an...
Several mainstream outlets — including ’s own site, Chronicle, , and ’s official pages — published named lineups and venues for week events after direct announcements from event organizers or the leag...