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PEN America

American association of writers

Fact-Checks

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Nov 9, 2025
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Which party has engaged in or promoted censorship more Republicans are Democrats

The claim “Which party has engaged in or promoted censorship more — Republicans or Democrats?” cannot be answered with a single-party verdict; . National survey research finds Democrats more willing t...

Nov 25, 2025
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Has Trump made similar derogatory comments about journalists in other incidents?

Donald Trump has a long, well-documented pattern of publicly insulting and belittling journalists — including repeated derogatory terms aimed at women — and recent incidents (calling Bloomberg’s Cathe...

Jan 27, 2026
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What patterns in Trump's legal strategy suggest use of lawsuits to intimidate critics?

’s recent and long-running pattern of filing high-profile defamation and related civil suits against journalists, news organizations and critics — often seeking large damages and sometimes brought in ...

Nov 20, 2025

Controversies surrounding Trump's academic credentials

Claims and debates about “Trump’s academic credentials” do not appear in the supplied reporting; most documents focus on the Trump administration’s actions toward higher education — notably the “Compa...

Jan 29, 2026

does our president of today censor our local news in the US and internet

The record assembled from government releases, press freedom groups and reporting shows a sitting president who has repeatedly used executive orders, regulatory leverage, litigation and public pressur...

Jan 18, 2026

Which prominent journalists and media outlets did Trump insult and what were the consequences?

Donald Trump has repeatedly directed personal insults at specific journalists — notably female White House correspondents such as Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey, ABC’s Mary Bruce, The New York Times’ Kat...

Nov 22, 2025

Which academic institutions or programs were most impacted by removing these degrees from the professional classification?

Available sources document widespread program cuts, mergers and closures across U.S. higher education in 2024–2025 — with more than 80 private nonprofit colleges closed or merged between 2020 and 2025...

Nov 7, 2025

The move came in response to a U.S. government campaign to stifle accountability for alleged Israeli war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

The core claim is that a platform removal of videos and sanctions targeting Palestinian and international accountability actors occurred as part of a wider U.S. effort to hinder investigations and pub...

Oct 4, 2025

A tiny group of weirdos is trying to destroy the library systems in Western North Carolina that have served us for generations, all because they're terrified of gay people.

A small group of residents in Western North Carolina has pursued actions that contributed to a county’s decision to leave a regional library system, citing objections to LGBTQ+ content; this local dis...