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Radio Free Asia

US government-funded broadcaster in Asia

Fact-Checks

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Dec 2, 2025
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Was trums 34 charges dropped

The 34-count New York conviction for falsifying business records against Donald Trump was not universally “dropped”; reporting shows his 34 New York felony convictions remained on the books after a Ma...

Dec 10, 2025
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What physical wreckage at the Pentagon proves a commercial airliner hit the building?

Multiple contemporaneous and later official and journalistic sources document airplane wreckage at the Pentagon: FBI photographs of interior wreckage, eyewitness accounts and photos of airplane parts,...

Jan 19, 2026
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Have the 34 felony counts against Trump been dropped

No — the 34 felony counts from the New York hush‑money case were not “dropped” after the 2024 presidential election; a Manhattan jury convicted Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records...

Nov 15, 2025

Is TOR truly independent?

Tor receives money from a mix of U.S. government grants, other public agencies, private foundations and individual donors; its historical reliance on U.S. government funding has fallen from the 2000s ...

Jan 14, 2026

Which mainstream news outlets addressed or debunked the diaper claims and when?

Several mainstream outlets and fact‑checkers publicly addressed and debunked “diaper” rumors during 2024–2025: Snopes documented and verified diaper‑at‑rally reports about Donald Trump in May 2024 (an...

Feb 6, 2026

How has the Chinese government responded to the Tiananmen Mothers’ demands over time, including offers of compensation or legal action?

has consistently refused to acknowledge state responsibility for the , denied ’ core demands for a public apology, a transparent investigation and legal accountability, and has repeatedly used censors...

Feb 4, 2026

North Korea 'executes children in public for watching Squid Game and listening to K-pop giants BTS'

reports that — including teenagers — face extreme punishments up to for consuming TV and K‑pop, citing testimonies from defectors and corroborating evidence such as earlier documentation of at least o...

Jan 29, 2026

What safeguards exist to prevent U.S. Agency for Global Media content from being used for domestic political persuasion?

Agency for Global Media (USAGM) relies on a combination of statutory “” protections, agency broadcasting standards, regulatory provisions, and self-described policies to limit political interference a...

Dec 16, 2025

What content did the Smith–Mundt Act of 1948 allow the U.S. government to broadcast abroad?

The Smith–Mundt Act (United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948) authorized the U.S. government to prepare and disseminate information and educational materials abroad about the Un...

Nov 17, 2025

What investigations and official reports concluded the Pentagon was struck by a plane and how did they rule out alternative theories?

Multiple official investigations and contemporaneous reports concluded that American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001; the 9/11 Commission, Department of Defense histories and ...

Nov 16, 2025

Which charges are included in the 34-count indictment and how do they affect sentencing dates?

The 34 counts in the New York indictment and conviction all accused Donald J. Trump of falsifying business records in the first degree, each tied to entries, invoices or checks related to reimbursemen...