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The Patriot-News

Newspaper in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania metropolitan area

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Dec 7, 2025
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Is it going to be the end of the world on Christmas

There is no credible scientific or official evidence in the provided reporting that the world will end on Christmas; sources instead show a mixture of pop‑culture “apocalypse” entertainment (games and...

Nov 15, 2025
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Did jasmine crocket confront Melania Trump that Baron is not her child but belongs to Ivanka Trump?

Available reporting does not show Rep. Jasmine Crockett ever confronting Melania Trump with a claim that Barron Trump “is not her child but belongs to Ivanka Trump.” Coverage instead documents Crocket...

Dec 5, 2025
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When did Donald Trump last play golf in 2025?

Available reporting indicates President Donald Trump was publicly documented playing golf over the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend — with video and press coverage dated Nov. 29–30, 2025 — and outlets cite t...

Dec 4, 2025

How many times has Trump gone on vacation or played golf since his second term?

Available sources report counts and estimates but disagree on definitions. CREW says Trump made 62 visits to his golf courses in the first six months of his second term and 99 visits to his properties...

Nov 17, 2025

How much did taxpayers pay for Trumps golf outings ?

Different outlets and trackers estimate that taxpayers have paid tens of millions for President Trump’s golf-related travel, security and logistics since he returned to office in January 2025 — common...

Nov 18, 2025

Is there any credible evidence supporting claims that Barack Obama is gay?

There is no credible evidence in the provided reporting that Barack Obama is gay; contemporary rumors about his sexuality have circulated alongside broader claims about a marital split, and multiple f...

Dec 15, 2025

Does Erika Kirk have an Instagram account showing her family?

Erika Kirk maintains an active Instagram account and has posted about family moments — including a September 2025 post beside her late husband’s casket and earlier posts marking her children’s births ...

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...

Nov 28, 2025

How much did Trump's golfing cost tax payers in 2025

Available reporting shows widely cited estimates that President Trump’s golf trips in 2025 cost U.S. taxpayers tens of millions of dollars: HuffPost and multiple outlets put the bill at roughly $26.1 ...

Dec 14, 2025

Did Donald Trump graduate with honors from the University of Pennsylvania after transferring from Fordham?

Donald Trump transferred from Fordham to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Bachelor of Science in economics in May 1968 . Multiple contemporary and retrospective record...

Jan 16, 2026

Which artists removed music from Spotify over the ICE ads and what were the economic impacts?

A notable cohort of primarily indie and alternative acts publicly removed or requested removal of their music from Spotify in 2025–26 in protest over the platform running U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Jan 2, 2026

Did Ashley Sarazens' husband testify at Travis Collins' trial?

The available reporting contains no record that Ashley Sarazen’s husband testified during the four-day trial of Travis Collins; contemporaneous coverage lists specific witnesses and explicitly notes t...

Jan 2, 2026

What exactly did the judge say about the brutality of Ashley Sarazen's injuries during sentencing?

At sentencing in the killing of Ashley Sarazen, Dauphin County Judge William Tully described the defendant’s conduct as “demonic” and said Sarazen’s injuries were among the worst he had seen in his 40...

Jan 2, 2026

What did Ashley Sarazens family read in the courtroom during travis collins sentencing

Ashley Sarazen’s family used the sentencing hearing for Travis Collins to read forceful victim-impact remarks that confronted Collins as “the monster” who killed her and to insist he spend the rest of...

Jan 2, 2026

What support resources were offered to the Sarazen family and Ashley’s community after her death?

The publicly documented support offered to Ashley Sarazen’s family after her death was centered on funeral and memorial services — obituary notices, in-person funeral arrangements and multiple online ...

Jan 2, 2026

Shane Sarazen Ashley Sarazen

Ashley A. Sarazen, 38, was a Pittsburgh-area woman who died Aug. 4, 2023 after an attack in a Harrisburg Hilton hotel room; she is repeatedly described in obituaries and family statements as the wife ...

Jan 2, 2026

How have local news outlets reported witness testimony and defense arguments during the Travis Collins trial?

Local outlets covering the Travis Collins trial have overwhelmingly foregrounded prosecution witness testimony and police accounts — graphic crime-scene descriptions, physical evidence such as a sex-t...

Jan 2, 2026

Ashley sarazen

Ashley A. Sarazen, a 38-year-old Pittsburgh-area woman known for 13 years of work with at‑risk youth, died Aug. 4, 2023; her death in a Harrisburg Hilton hotel is the subject of a homicide investigati...

Dec 20, 2025

Have fact-checkers traced the origin of the 'wished the shooter hadn't missed' claim?

Fact-checkers have traced the viral claim that Rob Reiner “wished the shooter hadn’t missed” to a December 16, 2025 Facebook post on the @TreyGowdySupporters account and have found no evidence Reiner ...

Nov 22, 2025

How have Trump's alma maters (Wharton/University of Pennsylvania) responded to inquiries about his records?

The University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) has repeatedly declined to release detailed academic records for Donald Trump beyond confirming degree, major and date of graduation — citing routine privacy p...