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Truthout

American non-profit news organization

Fact-Checks

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Nov 14, 2025
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How does Donald Trump's moral standing compare to other US presidents?

Public opinion and expert surveys show Donald Trump ranks low on measures of moral authority compared with many modern presidents: a 2025 Gallup analysis finds Trump rated worse on ethics than most re...

Nov 29, 2025
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Do conservatives want the age of consent lowered in the US?

There is no evidence in available reporting that conservatives as a unified movement are trying to lower the U.S. age of consent for sex; recent reporting and fact-checks show rumors of federal moves ...

Dec 14, 2025
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Which major US news outlets have been accused of pro-Israel bias during the 2023–2025 Gaza war and what incidents triggered the claims?

Multiple major U.S. outlets — notably The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and MSNBC — have been publicly accused of pro‑Israel bias during the 2023–2025 Gaza war, with ...

Nov 30, 2025

What specific allegations link Trump to war crimes under international law?

Legal scholars and human-rights experts have publicly connected specific Trump-era policies and orders to potential violations of international law: targeted killings and extra‑judicial drone strikes;...

Nov 29, 2025

How many drone strikes occurred under Donald Trump (2017-2021)?

Estimates of how many drone strikes occurred under President Donald Trump (2017–2021) vary widely across trackers and news reports; published counts in the provided sources include figures such as 2,2...

Nov 21, 2025

What medical or educational exemptions did Trump claim to avoid military service?

Available reporting in the provided sources does not detail any specific medical or educational exemptions that Donald Trump personally claimed to avoid military service; contemporary articles focus o...

Jan 18, 2026

Did Vance invoke 24th today

There is no evidence in the provided reporting that Vice‑President J.D. Vance invoked the 25th Amendment “today”; the sources in hand discuss the 25th in theory, historical usage, and political specul...

Nov 22, 2025

Which members of the 118th Congress received direct donations from AIPAC-linked PACs between 2023 and 2025?

Available reporting identifies hundreds of members of the 118th Congress who received direct contributions from AIPAC’s PAC and affiliated pro‑Israel PACs during the 2023–2024 cycle, and multiple outl...

Jan 8, 2026

Are ICE agents trained by Israel

Yes — there is documented, longstanding engagement in which some U.S. law‑enforcement personnel, including ICE officials, have attended trainings, exchanges, and seminars that feature Israeli military...

Dec 9, 2025

How many drone strikes have been conducted under President Trump's first administration?

Estimates vary widely because trackers define "drone strikes" differently and some datasets include all airstrikes; the Bureau of Investigative Journalism counted 2,243 strikes in Trump’s first two ye...

Dec 7, 2025

Did trump say he was a king

Donald Trump has used the phrase “Long live the King” in at least one documented social-media post praising his action to block New York City congestion pricing and the White House later circulated an...

Nov 19, 2025

What are the top individual AIPAC PAC contribution amounts and the politicians who accepted them?

AIPAC’s political-action committee (AIPAC PAC) became by far the largest PAC contributor in the 2023–2024 cycle, giving more than $55 million to federal candidates and—when combined with affiliated su...

Dec 9, 2025

How do ICE raids and arrest operations typically get planned and executed?

ICE conducts intelligence-driven operations that can range from targeted workplace and fugitive operations to large multi-office raids; agency dashboards describe arrests/detentions trends through 202...

Dec 13, 2025

Did Trump's second term see an increase in war crimes allegations compared to his first term?

Allegations of possible U.S. war crimes received markedly more public attention in Donald Trump’s second term — especially around a Sept. 2, 2025 “double‑tap” strike on a suspected drug boat and renew...

Jan 17, 2026

What was the political context surrounding corporate ICE boycotts?

The corporate ICE boycott movement arose as a political strategy to weaken Immigration and Customs Enforcement by targeting the private-sector partners that enable its operations, drawing on tactics f...

Dec 21, 2025

Which specific firms and individuals received the $3.5 million from the Trump campaign linked to Jan. 6 organizing?

OpenSecrets’ analysis and follow‑up reporting identified more than $3.5 million in direct payments from Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign and its joint fundraising committees to people and firms tied to th...

Dec 8, 2025

Can Congress impose criminal penalties that effectively strip citizenship without violating the Constitution?

Congress has proposed the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025, which would bar dual or multiple U.S. citizenship and treat failure to renounce a foreign citizenship as relinquishment of U.S. citizenship...

Dec 7, 2025

Were there payments from big pharma to Trump's businesses or campaign between 2016 and 2024?

Available reporting shows pharmaceutical companies, their trade group PhRMA, and pharma executives made measurable payments to Trump-related entities between 2016 and 2025: campaign-cycle contribution...

Nov 14, 2025

Did Rubio turn over Department of Justice MS13 informants to get access to El Salvadoran prisons.

Reporting based on The Washington Post and widespread follow-ups says Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele during a March 13 call to deliver several MS‑13 figures ...

Jan 22, 2026

Were there any controversies surrounding ICE uniform policies during the Obama Administration?

There is no strong evidence in the provided reporting that uniform policies themselves were a major public controversy during the administration; the documented fights of that era centered on enforcem...