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Union of Concerned Scientists

Nonprofit organization

Fact-Checks

11 results
Dec 8, 2025
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How do CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News rank on recent independent media accuracy audits?

Independent audits and scorecards show persistent differences in accuracy and factual ratings across CNN, MSNBC and Fox News: PolitiFact’s PunditFact scorecards historically placed a higher share of f...

Jan 16, 2026
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Hexachloroethane (HC) smoke grenades used by DHS in Minnesota

Hexachloroethane (HC) smoke — a military-style obscurant that can generate zinc chloride and other toxic byproducts — was documented in use against protesters in 2020 in multiple U.S. cities, with com...

Jan 16, 2026
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Hexachloroethane (HC) smoke grenades used in operation metro surge

The available reporting shows documented use of hexachloroethane (HC)–type smoke grenades by federal forces during U.S. protest operations in 2020—most thoroughly documented in Portland—while official...

Nov 23, 2025

What percentage of climate scientists agree humans are the primary cause of recent global warming?

Multiple peer-reviewed reviews and major science organizations report that an overwhelming majority of climate scientists say humans are the primary cause of recent global warming — commonly cited fig...

Dec 1, 2025

What kind of tax credit does Walmart get for each employee who receives SNAP benefits

Employers get a specific federal tax credit — the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) — for hiring people who have received SNAP for at least three of the prior 15 months; the WOTC was extended through...

Nov 17, 2025

What percentage of Walmart employees receive SNAP benefits?

Available sources do not provide a single national percentage of Walmart employees who receive SNAP; instead, reporting rests on a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study that lists counts in cer...

Jan 13, 2026

What are Walmart's average wages and how do they compare to SNAP eligibility thresholds?

Walmart’s reported average hourly pay for U.S. associates is in the mid-to-high teens — the company has said its average is over $17.50 per hour and independent reporting has put store-level ranges ro...

Dec 7, 2025

How many Walmart full time positions on subsidies

Available sources do not provide a single, definitive count of "how many Walmart full‑time positions are on subsidies"; reporting instead shows that many Walmart employees — including full‑time worker...

Nov 20, 2025

What defenses has Trump offered claiming he sought to protect election integrity rather than incite violence?

Donald Trump and his administration frame recent moves — including a March 25, 2025 executive order and related policy actions — as efforts to “preserve and protect the integrity of American elections...

Nov 20, 2025

What evidence exists of a coordinated 'Trump rigging operation' and who is implicated?

Claims of a coordinated “Trump rigging operation” appear in two different strands of reporting: (A) allegations and warnings that the Trump administration has taken steps—like deploying federal poll m...

Nov 16, 2025

Is climate change caused by human activity

Major scientific bodies conclude human activities — primarily burning fossil fuels, deforestation and some agricultural practices — are the principal cause of the warming observed since the Industrial...