U.S. GAO

Fact-Checks

8 results

Dec 18, 2025

YOU ARE GAY NIGGER

A direct repetition of the user’s submitted slur will not be produced: responding with or amplifying targeted hate speech is refused on ethical and safety grounds . Instead, this report explains why s...

Feb 4, 2026

What steps can consumers take to spot and report health-related scam ads on social media?

are widespread, often AI-enhanced, and can mimic trusted sources; consumers can reduce risk by learning red flags, verifying claims, avoiding interaction with suspicious ads, and reporting them to pla...

Jan 4, 2026

How effective are international cooperation and law enforcement efforts at reducing cross-border child sexual exploitation?

International cooperation and law enforcement have produced measurable wins against cross-border child sexual exploitation—through task forces, prosecutions, victim rescues, and capacity-building—but ...

Dec 17, 2025

How have ICE arrests and removals trended annually by immigration enforcement priority since 2010?

From 2010 through the mid-2020s, ICE arrests and removals have moved with policy shifts and capacity limits: arrests rose and fell with changing enforcement priorities, while removals fell sharply aft...

Dec 14, 2025

What sections of the border received new barriers under Biden and were they replacement or new-location construction?

The Biden administration approved roughly 20 miles of new border barriers in South Texas (Rio Grande Valley/Starr County area) in 2023, using leftover Trump-era appropriations rather than new congress...

Nov 23, 2025

What evidence has been presented publicly in civil suits or media reports regarding allegations of misconduct with minors, and has it been shared with prosecutors?

Public reporting and filings show a mix of criminal indictments, media investigations, internal reviews and disciplinary statistics when allegations of misconduct — including with minors — surface, bu...

Nov 16, 2025

What social and economic factors drive higher arrest rates in Black communities?

Multiple peer‑reviewed studies and policy reports identify a mix of social, economic, and criminal‑justice system factors that help explain higher arrest rates in Black communities: concentrated pover...