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Zero Hedge

Far-right libertarian financial blog

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Dec 2, 2025
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Did a Swiss court actually jail someone for discussing sex differences in skeletons?

Multiple conservative and libertarian outlets report that Emanuel Brünisholz, a Swiss wind-instrument repairman, was convicted under Switzerland’s anti-discrimination law for a 2022 Facebook comment a...

Jan 28, 2026
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eric shwalm green beret

is presented in recent reporting as a retired (Chief Warrant Officer 4) who has been offering public commentary about domestic events, and he is identified in several outlets and social posts as a . H...

Jan 27, 2026
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Is there evidence of Signal chat group working on Anti-Ice operations in MN?

Reporting from multiple outlets says encrypted messages and screenshots — largely published by and amplified by right-leaning outlets — show “rapid responder” groups tracking and movements and coordin...

Dec 6, 2025

What did Jake Tapper say in his apology for misidentifying the bomber?

Jake Tapper misstated the race of the newly arrested Washington, D.C. pipe-bomb suspect on air, calling him a “white man” shortly before CNN aired photos showing the suspect is Black; Tapper later iss...

Nov 21, 2025

Were there 15 million extra votes for Joe Biden

Claims that there were “15 million extra votes for Joe Biden” refer to social-media charts comparing Biden’s 2020 popular vote (about 81 million) with later Democratic totals and pointing to a ~14–20 ...

Nov 6, 2025

did isis congratulate mamdani

A claim that ISIS congratulated Zohran Mamdani on a mayoral win is ; the strongest contemporaneous reporting indicates an ISIS-affiliated Telegram post criticized Muslims for celebrating his victory, ...

Jan 28, 2026

Which specific grants from Open Society Foundations list Indivisible or Sunrise as recipients and what were the grant purposes?

Reported public records and media reporting indicate that the has made multi‑million dollar grants to and to the in recent years; those grants are described in secondary reporting as general operating...

Jan 27, 2026

Have any federal or state investigations publicly released evidence confirming officials' roles in Minneapolis Signal chats?

No federal or state investigative body has publicly released authenticated evidence proving that named administrated or coordinated the ; has confirmed only that it opened an inquiry after media posts...

Dec 16, 2025

What was George Zinn's role in the events he attended?

George Zinn is a long‑time, well‑known fixture at political and public events in Utah who on Sept. 10, 2025 falsely told police he had shot Charlie Kirk and was later charged with obstruction; authori...

Nov 4, 2025

Which media outlets first reported on Trump-Epstein associations and how did reporting differ between mainstream and alternative press?

Mainstream outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post were among the earliest high-profile outlets to publish verifiable reporting linking Donald Trump and J...

Dec 4, 2025

Soros osf conspired against Charlie Kirk

Claims that George Soros or the Open Society Foundations (OSF) “conspired against Charlie Kirk” are voiced by some conservative watchdogs and officials but are not substantiated in mainstream reportin...

Feb 1, 2026

What independent sources verify Eric Schwalm’s military service and rank?

Public reporting and biographical pages repeatedly label as a serving or retired U.S. military operator and sometimes as a veteran, but the material provided contains no clear, independent, official d...

Jan 29, 2026

What evidence exists of major trading losses or internal investigations at Goldman Sachs’s commodities desks in the past three years?

Across the documents provided — ’s public research, its 2024 annual report and filings, the firm’s , product pages for its commodities strategies, and a market report — there is no direct evidence pre...

Dec 6, 2025

Jake Tapper

Jake Tapper described the newly arrested D.C. pipe-bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. on-air as a “30‑year‑old white man,” then minutes later CNN aired photos showing Cole is Black; Tapper issued an on‑air c...

Nov 20, 2025

Who was Thomas Matthew Crooks and his motives in Trump shooting July 13 2024?

Available reporting identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as the 20‑year‑old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, who on July 13, 2024 fired eight rounds from an AR‑15–style rifle at a Trump rally near Butler, ...