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Christopher A. Wray

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2017 to 2025

Fact-Checks

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Dec 4, 2025
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Were undercover FBI agents present at the January 6 2021 Capitol attack?

Government watchdogs and major news outlets say no undercover FBI employees were present at the Capitol or embedded in the Jan. 6 crowds; the Justice Department Inspector General’s report concluded “n...

Nov 4, 2025
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What role did antifa play in the 2021 US Capitol attack?

The claim that ; multiple statements from the FBI and testimony to Congress found no indication of Antifa involvement and identified far-right groups and supporters of then-President Trump as the prim...

Nov 14, 2025
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What did Jeffrey Epstein do to ensure Brett Kavanaugh was appointed to the supreme court? Which Senators were involved?

Available reporting in the provided dossier does not show evidence that Jeffrey Epstein took steps to ensure Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court; the sources focus on the 2018 confirmat...

Oct 28, 2025

What are the most significant laws alleged to have been broken by Donald Trump?

Donald Trump faces multiple criminal and investigatory allegations across state and federal venues, most prominent being a New York conviction for falsifying business records tied to hush-money paymen...

Nov 16, 2025

What is Operation Arctic Frost and when did it start?

Documents made public by Republican oversight offices and reporting show an FBI inquiry known publicly as "Arctic Frost" was opened in spring 2022 to examine post‑2020 election activity; most sources ...

Oct 9, 2025

How does the FBI classify antifa in terms of domestic terrorism?

The FBI does not list "antifa" as a single, chargeable domestic terrorist organization; instead, the bureau treats violent acts tied to antifa-aligned beliefs as criminal conduct or as part of broader...

Nov 12, 2025

What trends did FBI Director Christopher Wray highlight about Islamist extremist activity in 2025 congressional testimony?

FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress in 2025 that Islamist‑extremist activity has shifted from territorially focused, foreign-directed operations toward , producing lower‑complexity but persist...

Jan 18, 2026

Trump shot in ear

Donald Trump was grazed in the upper part of his right ear during an assassination attempt at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally on July 13, 2024, and the FBI later confirmed that a bullet — not merely debr...

Jan 15, 2026

What internal FBI documents and tech-platform communications have congressional Republicans obtained or requested about the laptop’s handling?

Republican lawmakers have sought a range of internal FBI records and communications with tech platforms related to the Hunter Biden laptop story, including formal requests and subpoenas for internal F...

Jan 15, 2026

was trump assisanation reral

Yes — multiple, well-documented attempts on Donald Trump’s life occurred during his 2024 campaign and afterward: a July 13, 2024 shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania that wounded Trump and kill...

Jan 12, 2026

What federal investigations into Antifa violence occurred between 2017 and 2024?

Between 2017 and 2024 federal law enforcement initiated multiple investigations into violence attributed to people identifying with antifa or “anarchist extremists,” with the FBI confirming active pro...

Dec 14, 2025

How has the FBI responded to domestic terrorism threats post-2020?

Since spring 2020 the FBI sharply increased its domestic terrorism (DT) work: the bureau says DT investigations more than doubled from roughly 1,000 in 2020 to about 2,700 by 2021 and has reported tha...

Nov 30, 2025

What DHS or FBI reports name Antifa or related networks as domestic extremist threats after 2016?

Federal agencies have repeatedly treated anarchist and anti-fascist actors as part of the “domestic violent extremism” threat stream in post‑2016 reporting, but major joint strategic products from DHS...

Nov 25, 2025

What are the sources of the Trump ear injury allegations?

Reporting on Donald Trump’s ear injury after the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt comes from three main kinds of sources: direct statements from Trump and his campaign/physicians (notably Ronny Jac...

Nov 20, 2025

Did any official White House doctors or Mar-a-Lago medical staff publicly confirm treatment for an ear injury to Donald J. Trump in 2021?

Available reporting shows no contemporaneous public confirmation from an on-duty White House physician or Mar‑a‑Lago medical staff that they treated Donald J. Trump’s 2021 ear injury; the public medic...

Nov 18, 2025

What do FBI reports say about Antifa's organization and activities?

FBI public statements and reporting portray “Antifa” primarily as a decentralized ideology or movement rather than a single, hierarchical organization, and the Bureau says it has opened investigations...

Nov 9, 2025

What evidence supports or refutes the Donald Trump ear shooting claim?

The available reporting presents that a bullet struck former President Donald Trump’s ear during the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt: an FBI statement later said “what struck former President Trum...

Oct 21, 2025

Is donald trumps ear ok after being shot?

Donald Trump was struck in the ear during an assassination attempt; official and journalistic accounts indicate a bullet or bullet fragments hit or grazed his ear, and the wound produced visible bleed...

Jan 20, 2026

What is the current status (as of 2026) of the Fulton County, Georgia, case and the Department of Justice appeals related to it?

A recent statement from U.S. Attorney General Christopher Wray’s predecessor, U.S. Attorney General Carr, says the state intends to appeal a Fulton County court ruling that dismissed part—but not all—...

Jan 14, 2026

Have any legal or congressional investigations examined whether Trump's rhetoric incited violence?

Multiple congressional investigations—most prominently the House January 6 committee—examined whether former President Trump’s words helped provoke the Capitol attack and concluded his actions and mes...