Nov 16, 2025
Most ViewedCrossfire hurricane
Crossfire Hurricane was the FBI’s counterintelligence probe opened July 31, 2016, to examine whether people associated with Donald Trump’s campaign were coordinating with Russia’s efforts to interfere...
Michael Horowitz
British QC and judge
Fact-Checks
14 resultsJan 13, 2026
Most ViewedWhich specific claims in the Steele dossier have been independently corroborated or disproven?
The Steele dossier contains a mix: portions that line up with established facts about Russian operations and contacts have been described as broadly consistent by some analysts, while many of its more...
Nov 16, 2025
Most ViewedWhat did the Durham report conclude about Russiagate origins in 2019-2023?
John Durham’s 306‑page unclassified report (released May 15, 2023) concluded the FBI’s Trump‑Russia probe was “seriously flawed,” saying the bureau relied at times on “raw, unanalysed and uncorroborat...
Nov 17, 2025
What procedural failures or jail oversight issues were identified after Epstein's death?
The Justice Department Inspector General found “numerous and serious failures” at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) that created the opportunity for Jeffrey Epstein to kill himself, including...
Nov 15, 2025
What were the circumstances surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death in prison?
Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan on August 10, 2019, and pronounced dead at 6:39 a.m.; the New York City medical examiner r...
Jan 28, 2026
How have courts ruled on legal claims or lawsuits involving Adam Schiff?
The federal courts have so far rebuffed at least one high-profile against by finding that core congressional investigatory acts are shielded by constitutional protections, leaving challengers with lim...
Jan 26, 2026
What did official investigations (Mueller, DOJ inspector general) conclude about the dossier's accuracy and use?
Official reviews by and the concluded that the was a mixture of unverified raw intelligence, some limited corroboration, and demonstrably false claims, and that ’s use of dossier material in contained...
Jan 3, 2026
What did the DOJ Inspector General find about FBI FISA applications in the Russia probe?
The Justice Department Inspector General, Michael Horowitz, found that the FBI had a proper legal and factual basis to open the Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence inquiry in 2016 and that the pro...
Dec 14, 2025
Involvement of Andrew McCabe and Peter Strzok in Crossfire Hurricane investigation?
Andrew McCabe, as FBI Deputy Director, and Peter Strzok, as a senior counterintelligence agent, were centrally involved in the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence probe opened July 31, 2016:...
Dec 5, 2025
What lasting policy or intelligence reforms resulted from Crossfire Hurricane investigations?
The Crossfire Hurricane inquiries produced a mix of internal FBI reforms, policy proposals in Congress, and political moves to declassify records — but no single, universally accepted overhaul is docu...
Dec 4, 2025
Role of jail guards in Jeffrey Epstein's suicide ruling 2019?
Federal investigators and the Justice Department inspector general concluded Epstein’s August 10, 2019 death was suicide but caused by “a combination of negligence and misconduct” by jail staff — nota...
Nov 25, 2025
What role did jail staff failures and procedural lapses play in Epstein's death investigation?
Justice Department watchdog Michael Horowitz concluded that a “combination of negligence, misconduct and outright job performance failures” by Metropolitan Correctional Center staff created the condit...
Nov 21, 2025
How have DOJ and Inspector General findings shaped suspicions about who was responsible for Epstein’s death?
DOJ and Inspector General (OIG) findings have repeatedly concluded that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide and that his death was enabled by deep staffing failures, broken cameras and mismanagement at th...
Nov 18, 2025
How have autopsy findings and subsequent reviews supported or contradicted claims of foul play in Epstein’s death?
Official autopsy and multiple federal reviews concluded Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide by hanging and found no evidence of criminality or foul play . Independent experts hired by Epstein’s family dis...