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2024 Election Cycle

The use of disinformation to define narratives during the 2024 election cycle.

Fact-Checks

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Jan 27, 2026
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what sentence did Riley‘s murderer receive

The man convicted of killing , , was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to — the maximum sentence imposed by the judge in the bench trial . Ibarra waived his right to a jury trial, was convicted...

Jan 29, 2026
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Has Visa, Inc given money to Trump?

has financially engaged with ’s political orbit in more than one way: the company was listed among corporate donors to Trump’s 2025 inaugural committee and has said it will participate in “” employer ...

Jan 14, 2026
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How many Democrats, Republicans, and independents make up the 118th U.S. Senate as of November 25, 2025?

The 118th U.S. Senate—the chamber that convened from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025—comprised 47 Democrats, 49 Republicans and 4 Independents, for a 100‑seat chamber whose party breakdown is reco...

Feb 4, 2026

What incentives drive partisan amplification of humiliating rumors about public figures, and which actors most commonly profit from such narratives?

of humiliating rumors is fueled by a mix of social, political, technological, and financial incentives: people gain reputation and group status by sharing salacious content, partisan organizations and...

Jan 24, 2026

Who runs Defending Democracy Together and what projects and funding streams do they publicly disclose?

(DDT) is a family of organizations—an advocacy 501(c), a 501(c) institute (now often referenced as Republic Affairs), and a 527 action fund—led publicly by prominent conservative and anti‑Trump figure...

Jan 13, 2026

What were the outcomes of New York v. Trump (Manhattan DA) 2024 case?

The Manhattan prosecution, People v. Donald J. Trump, resulted in a conviction: a jury found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records tied to alleged hush-money payments, an...