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Fact Check: National debt, 1960: $286 billion
National debt, 2025: $36.2 TRILLION

Are our communities safer?
Is it easier to raise a family?
Did we improve education?
How about infrastructure?

If not, then what the hell did they do with that $36,200,000,000,000?
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Fact Check: National debt, 1960: $286 billion National debt, 2025: $36.2 TRILLION Are our communities safer? Is it easier to raise a family? Did we improve education? How about infrastructure? If not, then what the hell did they do with that $36,200,000,000,000?

# Fact Check: National Debt Growth from 1960 to 2025 ## What We Know The claim states that the national debt of the United States was $286 billion in 1960 and is projected to be $36.2 trillion by 202...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: It is effortless to float in the dead sea.
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Fact Check: It is effortless to float in the dead sea.

# Fact Check: "It is effortless to float in the Dead Sea." ## What We Know The Dead Sea, located at approximately 430 meters (1,412 feet) below sea level, is renowned for its extreme salinity, which ...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: The Swedish army revolver used before 1900 was named ”revolver m/1887”
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Fact Check: The Swedish army revolver used before 1900 was named ”revolver m/1887”

# Fact Check: The Swedish Army Revolver Used Before 1900 Was Named "Revolver m/1887" ## What We Know The claim that the Swedish army revolver used before 1900 was named "revolver m/1887" is supported...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: germany started ww1
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Fact Check: germany started ww1

# Fact Check: "Germany Started WW1" ## What We Know The claim that "Germany started WW1" is a simplification of a complex historical event. The origins of World War I are deeply rooted in a web of al...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Putin is an elected official
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Fact Check: Putin is an elected official

# Fact Check: "Putin is an elected official" ## What We Know Vladimir Putin has been a prominent figure in Russian politics, serving as President since 2012, and previously from 2000 to 2008. He was ...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Russia is winning in the war with Ukraine
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Fact Check: Russia is winning in the war with Ukraine

# Fact Check: "Russia is winning in the war with Ukraine" ## What We Know The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen significant developments since Russia's full-scale invasion began in...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Biden caused the democrats to lose the election
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Fact Check: Biden caused the democrats to lose the election

# Fact Check: "Biden caused the Democrats to lose the election" ## What We Know The claim that "Biden caused the Democrats to lose the election" refers to the outcomes of the 2022 U.S. midterm electi...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Communism caused significant damage to the Czech economy.
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Fact Check: Communism caused significant damage to the Czech economy.

# Fact Check: "Communism caused significant damage to the Czech economy." ## What We Know The claim that "Communism caused significant damage to the Czech economy" requires a nuanced understanding of...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Trans women can get breast cancer
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Fact Check: Trans women can get breast cancer

# Fact Check: "Trans women can get breast cancer" ## What We Know Trans women, defined as individuals assigned male at birth who identify as female, can indeed develop breast cancer. Research indicat...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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