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Explore our collection of fact-checked claims and detailed analyses on various topics.
Fact Check: The legal arguments outlined in the memo were not persuasive to Trump appointees at HHS, which oversees the Medicaid agency.
# Fact Check: "The legal arguments outlined in the memo were not persuasive to Trump appointees at HHS, which oversees the Medicaid agency." ## What We Know The claim that "the legal arguments outlin...
Fact Check: About 700 Marines have been undergoing civil disturbance training at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach in Orange County, California.
# Fact Check: "About 700 Marines have been undergoing civil disturbance training at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach in Orange County, California." ## What We Know The claim that approximately 700 Ma...
Fact Check: A group of 200 Marines will begin protecting federal property and personnel in downtown Los Angeles at noon Friday.
# Fact Check: "A group of 200 Marines will begin protecting federal property and personnel in downtown Los Angeles at noon Friday." ## What We Know On June 13, 2025, approximately 200 Marines were de...
Fact Check: Illinois will also shut down its program for roughly 30,000 non-U. S. citizens in July.
# Fact Check: "Illinois will also shut down its program for roughly 30,000 non-U. S. citizens in July." ## What We Know The claim that Illinois will shut down its program for approximately 30,000 non...
Fact Check: U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled the Guard deployment was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority.
# Fact Check: "U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled the Guard deployment was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority." ## What We Know On June 11, 2...
Fact Check: The lawsuit over Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation isn’t over.
# Fact Check: "The lawsuit over Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation isn’t over." ## What We Know Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man, was mistakenly deported from the United States to El Salvador...
Fact Check: Seven states, along with the District, allow immigrants who are not living legally in the country to enroll — with full benefits — in their state’s Medicaid program.
# Fact Check: "Seven states, along with the District, allow immigrants who are not living legally in the country to enroll — with full benefits — in their state’s Medicaid program." ## What We Know T...
Fact Check: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California.
# Fact Check: "The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to Californ...
Fact Check: A federal judge refused to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help agents locate and detain people living without legal status in the U.S.
# Fact Check: Federal Judge Refuses to Block IRS from Sharing Immigrants’ Tax Data with ICE ## What We Know On May 12, 2025, a federal judge, Dabney Friedrich, ruled that the Internal Revenue Service...