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Explore our collection of fact-checked claims and detailed analyses on various topics.
Fact Check: Trump first made noises about a military parade in his first term, having been wowed by a 2017 Bastille Day celebration while in France.
# Fact Check: "Trump first made noises about a military parade in his first term, having been wowed by a 2017 Bastille Day celebration while in France." ## What We Know In 2017, President Donald Trum...
Fact Check: Trump claimed on his Truth Social platform that he had given Iran a '60 day ultimatum to make a deal', and that Friday marked 'day 61.'
# Fact Check: Trump Claims He Gave Iran a '60 Day Ultimatum' and That Friday Marked 'Day 61' ## What We Know On June 12, 2025, former President Donald Trump made a claim on his Truth Social platform ...
Fact Check: The U.S. government could legally, or practically, cancel existing contracts.
# Fact Check: The U.S. Government Could Legally, or Practically, Cancel Existing Contracts ## What We Know The U.S. government possesses the legal authority to terminate contracts under certain condi...
Fact Check: Israel will drag the U.S. into it if regional war comes.
# Fact Check: "Israel will drag the U.S. into it if regional war comes." ## What We Know The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has raised concerns about the potential for a wider regional war...
Fact Check: Private donations from companies like Lockheed Martin, Amazon and UFC are helping defray some of the costs.
# Fact Check: "Private donations from companies like Lockheed Martin, Amazon and UFC are helping defray some of the costs." ## What We Know The claim that private donations from companies such as Loc...
Fact Check: SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with the National Reconnaissance Office.
# Fact Check: "SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with the National Reconnaissance Office." ## What We Know SpaceX has increasingly become a signif...
Fact Check: Iran would not be this close to possessing a nuclear weapon if Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu had not forced America out of the nuclear agreement with Iran.
# Fact Check: "Iran would not be this close to possessing a nuclear weapon if Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu had not forced America out of the nuclear agreement with Iran." ## What We Know The cl...
Fact Check: The parade was initially conceived as a July 4 event.
# Fact Check: "The parade was initially conceived as a July 4 event." ## What We Know The claim that "the parade was initially conceived as a July 4 event" suggests that the origins of the National I...
Fact Check: Musk's Dragon spacecraft is part of a roughly $5 billion contract with NASA.
# Fact Check: "Musk's Dragon spacecraft is part of a roughly $5 billion contract with NASA." ## What We Know Elon Musk's SpaceX has been awarded a contract with NASA that is approximately valued at $...