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Fact Check: Notices urging visitors to report negative remarks about Americans were posted at several sites in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, including the Boston Mill Visitor Center, as of last Saturday.
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Fact Check: Notices urging visitors to report negative remarks about Americans were posted at several sites in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, including the Boston Mill Visitor Center, as of last Saturday.

# Fact Check: "Notices urging visitors to report negative remarks about Americans were posted at several sites in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, including the Boston Mill Visitor Center, as of last Sa...

Published June 17, 2025
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Fact Check: President Trump signed an executive order in May 2025 mandating sweeping reforms to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including a wholesale revision of the agency's safety regulations.
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Fact Check: President Trump signed an executive order in May 2025 mandating sweeping reforms to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including a wholesale revision of the agency's safety regulations.

# Fact Check: "President Trump signed an executive order in May 2025 mandating sweeping reforms to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including a wholesale revision of the agency's safety regulations....

Published June 17, 2025
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Fact Check: President Trump fired Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Christopher T. Hanson on June 16, 2025, effective immediately.
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Fact Check: President Trump fired Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Christopher T. Hanson on June 16, 2025, effective immediately.

# Fact Check: "President Trump fired Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Christopher T. Hanson on June 16, 2025, effective immediately." ## What We Know On June 16, 2025, President Donald Trump did indee...

Published June 17, 2025
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Fact Check: On October 16, 2023, the Los Angeles Press Club and Status Coup filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in federal court, alleging that LAPD officers routinely violate journalists' rights during protests.
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Fact Check: On October 16, 2023, the Los Angeles Press Club and Status Coup filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in federal court, alleging that LAPD officers routinely violate journalists' rights during protests.

# Fact Check: "On October 16, 2023, the Los Angeles Press Club and Status Coup filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in federal court, alleging that LAPD officer...

Published June 17, 2025
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Fact Check: The trial against Alaa M. began in January 2022 and lasted almost three and a half years.
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Fact Check: The trial against Alaa M. began in January 2022 and lasted almost three and a half years.

# Fact Check: "The trial against Alaa M. began in January 2022 and lasted almost three and a half years." ## What We Know The trial of Alaa M., a Syrian doctor accused of crimes against humanity, beg...

Published June 17, 2025
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Fact Check: The 17 members of the ACIP panel fired by Kennedy published a viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association expressing concern over the dismantling of the vaccine recommendation process.
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Fact Check: The 17 members of the ACIP panel fired by Kennedy published a viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association expressing concern over the dismantling of the vaccine recommendation process.

# Fact Check: "The 17 members of the ACIP panel fired by Kennedy published a viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association expressing concern over the dismantling of the vaccine recomme...

Published June 17, 2025
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Fact Check: Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed an accord to finalize a trade deal on Monday, making Britain the first country to secure an agreement with the U.S.
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Fact Check: Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed an accord to finalize a trade deal on Monday, making Britain the first country to secure an agreement with the U.S.

# Fact Check: "Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed an accord to finalize a trade deal on Monday, making Britain the first country to secure an agreement with the U.S." ## What We Kno...

Published June 17, 2025
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Fact Check: Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on Friday, targeting locations related to Tehran’s nuclear program.
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Fact Check: Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on Friday, targeting locations related to Tehran’s nuclear program.

# Fact Check: "Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on Friday, targeting locations related to Tehran’s nuclear program." ## What We Know On June 12, 2025, Israel did indeed carry out airstrikes ta...

Published June 17, 2025
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Fact Check: The US Pentagon constructed a replica of Iran's Fordow nuclear site and test-bombed it with a 30,000lb device at some point before 2019.
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Fact Check: The US Pentagon constructed a replica of Iran's Fordow nuclear site and test-bombed it with a 30,000lb device at some point before 2019.

# Fact Check: "The US Pentagon constructed a replica of Iran's Fordow nuclear site and test-bombed it with a 30,000lb device at some point before 2019." ## What We Know The claim that the US Pentagon...

Published June 17, 2025
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