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Q&A on Federalizing the National Guard in Los Angeles
The disagreement between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom over Trump deploying state National Guard troops to Los Angeles is now being debated in court. We’ll explain how the situation developed and answer some common questions.
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HHS Misleads on mRNA Vaccine Safety After Pulling Moderna Funding
The Department of Health and Human Services has defended cuts to vaccine research with statements that mislead on the safety of mRNA technology, despite an extensive history of testing.
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Online Posts Make Baseless Claim Linking Protesters to Craigslist Ad
Q: Is there an ad in Craigslist to hire people to riot in L.A.?
A: No, there has been no such ad on Craigslist. Some social media posts cited a Craigslist ad to falsely claim it showed that people protesting the immigration raids in Los Angeles were being paid for their actions. But a pair of podcasters told the Associated Press they placed the ad as a prank for their show, and it had nothing to do with the protests.
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Trump Now Citing Murder Stats He Used to Dismiss as ‘Fake News’
President Donald Trump recently boasted that the nation's murder rate has "plummeted by 28%" since he took office. Data supplied by local police departments do show the nation's murder rate is dropping, as it has been for several years. Notably, Trump now seems comfortable with crime data that he criticized repeatedly during the campaign as "fake news."
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Viral Graphic Makes False, Questionable Claims About House Reconciliation Bill
A viral graphic warns that if the House-passed reconciliation bill becomes law, "we won't have another election." But there is no evidence to support that or some of the graphic's underlying claims about "what's coming" if the Senate also approves the legislation without any changes. For other claims, it's unclear what they are based on.
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Walz and Johnson Make Misleading Claims About Bill’s Impact on SNAP
Republican and Democratic leaders have either downplayed or overstated the estimated impact of the House reconciliation bill on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that due to work requirements in the bill, 3.2 million people would lose all of their SNAP benefits, which provide financial help to low-income people for groceries.
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Assessing Medicaid Coverage Losses Under House Reconciliation Bill
Republicans say that able-bodied adults who don’t work would lose Medicaid coverage under the House tax-cuts-and-spending bill, while Democrats say the legislation would hurt vulnerable groups. The bill’s main target is those able-bodied adults, but other groups would lose coverage due to paperwork burdens and other provisions in the bill, health policy experts say.
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Q&A on New COVID-19 Vaccine Policies
In the past two weeks, U.S. public health authorities have skirted normal procedures and announced two major policy changes that will likely reduce access to COVID-19 vaccines and restrict use to higher-risk populations. Here, we explain what we know -- and don't -- about these new COVID-19 vaccine policies.
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Explaining Trump’s Claim of a ‘68%’ Tax Increase
The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center estimates that, on average, Americans' taxes would rise about 7.5% if the 2017 tax cuts are allowed to fully expire at the end of the year. But President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that if the Republican budget bill, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, doesn't pass, Americans "will get a 68% tax increase."
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Checking the Math on White House, GOP Claims About ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Multiple independent analyses say the recently passed House reconciliation bill -- even with its deep spending cuts in some areas -- would add trillions of dollars to the federal deficit over 10 years. Those analyses contradict Republican lawmakers who have downplayed the net cost of the bill and White House claims that it wouldn't increase the deficit at all.
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Tim Scott’s video attacking CBO: Nine errors in 60 seconds
Every claim made by the Republican senator to ridicule the nonpartisan agency turns out to be false
Oprah mocked 'The Chosen' actor Jonathan Roumie's faith on live TV?
Roumie portrays Jesus Christ on the Christian streaming series "The Chosen."
Paul McCartney once returned auctioned love letters to John Lennon's ex-wife?
Cynthia Lennon was married to John Lennon from 1962 to 1968.
Did Jelly Roll declare he won't celebrate Pride Month?
Social media users claimed the singer and rapper said in 2025, "'WOKE' doesn't deserve to be celebrated. I won't be part of this agenda."
Examining claims Marco Rubio's grandfather once lived in US without legal documentation
Rubio's grandfather, Pedro Víctor García, first immigrated to the United States legally in 1956, according to some reports.
No, images don't show thousands flooding Golden Gate Bridge for 2025 'No Kings' march
In 1987, an estimated 800,000 people gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic San Francisco bridge.
Walz once appointed Minnesota shooting suspect to advisory board. Here's context
Vance Boelter was appointed to a nonpartisan advisory board by two successive Minnesota governors.
Don't be fooled by this video claiming to show Iran downing Israeli fighter jets
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces called reports Iran had downed multiple Israeli fighter jets "Fake News."
Image doesn't show Israeli F-35 fighter jet shot down by Iran
In June 2025, Israel conducted a surprise attack on Iran, followed by escalating strikes from both sides.
No proof Jelly Roll announced he would invest $20M to create dog sanctuary and rescue
The rapper and singer confirmed in 2024 that he owned a dog, but he hasn't publicly confirmed claims he is creating a dog sanctuary.
Rumors Jennifer Lopez Fled the US After 'Massive Threat' from Diddy Are False
Video allegations about the actress fleeing the country surfaced following supposed threats from ex-boyfriend Diddy after his September 2024 arrest.
