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A whie man wearing a blue suit stands with his arms crossed over his chest.

Yes, Musk said 'The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.' Here's context

Written by: Caroline Wazer

March 10, 2025

The X owner delivered the quote during a Feb. 28, 2025, episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" po ...

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Unpacking claim Zelenskyy called Vance an expletive at White House meeting

Written by: Caroline Wazer Aleksandra Wrona

March 3, 2025

The Ukrainian word "suka" — like the English word "b****" — means "female dog," and can also be ...

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A silver angular truck known as a Cybertruck in front of an office building labeled "T" for Tesla.

Unpacking claims about $400M 'armored Tesla' State Department contract

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 28, 2025

NPR obtained a State Department document — verified by Snopes — that contradicts the Trump admin ...

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What to know about national park layoffs and potential closures

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 25, 2025

The U.S. Department of the Interior said no parks are expected to close in the summer, but park ...

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What we know about posts calling for 'economic blackout' on Feb. 28

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 25, 2025

Historian Heather Cox Richardson was not involved with this grassroots effort.

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Yes, Dan Bongino once wrote 'cold civil war' warning to 'scumbag commie libs'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 24, 2025

The May 2024 post resurfaced as a screenshot in February 2025, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...

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What we know about Medicare ending telehealth coverage in April 2025

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 21, 2025

Telehealth coverage allow patients to access health care remotely using digital technology.

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A sign says, "FBI PRESENTATION "SCAMS TARGETING SENIORS" MONDAY, FEB 17TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS SIGNED THAT NO LONGER ALLOWS THE FBI TO DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH." The word "CANCELLED" is in red, while the rest of the letters are in black.

Sign claims Trump administration ended FBI community outreach efforts. FBI says it's not so

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 18, 2025

A sign visible in a photo advised of the cancellation of an FBI presentation titled "Scams Targe ...

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What we know about claims State Department was set to buy $400M in 'armored Teslas'

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 14, 2025

The department said via email that it has not awarded Tesla — or any manufacturer — a contract t ...

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'Jesus didn't have electricity' quote falsely attributed to Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Feb. 12, 2025

Internet users claimed Leavitt said, "They want you to panic, but Trump wants you to remember Je ...

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NASA scrubbed its website to remove mentions of minorities and inclusion

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 7, 2025

Change logs show that NASA has removed mentions of underrepresented people from various parts of ...

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Trump, at least for now, has not terminated Direct File, the free IRS tax filing system

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 5, 2025

"That group has been deleted," Elon Musk said of a federal office that produced and designed Dir ...

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A crowd of people, many of whom are holding signs that say things like "USAID saves lives" and "America, seriously? A dictator?" outside of a building which is labeled "U.S. Agency for International Development"

What to know about Trump, Musk and the dismantling of USAID

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 5, 2025

Taking action against the foreign aid agency legally requires an act of Congress.

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Unpacking claims that Elon Musk and his DOGE team secured access to Treasury payment systems

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 4, 2025

Musk's team of young tech engineers accessed the U.S. government's near-$6 trillion payment syst ...

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A website page belonging to THE OFFICE of KAMALA D. HARRIS says, "404 This page is unburdened by what has been. You have reached a broken link. Please return to the home page or use the navigation above."

Trump White House didn't customize 404 error page on Harris' website

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 4, 2025

The error message for Kamala Harris' website said the page "is unburdened by what has been."

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Yes, State Department eliminated references to trans people on its websites

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 4, 2025

The change came amid a larger purge of content on government websites relating to trans people.

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A tall white man with brown hair in a blue suit and tie talks to a white woman with blonde hair in a black jacket with small white dots. They stand in front of a wall of Canadian flags -- white and red vertical stripes with a red maple leaf emblazoned in the middle.

Canada didn't propose 100% tariff on Teslas, but a candidate for prime minister did

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 3, 2025

The proposal came from Chrystia Freeland, a former deputy prime minister running to lead Canada.

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No, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt didn't say 'Jesus didn't have electricity'

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Feb. 3, 2025

Internet users expressed confusion over whether the quote was authentic.

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The Facts Behind Claims RFK Jr. Said COVID-19 Was Targeted to 'Spare' Jewish, Chinese People

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 30, 2025

Sen. Michael Bennet accused Kennedy of making the statement during his Senate confirmation heari ...

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We Checked Reports that ICE Is Detaining Native Americans in Deportation Raids

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 29, 2025

Some Native American officials reported incidents of ICE targeting those Americans in deportatio ...

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