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Aug 19 2022
News
Biden’s Climate Law Is Ending 40 Years of Hands-Off Government
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. It is no exaggeration to say that his signature immediately severed the history of climate change in America into two eras. Before the IRA, climate campaigners spent decades trying and failing to get a climate bill through the Senate. After it, the federal government will spend $374 billion on clean energy and climate
The AtlanticMar 08 2013
News
The Sequester Cuts' Impact Goes Deeper Than White House Tours
The debate over sequestration this past week has come down to two questions: Was the administration exaggerating the impact of the spending cuts, and did they really need to shut down White House tours because of them?
HuffPostJan 22 2021
Fact Check
One last time (as president): Fact-checking Donald Trump’s departure speech
Shortly before his term was due to end on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump spoke at a departure ceremony at Joint Base Andrews before flying home to Florida. The event broke with the tradition of outgoing presidents attending their successor’s inauguration, instead allowing Trump to hold a mini-rally attended by supporters.
In those remarks before a modest crowd, Trump said, "I wish the
PolitiFactOct 10 2016
News
25 of the Most Interesting Claims in the Second Debate
In the second presidential debate, Donald Trump once again relied on many dubious and false claims that have been repeatedly been debunked. His Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, on occasion made a factual misstep, but it didn’t even compare to Trump’s long list of exaggerations.
Washington PostAug 26 2021
Opinion
Afghanistan: What Biden's critics get wrong, and the debt owed Afghan refugees
The Biden administration could certainly have better planned the extraction of civilians from Afghanistan. Yet media and politicians portray the fall of Afghanistan as a broader strategic debacle for U.S. foreign policy and President Joe Biden. They say America’s abandonment of the elected government in Kabul undermines U.S. efforts to support democracy elsewhere; harms U.S. alliance
Guest Writer - CenterJun 09 2021
News
US Senate passes sweeping bill to counter China tech reach
US Senate lawmakers have approved a massive spending plan to boost technology research and production.
The proposed measures come in the face of growing international competition, particularly from China.
A Beijing official hit back at the bill on Wednesday, saying it "exaggerated the 'China threat'".
The bill, which must pass the House of Representatives before being
BBC NewsAug 26 2020
Fact Check
Did Pepsi Donate $100M to Black Lives Matter?
In the summer of 2020, readers sent Snopes multiple inquiries about widely shared social media posts claiming that PepsiCo, the company that makes Pepsi, had donated $100 million to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
In May 2020, a Black man named George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, prompting a renewed wave of nationwide and international protests against
SnopesMar 02 2015
News
Bill O'Reilly lied, says Fox News: Why that won't hurt him at Fox
Fox News admits that Bill O'Reilly didn't actually see 'guys gun down nuns in El Salvador' or witness any bombings in Northern Ireland. Why Fox News is unlikely to suspend Bill O'Reilly for his exaggerations.
Christian Science MonitorAug 11 2020
News
Facebook Removes 7M Posts for Sharing False Information on Coronavirus
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus, including content that promoted fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures.
Facebook released the data as part of its sixth Community Standards Enforcement Report, which it introduced in 2018 along with more stringent decorum rules in response to
Newsmax (News)Oct 08 2021
News
Documents show Trump lost millions operating D.C. hotel
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., a hangout for Republican allies of former President Donald Trump during his term at the White House, was a big money loser for Trump's company, according to a cache of documents released by congressional Democrats on Friday.
How big? The company incurred $70 million in net losses, according to the House Oversight Committee.
The
NPR (Online News)