Topic: national security
Did a Putin-Connected Russian Official Secretly Pay for Trump Jr.’s Wedding?
Verdicts: 2 Mostly True
ProPublica found a Kremlin-decorated IBA president paid six figures for Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding. Both claims are Mostly True, with key caveats on ‘bankrolled’ and ‘oligarch.’
The Oval Office Warnings Before the Iran War — What the WSJ Record Actually Shows
Verdicts: 2 True, 2 Mostly True, 1 Mixed, 3 Misleading, 2 False
A viral rewrite converts Trump’s pre-war deliberations into an ignored secret warning. The WSJ shows one camp advised attack, one warned off; Trump chose the wrong one.
Bill Pulte as Acting DNI: A Housing Chief Runs the Spy Agencies
Trump appoints FHFA director Bill Pulte — with zero intelligence or military experience — as acting DNI, drawing bipartisan alarm.