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The $131.5M DoorDash settlement is real, but the probe began under Eric Adams

Verdicts: 2 True, 3 Mostly True, 2 Misleading, 1 False

New York’s DoorDash settlement is real and, by our count, the largest by any US city labor office. The investigation behind it began under Mayor Adams, and no court ruled.

Trump Claims DC Crime Is Down 95%: What the Numbers Actually Show

Verdicts: 1 Misleading, 1 False

DC crime is down 20% overall and homicides 38% year-to-date in 2026 — significant, but nowhere near the 95% Trump claimed; the ‘Italian Embassy’ he praised is the US Ambassador’s Residence in Rome,…

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