Topic: Treasury
FinCEN’s CTA Rollback: A Claim-by-Claim Fact-Check of the August 2026 Beneficial Ownership Exemption
Verdicts: 1 True, 2 Mostly True, 2 Mixed, 1 Misleading, 1 False
FinCEN permanently exempts U.S. entities from BOI reporting and deletes collected data, going further than courts required in a move that serves both small businesses and anonymity-seekers.
DOGE’s Federal Data Dragnet: Access Was Real, Broad, and Poorly Controlled
Verdicts: 3 True, 1 Mostly True
DOGE accessed at least 12 agencies’ sensitive databases over 18 months. Multiple IG investigations confirmed mishandling. One D.C. case is now in discovery.
The $39 Trillion Paradox: How America Is Both the Richest Nation and Deeply in Debt
The US holds well over $160 trillion in household wealth and owes $39 trillion in federal debt. Both numbers are real; whether it is a crisis turns on the dollar privilege and the interest bill.