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Senator Mullin Repeats Debunked Obama-Epstein Claim and Confesses to Blocking Files

Following corrections by CNN host Jake Tapper, the senator acknowledged he halted release of full Epstein files to shield President Trump

Macrons Sue Candace Owens in Delaware Over Transgender Conspiracy Claims

8th Circuit Voids $5 Million Award in Lindell Election Data Challenge

Records Debunk Trump’s Claim That Uncle Taught the Unabomber

FDA Approval of Plant-Based Produce Coating Draws Celebrity Criticism and Retailer Pullback

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear RFK Jr.-Backed Group’s Censorship Case Against Meta

Trump Nominates Jeanine Pirro for D.C. U.S. Attorney as Senate Weighs Her Past Rhetoric

Newsom Launches Substack to Challenge Trump, Bolster Political Reach

Lindell Reiterates Stolen-Election Claims on Stand in Defamation Trial

YouTube Broadens Exemptions for Rule-Breaking Content in Public Interest

White House Accuses BBC of Bias in Gaza Aid Reporting

Late-night hosts ridicule Trump’s conspiracy that Biden was replaced by a robot clone

New Study Traces COVID-19 Origins to Bats, Challenges Lab-Leak Claims

Karnataka High Court Halts FIRs Against Arnab Goswami and Amit Malviya

Trump’s False Michigan Victory Claims Debunked During 100-Day Rally

Douglas Murray Challenges Joe Rogan on Platforming Fringe Voices and Historical Revisionism

Trump Challenges Biden Pardons Over Autopen Use, Legal Experts Dismiss Claims

Russian Disinformation Network Manipulates AI Chatbots, Study Finds

John Oliver Criticizes Facebook’s Shift Away from Fact-Checking

Elon Musk Plans Overhaul of Fact-Checking Tool on X Following Criticism