DARE: Fact-Checking President Trump’s Speech to the U.N. General Assembly
Factcheckers find several falsehoods in Trump's address to the United Nations General Assembly. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sides with a school board that expelled a student for refusing… More
DARE: Trump Falsely Claims Nearly 3,000 Americans in Puerto Rico ‘Did Not Die’
President Trump falsely claims that the findings of an independent study on the death toll resulting from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico—nearly 3,000 Americans—were wrong, and concocted by Democrats… More
DARE: ’60 Minutes’ producer Jeff Fager fired after sending CBS reporter ‘unacceptable’ message
Longtime 60 Minutes boss Jeff Fager ousted, purportedly over a harsh message to a reporter demanding fair coverage of #MeToo accusations against him. More
DARE: Fallout After Anonymous Times Op-Ed Blasts Trump
Furor erupts over anonymous New York Times op-ed by senior Administration official who describes internal "resistance" to Trump. More
DARE: Steve Bannon Dropped from New Yorker Festival After Invite Sparks Anger
Within hours the New Yorker Festival announces Steve Bannon as a headliner and then cancels his appearance after other festival participants, writers, and staff protest and withdraw from the… More
Trump’s Rhetorical Attacks on Social Media Platforms an Inappropriate Threat of Government Censorship
Trump’s rhetorical attacks on major social media platforms represent a threat of government censorship directly irreconcilable with the U.S. Constitution More
DARE: Trump Wakes Up Complaining About Negative Google Search Results About Himself. ‘Illegal?’
President Trump complains about Google search results for "Trump News" and asks if illegal. Facebook bans Myanmar's army commander in chief following Rohingya genocide report. More
DARE: How a Trump Tariff is Strangling American Newspapers
Trump Administration's tariff on the price of Canadian-produced paper drives up the cost of newsprint. More
DARE: New Russian Hacking Targeted Republican Groups, Microsoft Says
Evidence emerges of targeted hacking campaign by Russian intelligence groups targeting conservative American think tanks. More
DARE: Infowars App Downloads Surge After Tech Giants Ban Alex Jones Content from Platforms
Infowars traffic and downloads surge, and controversy rages, as outlet is banned from Facebook and Youtube. Newsprint tariffs strangle local newspapers. More
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