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Credibility summary
Of the 590 claims in Politics with evidence either way, 85% held up.
Showing 741-760 of 6464 claims
Every few months a jumpy official will disrupt daily life and endanger air traffic
Immigration enforcement is increasingly dominating the national security apparatus
CBP is increasingly behaving like an occupying army in American cities
Biden administration raised alarm about a hostile surveillance balloon from China then let it float over North America for ten days before shooting it down
During New Jersey drone scare Rep Jeff Van Drew claimed hostile intrusions were coming from an Iranian "mothership"
Drone sightings are a product of today's national security paranoia
American politics is having a hawkish moment with politicians sounding the alarm about enemies
Laser weapon used over El Paso was on loan from U.S. Army to CBP
Air Force used a $400000 missile to shoot down a hobby balloon
In December 2024 FBI asked New Jersey residents to look out for suspicious drones leading to false reports and harassment of pilots
CBS News' parent company Paramount settled the suit rather than fight it
Paramount was later given federal approval to merge with Skydance Media
Trump appears determined to use the courts to silence critics and deter coverage he views as unfavorable
Trump has openly leveraged his office to bolster the Trump brand through golf resorts meme coins and cryptocurrency ventures
This strategy was used last year when the president sued CBS News for airing two different responses during a 60 Minutes interview with then Vice President Kamala Harris
The documentary came out three years after he was impeached and four years after he lost his reelection bid to Joe Biden
Trump's broader public brand and base support have shown remarkable resilience which prompted his successful return to the White House
Libel law in the US is friendlier to the defendant than laws in the UK owing to stronger First Amendment protections as Soave explains
Independence campaigners claimed the BBC's coverage was biased toward staying in the union during the Scottish independence referendum in 2014
Trump is bringing the suit forward in Florida rather than the UK because the statute of limitations has already expired in the latter venue as Robby Soave points out
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