The Taiwan Fact-Checking Alliance conducted its first joint simulation exercise ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. It was based on the hantavirus case in Taipei and disinformation that spread in reaction to it
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Exclusive: Trump’s #DOJ has cut thousands of #LawEnforcement #jobs while vowing to get tough on #crime
The #Trump admin has cut more than 4,000 employees from some of the nation’s top law-enforcement agencies, even as it vowed to crack down on crime, according to records obtained by Reuters.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #NationalSecurity
https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-doj-has-cut-thousands-law-enforcement-jobs-while-vowing-get-tough-crime-2026-04-23/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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False claims #Trump made as he addressed the nation about #Iran
Trump “mischaracterized” core elements of the #US #economy [lied] & “stretched” the facts [lied] in claiming to have toppled Iran’s government as he addressed the nation Wednesday night in a time of soaring #GasPrices & persistent #inflation.
#gaslighting #propaganda #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-fact-focus-gas-prices-inflation-821374c3c249ad0abf471843ce8e9557
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#Trump, taking questions from reporters during the annual #Easter Egg Rollevent at the White House, reiterated his threats against #Iran, saying the #US was “obliterating the country” because its leadership would not capitulate.
But he also asserted that Americans were dealing with a third wave of leadership that “is not as radicalized.”
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #IranWar #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/06/world/iran-war-trump-israel/9af67b73-f91e-531e-bdaf-e94b4550d3d2?smid=url-share
Newly Obtained Video of #Minneapolis #Shooting Undermines #ICE Account
Prosecutors did not watch video of the nonfatal shooting until weeks after charging the wounded man, an official said.
Almost immediately after an #immigration agent shot & wounded a #Venezuelan #immigrant in Minneapolis this winter, the #Trump admin cast the injured man as an attempted murderer & the agent as the victim of a brutal beating.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #UseOfForce
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/us/minnesota-ice-shooting-video.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.OmDN.Fv5buFePrRMO&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Misinformation has become pervasive in Taiwan's information environment. A survey by NTU found that there was a high level of awareness of misinformation and its impacts on society
Over 90% of respondents supported government legislation to regulate misinformation. 76% believed that technology companies should take a more active role in limiting its spread
#Taiwan #FactCheck #disinformation #SocialMedia #tech #台灣 #事實查核
Experts say #Trump's claims linking #Democrats to #communism are inaccurate [& ludicrous nonsense]
Trump has been warning recently that communism will pose a threat to the US if Democrats win in the upcoming #midterms.
“It’s the biggest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, September 11th,” he outrageously said on Wednesday.…
#propaganda #trumpaganda
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-communist-democrat-midterms-9316dc25eb5c7454e8226721f2f6e426
#Trump says deadly boat strikes have nearly ended #DrugTrafficking to the #US by sea. The #Pentagon & #DEA analysts concluded otherwise.
67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #DueProcess
https://wapo.st/4yHb0qF
Trump’s Broken Promises, in 11 Charts
1. #Economy
2. Federal Budget #Deficit
3. #NationalDebt
4. #Manufacturing
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Science Explainer: How Often Do Minors Actually Get Gender-Affirming Surgery?
In one US year across 22.8M insured kids: 85 procedures — and zero under age 12. Most is chest surgery, and 97% of chest reductions on minors are done on CISGENDER boys, not trans kids. Genital surgery on trans minors is rarer still.
"Surgeries on children" is a slogan built on a number that barely exists.