Trump said ‘a couple states’ have $1.98 gas. He’s wrong
Twice in recent days, President Donald Trump has touted the lows he says gas prices have reached during his presidency. "You have gasoline that hit $1.98 yesterday in a couple…
FEMA still funding Helene relief for North Carolina
A widely-shared social media post lacks important context about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s recent decision about disaster relief in North Carolina. President Donald Trump "just denied North Carolina’s request…
RFK Jr.’s explanation for autism rates clashes with science
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insists an environmental toxin is responsible for increased autism prevalence in the U.S. "This is a preventable disease," he said April…
Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade?
If you listen to President Donald Trump and his allies discuss his sweeping tariff plans, one word pops up a lot: "Cheating." During his April 2 announcement of what he…
Did Biden grow the agriculture trade deficit to $49 billion?
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins blamed former President Joe Biden for the rising agricultural trade deficit, while defending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on nearly every country. "In the last four…
Fentanyl misinformation threatens to roil overdose response
Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation’s high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another increasingly serious problem: misinformation. False and misleading narratives on social media, in news reports and…
Will buying American cars help shoppers avoid tariff costs?
President Donald Trump and his allies have offered a solution for avoiding price hikes because of his car tariffs: buy American. Trump told NBC News March 29 that he "couldn’t…
Why Trump’s ‘$2 billion a day in tariffs’ is doubtful
Before pausing country-by-country tariffs for 90 days, President Donald Trump repeatedly said tariffs were bringing in immense revenue. At an April 8 executive order signing, Trump said, "We’re taking in…
