Newsweek

The reporting we cite

7 stories, each opening at its source.

• Newsweek — Israeli official arrested in child-sex sting will fight charge, attorney says
• Newsweek — lawmakers sign a petition to make the DOJ release more files
• Newsweek — Trump 'jokingly' led attendees in a pledge to 'cheat like hell' and vote even if not registered
• Newsweek — Republicans shut down the House floor to avoid an Epstein vote
• Newsweek — RFK Jr. denies Samoa visit was vaccine-related: here are the facts
• Newsweek — Bettina Trump's response to the reporting
• Newsweek — Biggest FDA Recalls of 2026 (Taylor Farms, blueberries, eggs and more)

Where their work appears on this site

• The Epstein-Files Blockade →
• The Oligarch's Wedding Gift →
• The official who bailed out and flew home →
• Cheat Like Hell →
• What Happened to Bobby Kennedy Jr.? →
• What the Cuts Let Through →
• Deregulation Reality →
• The Epstein Class →
• Self-Dealing & Crony Capitalism →
• Sowing Division →
• The Real Voter Fraud? →
• The Untouchables →

How we graded the claims built on their work

3 FACT · 3 PROBABLY TRUE · 1 FALSE / MISLEADING. A grade is our reading of the public record on one claim, not a verdict on the person.

1. Charged, not convicted — the presumption of innocence stays

   PROBABLY TRUE
   The official who bailed out and flew home →

2. Nearly a year later, the Justice Department still hasn't complied.

   FACT
   The Epstein-Files Blockade →

3. The 'it was a joke' defense is real — and reported that way.

   PROBABLY TRUE
   Cheat Like Hell →

4. The delay looks deliberate — aimed at avoiding the vote and shielding the department.

   PROBABLY TRUE
   The Epstein-Files Blockade →

5. The denial: he said he had 'nothing to do' with it. That is false.

   FALSE / MISLEADING
   What Happened to Bobby Kennedy Jr.? →

6. The family's side, carried straight: they call it a friend's generous gift, with no political motive.

   FACT
   The Oligarch's Wedding Gift →

7. The rest of the wave fits the pattern of the cuts: imported meat 'without required inspection,' and a cluster of undeclared-allergen recalls.

   FACT
   What the Cuts Let Through →