NOTUS
Our investigations stand on NOTUS's reporting. This page collects every story of theirs we cite, every page on this site that uses it, and how we graded each claim built on it.
The reporting we cite
4 stories, each opening at its source.
Where their work appears on this site
- Operation Puppet Master: DHS undercover surveillance of Minnesota anti-ICE protesters →
- The Pardon Market →
- The Cover-Up That Didn't End: crime, settlement, and the fight over the Epstein files →
- The Epstein Class →
- Self-Dealing & Crony Capitalism →
- Surveillance State(s) and the Criminalization of Dissent →
How we graded the claims built on their work
7 FACT · 2 SOME SMOKE. A grade is our reading of the public record on one claim, not a verdict on the person.
- The Cover-Up That Didn't End: crime, settlement, and the fight over the Epstein files →
Appendix C: The 'DOJ released almost nothing' claim
SOME SMOKE - Operation Puppet Master: DHS undercover surveillance of Minnesota anti-ICE protesters →
DHS ran at least two undercover operations against the Minnesota protest movement.
FACT - Self-Dealing & Crony Capitalism →
Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump
FACT - The Pardon Market →
Joseph Schwartz — Owner, Skyline Healthcare nursing home chain
FACT - The Cover-Up That Didn't End: crime, settlement, and the fight over the Epstein files →
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan's June 25, 2026 preliminary injunction
FACT - The Epstein Class →
Phang v. Blanche — the transparency lawsuit
FACT - The Epstein Class →
Sullivan Preliminary Injunction — 48 pages, on the record
FACT - The Cover-Up That Didn't End: crime, settlement, and the fight over the Epstein files →
The 3.5-million-page release, January 30, 2026
FACT - Operation Puppet Master: DHS undercover surveillance of Minnesota anti-ICE protesters →
The surveillance violated the First Amendment.
SOME SMOKE