Fact Checking Fact-Checking the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention: A Deep Dive into Presidential Claims September 10, 2026 Pevita Pearce In a marathon address spanning nearly two hours at the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, President Donald Trump laid out a sprawling vision for the remainder of his term,…
Fact Checking The Georgia Senate Conflict: Analyzing the Rhetoric and Reality of Social Security and Healthcare Claims September 10, 2026 Nila Kartika Wati In the high-stakes arena of the Georgia Senate race, the battle for control of the upper chamber has devolved into a fierce war of words, characterized by selective editing, fiscal…
Fact Checking The Shadow of HB 6: Examining the Political Fallout in Ohio’s Senate Race September 9, 2026 Dwi Wanna As the Ohio Senate race between Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Jon Husted intensifies, the political landscape has been dominated by echoes of the largest bribery scandal in…
Fact Checking Campaign Rhetoric vs. Economic Reality: A Deep Dive into North Carolina’s Senate Race September 9, 2026 Laily UPN In the high-stakes arena of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, Democratic candidate Roy Cooper has launched a pointed television advertisement targeting his Republican opponent, Michael Whatley. The ad, which eschews…
Open Source Intelligence Shadows Over the Sahel: Russia’s Shahed-136 Drones Documented in Mali July 24, 2026 Nana Wu In a disturbing escalation of the conflict in the Sahel, recent open-source intelligence has confirmed the deployment of Iranian-designed, Russian-manufactured Shahed-136 "kamikaze" drones by forces operating in northern Mali. Investigations…
Fact Checking The Cyclospora Crisis: Dissecting the Intersection of Public Health, Politics, and Parasitology July 24, 2026 Neng Nana As a record-shattering outbreak of cyclosporiasis sweeps across the United States, particularly impacting the Midwest, a fierce political firestorm has erupted regarding the federal government’s role in public health surveillance.…
Fact Checking Analyzing the Claims: The Intersection of Venezuelan Intelligence and U.S. Election Security July 23, 2026 Raul Delapena Setiawan In a primetime address delivered from the White House on July 16, 2026, President Donald Trump made sweeping assertions regarding the vulnerability of American voting infrastructure. Citing recently declassified CIA…
Open Source Intelligence Devastation in the Caribbean: Venezuela Reels After Dual Earthquakes Leave Thousands Missing July 23, 2026 Layla Zulfa By Investigative Staff The northwestern coast of Venezuela has been transformed into a landscape of ruin following two cataclysmic earthquakes that struck the region last week. As of June 29,…
Open Source Intelligence Scorched Earth: A Journalist’s Guide to Investigating Wildfires with Open Source Intelligence July 22, 2026 Laily UPN In an era defined by a rapidly shifting climate, wildfires have moved from seasonal occurrences to persistent, systemic threats. For researchers, journalists, and environmental advocates, detecting a fire is only…
Fact Checking The Return of the Flesh-Eating Fly: Why Partisan Blame Obscures a Complex Ecological Crisis July 22, 2026 Nana Wu The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax), a parasitic fly that decimated American livestock for decades, has returned to U.S. soil after being declared eradicated nearly half a century ago. As…
