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Facts Matter
"Facts Matter" investigates complex issues based on the principles of traditional journalism: no spin, no favorites. We give you the facts—you decide the rest.
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Facts MatterSupreme Court Throws Out Limit on Federal Prisoner Appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court just issued a decision that expands your right to appeal a federal prison sentence. Now, I’m sure most people reading this won’t ever…
Facts MatterCDC Warns of Significant Measles Uptick Across US; Most Cases Recorded in 33 Years
Measles, once thought to have been eradicated in the United States, is making a resurgence. The latest numbers from the CDC show that the number of cases…
Facts MatterHow to Get the Free $1,000 ‘Trump Account’ Grant for Your Child in 2026
Included among the provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4th of last year, is something called a…
Facts MatterFBI Shutting Down Current Headquarters, Moving to New Location
Today let’s discuss the FBI’s latest move: ditching the building they’ve used as their headquarters for the past 50 years for a new location.
Facts MatterGlobal Shakeup: 29 US Ambassadors Get Recalled; Europeans Hit With Travel Ban for Violating US Free Speech
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been busy lately—recalling 29 U.S. ambassadors and senior diplomats from around the world, and issuing travel bans on some…
Facts MatterPFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in 45% of US Water: How to Test Your Home
Episode Resources:🔵 PFAS Map:https://ept.ms/3K6I57P🔵 Full Study:https://ept.ms/3K60aTz🔵 Water Testing…
Facts MatterAnother Chinese Researcher Arrested for Sneaking Hazardous Biological Material Into US
Within the last three months, we already discussed: a Chinese woman, from Wuhan of all places, who was smuggling in roundworms through the mail—while studying…
Facts MatterHere’s How to Claim Your Share of the $700 Million Google Settlement
On Dec. 10, it was announced that Google would pay nearly $700 million in settlements to people who paid to download apps from the Google Play Store.The…
Facts MatterThe Most Sophisticated Apple Scam Attack of 2025
Today, let’s go through one of the best, most convincing Apple scams that’s out there right now. This one really has it all: a genuine request to authenticate…
Facts MatterRFK Jr.’s Panel Recommends Delaying First Vaccine; Trump Orders Vaccine Review; State Flip-Flopping on Religious Exemptions
There have been quite a few developments recently on the vaccine front coming out of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Health Secretary Robert…
Facts MatterSupreme Court Rules 6–3 on Texas Election Map: The Redistricting Battle
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case that would effectively allow Republicans to gain five seats in the House.On Dec. 4…
Facts MatterTests Show Chinese-made Buses Have Kill Switches, Can Be Halted Remotely
Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of videos online of people glazing Chinese electric vehicles. How good they are. How fast they are. How well designed and sleek…
Facts MatterFani Willis’s Case Against Trump Collapses: Prosecutor Drops 2020 Election Interference Case
In a case that's going out in a whimper, rather than a bang, on Nov. 26, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges that were…
Facts MatterJudge Dismisses James Comey, Letitia James Indictments
In a bit of a surprising move, on Nov. 24, a federal judge dismissed the indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James. However, the reason it was…
Facts MatterUS Navy Racing to Recover 2 Crashed Aircraft From South China Sea
The U.S. Navy is scrambling to retrieve two aircraft that fell into the South China Sea without explanation in October—and they’re trying to find them before…
Facts MatterFBI Director Issues Update on Trump Rally Shooter
Today we present updates on the 2 assassination attempts made on President Donald Trump’s life, as well as the hunting perch that was discovered near a Florida…
Facts MatterSupreme Court Justice Warns of ‘Greatest Danger’ Facing America
There have been a lot of developments recently on the Supreme Court front, including cases regarding mail-in ballots and whether they can be received after…
Facts MatterEverything to Know About the Proposed $2,000 Tariff Revenue Checks
In what would be one of the largest payouts in U.S. history, President Donald Trump announced his plan on Nov. 9 to take the huge sums of money collected from…
Facts MatterMexican National Who Became a US Mayor Faces Voter Fraud Charges
The mayor of a small town in Kansas is facing a slew of felony voter fraud charges after the state attorney general announced that the mayor, who is a Mexican…
Facts MatterBill Gates Admits There Is No ‘Doomsday’ Risk From Global Warming: Let’s Examine the Models
Ahead of the United Nations 30th annual climate conference, Bill Gates released a memo that, you could say, surprised a lot of people. That’s because in this…
Facts MatterWhat Does the Rise of American Socialism Mean for Our Country?
Let’s examine the rise of socialism into the cultural mainstream—and find out what it means for America's future.
Facts MatterStudies on Transgender Individuals Find Elevated Suicide Rate—Especially After Surgery
A new study out of Canada finds that suicide rates among transgender individuals are significantly higher than in the general population.By itself, this isn’t…
Facts Matter13 Counties in Oregon Vote to Secede and Join Idaho as Part of 'Greater Idaho' Movement
Unbeknownst to most Americans, the eastern part of Oregon is in the process of attempting to break away from the state.After many years of being fed up with…
Facts MatterThird Assassination Attempt Against Trump?; FDA Issues Major Drug Recall
Today, let's go through the evidence surrounding a potential new assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, a monkeypox outbreak in LA County, and the…
Facts MatterBorder Crossings Down 95 Percent; LA County Declares State Of Emergency Over ICE Operations
Despite media incredulity on the campaign trail, the Trump administration has succeeded in almost completely shutting down illegal border crossings. Now the…
Facts MatterCalifornia’s New Law Redefines Glocks as ‘Machinegun-Convertible’ Pistols, Bans Them
California’s new law just signed into effect by Gov. Gavin Newsom reclassifies many Glock handguns as “machinegun-convertible pistols.” Let’s go through what…
Facts MatterReport Uncovers Source of Radioactive Isotope-Tainted Shrimp at Walmart, and It’s Not What You Think
Since August of this year, the FDA has issued no fewer than five warnings and recalls for shrimp contaminated with cesium-137, a radioactive isotope that’s…
Facts MatterCDC Reports 98 People Sick Amid Viral Outbreak on Cruise Ship
Today, let’s go through a CDC update—both in terms of a viral outbreak onboard a cruise ship and some incoming major changes to the childhood vaccine schedule.
Facts MatterJudge Awards Baby's Family Nearly $1 Billion Compensation After Hospital Botched Delivery
In Utah, a state judge recently awarded a family nearly $1 billion in compensation after a local hospital completely botched the delivery of their baby…
Facts MatterYouTube Settles With Trump for $22 Million
On Sept. 29, court documents were filed showing that YouTube had agreed to pay nearly $25 million in order to settle its lawsuit with President Donald Trump…
Facts MatterAmazon Settles With FTC, Ordered to Pay $1.5 Billion in Customer Refunds
In one of the largest settlements in U.S. history, Amazon settled a case with the Federal Trade Commission on Sept. 25 for a staggering $2.5 billion. And it’s…
Facts MatterHomeland Security Issues Warning to 3 States Over ICE Detainers
The Department of Homeland Security has been relatively busy recently, with the most recent topline developments including a serious warning issued to three…
Facts MatterIRS Issues Significant Update on Trump Tax Cut Affecting 4 Million Americans
The IRS just released an important update to the “no tax on tips” provision included within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. Let’s go through what the…
Facts MatterTrump Files $15 Billion Lawsuit Against NYT
President Donald Trump has filed a new defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. A New York judge has dismissed two terrorism charges against Luigi…
Facts MatterFBI Confirms DNA Match in Kirk’s Death, Reveals Details of Note
Let’s go through the most recent developments in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination—both from the government and civil side.
Facts MatterSupreme Court Rules 6–3 to Allow ICE to Ramp Up Operations
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision on Sept. 8 in favor of the Trump administration, allowing it to, once again, set up ICE checkpoints in Southern…
Facts Matter300,000-Plus Americans Infected With Dangerous Chagas Parasite
Chagas disease has become so ubiquitous in the southern part of the United States that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently put out a report…
Facts MatterTop 6 Amazon Scams to Avoid
Scammers on Amazon have become more creative and brazen. Let's go through the top 6 scams that they use to try to steal your hard-earned money, so that you can…
Facts MatterIran’s President Says Country Is Running Out of Water, Government Offices Shut Down, Extreme Rationing
Aside from the sanctions, war, and inflation, Iran is facing another major problem: a water crisis that is forcing the country's citizens to ration water (if…
Facts MatterFDA Suspends Ixchiq Vaccine After 1.5 Years of Safety Data Showed Serious Risk
On Aug. 25, the FDA informed the public that the agency officially suspended its approval for Valneva’s Ixchiq vaccine.Ixchiq is a vaccine for Chikungunya, a…
Facts MatterRFK Jr. Announces Major Overhaul of Vaccine Injury Compensation System
In a recent statement, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his intention to work alongside Attorney General Pam Bondi to overhaul the Vaccine…
Facts MatterFederal Compensation Agency Gets $55 Million So Far for COVID Vaccine Refusers
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that it has been able to get more than $55 million in compensation to American workers who…
Facts MatterScientists in Georgia Manufacture New Lab-Made Strain of H5N1 Bird Flu Virus
After discovering a case of bird flu jumping from a dairy cow to a human, scientists have been scrambling to reverse engineer that strain of the virus and test…
Facts MatterThe Supreme Court Case That Could End Racial Gerrymandering Requirements
One of the surprising aspects of the American electoral system is that while regular gerrymandering is frowned upon, racial gerrymandering is actually required…
Facts MatterArrest Warrants Issued for Texas Democrats Who Fled State; Texas GOP’s New Map Would Create 5 New Red-Leaning Districts
With midterm elections coming up next year, GOP state lawmakers in Texas are taking action. In a newly designed congressional redistricting map, they created…
Facts MatterFormer City Council President Gets 2 Years in Prison for Enacting 2022 Mail-in Ballot Scheme
On July 23, Alina Habba, the acting U.S. Attorney for the state of New Jersey, released a statement regarding a former Atlantic City official who was being…
Facts MatterCDC Releases Update on Long COVID Symptoms
Let’s go through the most recent update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding Long COVID—and then crunch some numbers to see how many…
Facts Matter“Big 4” Consolidate 80% of Beef Supply; Steak Prices Soaring
With a new Department of Agriculture report showing a nationwide cattle shortage—alongside a corresponding spike in the price of ground beef—let’s examine the…
Facts MatterNewly Surfaced Leaked Audio: Trump Says He Warned China Over Taiwan
An audio recording of President Donald Trump was recently leaked, in which the president claimed to have threatened Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping…
Facts MatterRFK Jr., Marco Rubio Announce US Rejection of WHO Agreement
On Friday, July 18, the Trump administration formally announced that the United States will be rejecting a certain World Health Organization agreement…
Facts Matter3 Former Council Members Caught by FBI, Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Steal Local Mayoral Election
In Pennsylvania, 3 former local officials have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme to steal a local mayoral election.The scheme involved…
Facts MatterJapan Dumps 12th Batch of Nuclear Wastewater Into Pacific Ocean; Here's Why
Unbeknownst to most people, Japan recently released its 12th batch of radioactive nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.This latest batch of discharge…
Facts MatterPardoned Jan. 6 Defendant Receives Life Sentence
A man who was pardoned for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach was recently handed down a life sentence for what he attempted to do while…
Facts MatterRFK Dismisses All 17 Members of CDC’s Vaccine Committee, Installs New Replacements
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee on June 9—specifically, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…
Facts MatterWho Counts? Trump to Reform Census to Avoid Counting Noncitizens
After several years of record-breaking illegal immigration, the second Trump administration is looking to make a significant change to the way that the U.S…
Facts MatterSupreme Court Sides With Religious Parents, Allows Kids to Opt Out of LGBT Instruction
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of parents who were having a dispute with their local school district. Specifically, these were religious…
Facts MatterUS Supreme Court Allows State Bans on Transgender Procedures for Kids to Remain
In 2023, the state legislature of Tennessee passed a law called SB 1, which explicitly banned minors who identified as transgender from receiving puberty…
Facts MatterWhite Dairy Farmer Sues Trump Administration Over Anti-White Loan Program
In a surprising twist of events, a white dairy farmer from Wisconsin is suing the Trump administration for discriminating against white farmers. The details of…
Facts MatterSupreme Court Sides With White Straight Woman in ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has just issued a unanimous ruling in favor of a white straight woman who was allegedly discriminated against at work.This new ruling…
Facts MatterAnother Chinese Researcher Arrested for Smuggling Biologics Into the US
About a week ago, we published an episode on this program detailing how two Chinese nationals—a researcher at the University of Michigan and her boyfriend—were…