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Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> </p><p>'...while the USDA did issue a $600,000 grant ...and, according to Rollins, since canceled it, the university said on March 9 that the grant did not fund research on menstrual cycles in transgender men but rather research into disposable feminine hygiene products, also known as period products. This is backed up by the project proposal originally submitted to the USDA. Therefore, we rate this claim false.'</p><p><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/menstrual-cycles-in-trans-men-research/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">snopes.com/fact-check/menstrua</span><span class="invisible">l-cycles-in-trans-men-research/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Col. Chad W. Caldwell, commander of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyCorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArmyCorps</span></a>’ Sacramento district, wrote that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> that poured out of Lake Kaweah &amp; Success Lake “could not be delivered to Southern California directly.” To do so would have required several steps of coordination w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> state &amp; federal agencies to transport the water to a rarely used connection point, &amp; it quickly became clear that was impossible in such little time, acc/to the memo.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The agency carried out <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s directive, which came in the wake of catastrophic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngelesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngelesCounty</span></a>, on short notice on Jan 30, though it would normally require days to coordinate. A memo written 4 days after the release, obtained by The Post through a public records request, shows how federal ofcls rushed ahead w/the plan to release <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/irrigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irrigation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> despite objections from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>’s elected ofcls &amp; local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a>.
<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Exclusive: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyCorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArmyCorps</span></a> knew <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> order would waste <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a>, memo shows<br>
The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmyCorpsOfEngineers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArmyCorpsOfEngineers</span></a> colonel responsible for releasing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/reservoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reservoir</span></a> water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drought</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/farms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farms</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/07/trump-water-release-california-fires/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/2025/03/07/trump-water-release-california-fires/</span></a></p>
ManyRoads 🇺🇦 Cui bono?<p>For those wishing to track Trump 2.0, here's a worthwhile site:</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nazism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FakeNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeNews</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sej.org/publications/reporters-toolbox/tracking-trackers-trump-20-onslaught" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sej.org/publications/reporters</span><span class="invisible">-toolbox/tracking-trackers-trump-20-onslaught</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PanamaCanal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PanamaCanal</span></a> is not in the process of being restored, &amp; this is certainly not the task that was even discussed in our conversations with Secretary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rubio</span></a> or anyone else," <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mulino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mulino</span></a> said.</p><p>Asked about Mulino's comments Wednesday, WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt said during a press conference, "I'm not sure if <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Panama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panama</span></a> has seen what's going on with their own canal."🤦🏼‍♀️</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s comments were regarding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackRock</span></a>'s agreement to acquire 2 ports serving the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PanamaCanal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PanamaCanal</span></a> from a Chinese group, CK Hutchinson, as part of a larger $22.8B deal.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mulino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mulino</span></a> on Wednesday rejected the notion that the deal came about because of pressure from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> &amp; he accused Trump of "lying again."</p><p>"I reject in the name of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Panama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panama</span></a> &amp; all Panamanians this new affront to the truth &amp; our dignity as a nation," he said in a post….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> White House on Wed doubled down on taking credit for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackRock</span></a> deal to place 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PanamaCanal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PanamaCanal</span></a> ports under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> control.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Panama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panama</span></a> Pres José Raúl <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mulino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mulino</span></a> on Wed accused Trump of lying about his claim a day earlier that the US is "reclaiming" the Panama Canal.</p><p>"My administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, &amp; we've already started doing it," Trump said during his address to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> on Tues.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/05/panama-canal-trump-white-house" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/03/05/panama-ca</span><span class="invisible">nal-trump-white-house</span></a></p>
em 🌊<p>lying about the numbers is a quick and easy way to make anyything you want to do okay. via <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/factcheckorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factcheckorg</span></a> <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2025/03/factchecking-trumps-address-to-congress-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">factcheck.org/2025/03/factchec</span><span class="invisible">king-trumps-address-to-congress-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sotu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sotu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/addresstocongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addresstocongress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/factcheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factcheck</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/presidentialaddress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presidentialaddress</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>Of possible interest for some. </p><p>&gt; FactChecking Trump’s Address to Congress <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2025/03/factchecking-trumps-address-to-congress-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">factcheck.org/2025/03/factchec</span><span class="invisible">king-trumps-address-to-congress-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SOTU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOTU</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FYI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FYI</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> </p><p>The man who blocked <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reuters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reuters</span></a> &amp; The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AP</span></a> from the WH Press Briefing Room, bragged last night that he had "Returned Free Speech to America" after he had <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlGreen</span></a> removed for protesting.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonTheCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonTheCon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TooStupidToBePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TooStupidToBePresident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SotU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SotU</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@Itchy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Itchy</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> dot org noted that once again, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonnieDumbass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonnieDumbass</span></a> falsely claimed w/o evidence:</p><p>“[P]eople from mental institutions and insane asylums were released into our country.”</p><p>I honestly believe when he heard the term "Asylum Seekers", The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MoronInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoronInChief</span></a> thinks it means "insane asylums." 🤦‍♂️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TooStupidToBePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TooStupidToBePresident</span></a></p>
Touaregtweet<p>👇 ❗ </p><p>'For the record...': Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on Trump address falsehoods</p><p>"Rachel Maddow runs through an exhausting but by no means exhaustive list of false statements made by Donald Trump in his first address to a joint session of Congress of his second term."</p><p><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-for-the-record-rachel-maddow-sets-the-record-straight-on-trump-address-falsehoods-233514053527" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/</span><span class="invisible">-for-the-record-rachel-maddow-sets-the-record-straight-on-trump-address-falsehoods-233514053527</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForTheRecord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForTheRecord</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SOTU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOTU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/impeachTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impeachTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arrestMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arrestMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@Itchy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Itchy</span></a></span> <br>A "QUICK" POST-SPEECH <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> by Rachel Maddow:</p><p>"I will note that President T**** DID publicly admit <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> is in charge of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>... directly contradicting what they told a Federal Judge. So expect to see this end up in court."<br><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-for-the-record-rachel-maddow-sets-the-record-straight-on-trump-address-falsehoods-233514053527" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/</span><span class="invisible">-for-the-record-rachel-maddow-sets-the-record-straight-on-trump-address-falsehoods-233514053527</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s Address to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2025/03/factchecking-trumps-address-to-congress-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">factcheck.org/2025/03/factchec</span><span class="invisible">king-trumps-address-to-congress-2/</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factcheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factcheck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doublespeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doublespeak</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Okay, now <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> is claiming to be tackling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemical</span></a> exposure &amp; heralding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> secy. This will be very difficult for me to watch. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Liar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liar</span></a>.</p><p>Holy shit, he’s claiming a kid received <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transition</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> procedures at school during the school day. Literally impossible.</p><p>He says <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> care is mutilation.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/POS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POS</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/heterosexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heterosexism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> trashes the federal work force for not being at work in person since the pandemic, &amp; says those who “resist this change will be removed from office immediately.”</p><p>The days of being ruled by “unelected bureaucrats” are over, Trump says.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> scoff &amp; point up at the gallery where <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> is sitting.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a></p>
Darren du Nord<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@VOANews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>VOANews</span></a></span> <br>Fact Check: He did indeed return to the chamber tonight. The rest of this is all lies.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/sotu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sotu</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/fucktrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fucktrump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/factcheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factcheck</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> falsely stated that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> has found “hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud.” DOGE has claimed to have cut $9 billion thus far.</p><p>Trump is talking about firing federal workers &amp; “reclaiming power from bureaucrats.” His efforts to expand presidential power by firing workers and removing independent agency leaders have been largely blocked so far in federal courts.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A lot of boos as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> praised <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>.</p><p>Trump is lying about something that he &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> have said before: that there’s massive “fraud” in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> being paid out to deceased Americans still in the system.</p><p>Analysts &amp; watchdog groups have thoroughly DEBUNKED this crap.</p><p>The problem is neither new nor a sign of widespread fraud, but a technological issue w/Social Security’s tracking system &amp; does not represent a source of significant spending.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a></p>