June 2025

Fact-Check Summary There is no credible public record confirming that federal troops were recently sent into Los Angeles by presidential order in the timeframe implied, nor is there evidence that such deployment ‘saved’ the city from burning down. The claim that ‘25,000 houses burned to the ground’ in Los Angeles is highly exaggerated; recent official […]

Fact-Check Summary Donald Trump announced he will be speaking at Fort Bragg and expects an “amazing crowd.” While former presidents and candidates often hold rallies at military bases or in nearby towns, public military installations typically have restrictions against explicitly political events. As of the claim’s date, there is no official evidence that a political

Fact-Check Summary There is no public evidence that Los Angeles was on the verge of “burning to the ground” recently or that former President Trump “sent in the troops” to prevent such a disaster, as this would require formal federal authority and widespread news coverage. The number “25,000 houses burned to the ground” in Los

Fact-Check Summary Salena Zito is indeed a journalist and author known for her coverage of the American heartland and presidential politics. There was an attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, which is being widely reported as a significant event in recent U.S. political history. Salena

Fact-Check Summary The claim that any president has had “the single most successful 100 days in presidential history” is highly subjective and unsupported by objective evidence. In the context of Donald Trump’s presidency, which is commonly referenced in such claims, independent analyses (such as from political scientists and historians) found that while some initiatives were

Fact-Check Summary No verified evidence can be found that President Biden, or any sitting President of the United States, made the statement “If they spit, we will hit” or attributed such language to handling unrest connected to Governor Gavin Newsom (misspelled as “Newscum”). Additionally, there is no credible report of a catastrophic riot in Los

Fact-Check Summary At present, there is no credible public reporting that Olympic gold medalist and MMA fighter Kayla Harrison is scheduled to visit the White House to receive a special award. While Harrison is a celebrated athlete with significant achievements, there has been no official announcement by the White House or Harrison herself regarding such

Fact-Check Summary Trump claims that sending the National Guard was essential to stop violent riots in California, specifically Los Angeles, and suggests the city would have been “obliterated” without federal intervention. In reality, during periods of protest and civil unrest—most notably in 2020—National Guard deployments were decided with close coordination between state and local leaders

Fact-Check Summary The demand to “arrest the people in face masks” is not grounded in current U.S. law or democratic norms. There is no blanket law that criminalizes the wearing of face masks in public, and mask use has been widely recommended or required for health reasons, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Various states briefly

Fact-Check Summary There is no verified public record of then-LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell making a statement advocating for bringing in troops to quell protests or describing protesters as increasingly aggressive in the language attributed here. Calls by political figures to deploy troops in response to protests—particularly Black Lives Matter demonstrations in 2020—were highly controversial and