Fact-Check Summary The post contains factual elements: the 2025 government shutdown began on October 1, Democrats have engaged in negotiations, and there is a real debate within the GOP about ending the filibuster. However, the claim that Democrats are solely “dragging out” the shutdown oversimplifies a complex negotiation, omitting that Democrats have made proposals Republicans […]

Fact-Check Summary President Trump’s post calls for Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster, blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown and asserting that this would allow the passage of “common sense legislation.” The post misrepresents the process by which the filibuster and government funding interact. While eliminating the filibuster would lower the vote threshold to

Fact-Check Summary President Trump’s Truth Social post about his meeting with President Xi of China blends accurate, misleading, and false assertions. While China did postpone new rare earth export controls and committed to purchase U.S. agricultural products, the claim that China agreed to “pay substantial Tariffs” is demonstrably false. The meeting resulted in tariff reductions

Fact-Check Summary Senator John Kennedy did introduce bills to withhold Congressional pay during a government shutdown, and Senator Rand Paul objected to these bills. However, Paul’s objection was not to maintain pay for himself or other members of Congress. Instead, he advocated for a more comprehensive solution that would pay all federal employees, not just

Fact-Check Summary Donald Trump’s Truth Social post claims that Afrikaners in South Africa are being systematically killed, their land is being illegally confiscated, and this constitutes ongoing human rights abuses justifying a U.S. government boycott of the G20 summit in South Africa. All current evidence indicates that while violent crime in South Africa is a

Fact-Check Summary The quote is correctly attributed to President Trump and was posted on Truth Social on November 7, 2025. Core facts about the government shutdown’s duration, the filibuster’s role in Senate procedure, and ongoing legislative impasse are accurate. However, the claim tags the event as the “Democrat Shutdown,” which is a disputed, politicized framing

Fact-Check Summary The claim that cattle prices have dropped substantially while boxed beef prices have increased is partially accurate for specific periods in 2025. Significant divergence did occur, with cattle prices falling sharply and boxed beef prices staying high or rising temporarily. However, more recent data shows boxed beef prices declining alongside cattle, narrowing the

Fact-Check Summary President Trump’s post urges the DOJ to investigate meat packing companies for alleged illicit price fixing, collusion, and price manipulation, claiming harm to American ranchers and consumers. The claims regarding the DOJ request, existing lawsuits, industry concentration, and partial foreign ownership are factual and documented. Still, the assertion that the Big Four are

Fact-Check Summary The claim that eliminating the Senate filibuster would assure Republicans “Victory for many years to come,” and that failing to do so would result in “disaster,” is not supported by evidence. Historical precedent, expert analysis, and the current political environment indicate that eliminating the filibuster neither guarantees electoral success nor prevents future losses.

Fact-Check Summary The post “Just say NO Nuclear Option TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER” appears during an ongoing debate over the Senate filibuster amidst a prolonged government shutdown. While it references genuine congressional procedures and policy debates—including the use of the “nuclear option” to end the filibuster—its phrasing is internally contradictory or ambiguously constructed. The post gesturally