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DOJ vets say politically charged moves close to election violate norms

Former DOJ officials say Attorney General Todd Blanche's Justice Department has entered uncharted waters in ways that could influence politics. Attorney General Todd Blanche's Justice Department keeps tipping its hand that something is...

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Truth score: 55 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 100 Risk: 0Sentiment: -50Sensationalism: 3 Amplification: 0

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SlateLeft
Truth score 40
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SlateLeft

The Next Epstein Files

A longshot bid for a special counsel.

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Truth score: 40 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 72 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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New RepublicLeft
Truth score 39
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New RepublicLeft

Did Kash Patel Use Epstein Files Mess as Cover for Firing People?

FBI Director Kash Patel has been accused of threatening staff charged with redacting the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein, and using their mistakes as an excuse to fire them. In a complaint made in March 2025 and obtained and...

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Truth score: 39 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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New RepublicLeft
Truth score 39
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New RepublicLeft

Democrats Release 50-Page Report on Trump’s Epstein Files Cover-Up

Democrats just dropped a heavy hammer on the president, eight days out from Election Day. House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a 50-page report Monday morning accusing Donald Trump of participating in Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal...

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Truth score: 39 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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The GuardianLeft

Cuts like a knife: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams trolls Trump with new song

Musician wrote a ‘love letter’ to Canada with a new album – and some pointed commentary about the US president Lake Ontario, the vast body of water that straddles the US-Canada border, has gone by many names over the centuries: Lac...

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Corus Entertainment12%
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Avg reliability69
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Truth score: 79 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 8 Reliability: 69 Bias severity: 20 Risk: 0Sentiment: -25Sensationalism: 4 Amplification: 0

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BBC NewsCenter
Truth score 46
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BBC NewsCenter

The Papers: 'No welfare cuts before election' and 'Police probe Epstein's Balmoral stay'

Healey's budget fallout and fresh police probe into Epstein's stay at Balmoral with ex-Prince Andrew lead Friday's papers.

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Truth score: 46 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 90 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Technology
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The AtlanticLeans left
Truth score 45
Left 100%
The AtlanticLeans left

The Epstein-Pizzagate Connection

The seminal conspiracy theory of the Trump era gets a facelift 10 years later.

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Truth score: 45 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 85 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Raw StoryLeft
Truth score 34Factuality: Mixed
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Raw StoryLeft

Explosive Epstein report sent 'desperate' Trumps 'running for their lives': analyst

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Democratic strategist Mike Nellis said on his podcast that a new House Judiciary Committee Democrats’ report on President Donald Trump’s ties to late financier and child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein casts first lady Melania Trump’s...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 55 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 12 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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POLITICOLeans left
Truth score 431
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POLITICOLeans left

The Epstein election?

Democrats have spent over $20 million dollars on Epstein-related ads. Will it be enough to flip the Senate? Then the other stories animating Washington: President Trump boasts about making a fortune on oil while Americans pay more at...

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Truth score: 43 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 80 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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POLITICOLeans left
Truth score 43
Left 100%
POLITICOLeans left

The Epstein election?

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Truth score: 43 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 80 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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VoxLeft
Truth score 40
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VoxLeft

Republicans have an Epstein problem

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Eighteen years after his first conviction, and seven years after his much-debated...

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Truth score: 40 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 72 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -50Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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The Daily BeastLeft

Trump Unravels After Protester’s Epstein Plane Taunt

Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images President Donald Trump had a meltdown after a protester interrupted his rally by yelling about his flights on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s “Lolita Express.” Trump, 80, was belaboring his anecdote...

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Truth score: 54 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 15 Amplification: 0

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Raw StoryLeft
Truth score 34Factuality: Mixed
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Raw StoryLeft

Florida Republicans rocked by 'desperate' 11th-hour Epstein attack ads: 'Disgusting'

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A late ad push is targeting Florida Sen. Ashley Moody over her record on releasing Jeffrey Epstein’s files, The New York Times reported on Thursday. In the ad, Marina Lacerda, 38, says she met Epstein at 13 and asks Moody, a Republican,...

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Truth score: 34 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 55 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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The New York TimesLeft
Truth score 46
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The New York TimesLeft

As Midterm Ads Focus on Epstein, a Florida Senator Is the Latest Target

A new ad criticizes Senator Ashley Moody, a Republican, for voting against releasing files on Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex crimes in Palm Beach.

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Truth score: 46 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 88 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Science
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IbtimesCenter
Truth score 38
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IbtimesCenter

Donald Trump Says He Threw Jeffrey Epstein Out of Mar-A-Lago After Heckler Interrupts His Speech in Ohio

A heckler's interruption at Donald Trump's Ohio rally prompted him to revisit his former relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and claims about why Epstein left Mar-a-Lago

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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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New RepublicLeft
Truth score 39
Left 100%
New RepublicLeft

Todd Blanche Basically Coached Ghislaine Maxwell in Epstein Interview

Attorney General Todd Blanche’s July 2025 interviews with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell were reportedly a calculated effort to steer public blowback from the Epstein files away from Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee...

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Truth score: 39 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Sky NewsLeans right

Police investigating Andrew's Balmoral stays with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

Police are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's stays with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Balmoral. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 are centre, 1 lean right, 1 are not rated.

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Truth score: 68 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 4 Reliability: 67 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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World
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Toronto SunLeans right
Truth score 36
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Toronto SunLeans right

Scottish police probe Andrew, Epstein stay at royal castle: Reports

At least ten UK police forces are probing Andrew and Epstein's links to Britain.

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Truth score: 36 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 60 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left
Truth score 42
Left 100%
Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left

University of Chicago students rally with 'Jane Doe' in wake of sexual assault reports

<p>When Ray Epstein looked out into a crowd of more than 100 University of Chicago students near a fraternity house where a woman said she was sexually assaulted, a request was made. </p><p>Epstein, who represented the sexual assault...

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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Left 67%Centre 33%
The Kyiv IndependentLeans left

Putin's two-war advantage over Trump

Two wars are testing U.S. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 are centre.

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Newsweek Media Group33%
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Truth score: 60 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -33Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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Truth score 61
Left 33%Centre 67%
AxiosCenter

Attack ads flood Mississippi's shockingly-competitive Senate race

The most-aired ad in the closing stretch of Mississippi's Senate race features a Jeffrey Epstein survivor attacking GOP Sen. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.

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  • Raw Story 'She got caught!' Cindy Hyde-Smith accused of new brag that's 'just plain wrong'

    Mississippi Democratic Senate nominee Scott Colom is accusing Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) of taking credit for a Gulf Coast rail line she voted against. “She’s back at it again. But she got caught,” Colom wrote...

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  • The Hill Senate Democrats drop $500K in Mississippi

    The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) dropped $500,000 in Mississippi’s Senate race in support of Scott Colom (D), who is challenging Trump-backed Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). A new ad focuses on...

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Truth score: 61 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 72 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -67Sensationalism: 3 Amplification: 0

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Health
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HellomagazineCenter
Truth score 38
Centre 100%
HellomagazineCenter

Sarah Ferguson's whereabouts FINALLY confirmed as she's pictured for the first time in 6 months

Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has not been seen in public for months following scrutiny over her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 8 Amplification: 0

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New RepublicLeft
Truth score 39
Left 100%
New RepublicLeft

Woman Says Trump Raped Her and Then Said “The Show Must Go On”

A new rape allegation has been leveled against President Trump in a report released by House Democrats Monday detailing the White House’s cover-up of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Beatrice Keul, a model and former Miss Switzerland, told...

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Truth score: 39 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Left 38%Centre 50%12%
The HillCenter

Piers Morgan, Katie Zacharia tangle in contentious interview: ‘You sound like a robot’

Trump won a majority of young male voters two years ago, fueling his return to the White House. Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS Katie Zacharia is still riding high from her short-lived stint working as Donald Trump’s White House press...

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Truth score: 79 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 8 Reliability: 70 Bias severity: 50 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 4 Amplification: 0

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The New York TimesLeft

CNN, MS Now and Politico Update Lawsuit Against Trump Over White House Access

Three news outlets have beefed up their legal complaint against the White House over access, saying it is continuing to defy a judge's orders by refusing to let them return to covering President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and on...

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NY Times Company9%
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Truth score: 84 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 11 Reliability: 71 Bias severity: 75 Risk: 0Sentiment: -64Sensationalism: 2 Amplification: 0

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