May 15, 2025 | CRIME WATCH, DEBUNKED, MISCELLANEOUS, SECOND REICH
Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents obtained by Nextgov/FCW. NextGov
May 7, 2025 | CRIME WATCH, DEBUNKED, MISCELLANEOUS, SECOND REICH
from Gene Trevino (@GenoVeno73) on X 1) If the “deep state” was behind the January 6th insurrection, then why did @realDonaldTrump pardon all of the “deep state insurrectionists?” 2) If the “deep state” was behind January 6th, then...
Apr 22, 2025 | DEBUNKED, QUOTES, SECOND REICH
They’re screaming that “Biden gave 4 million illegals Social Security Numbers.” That’s not true. Here’s how it actually works — step-by-step, backed by facts: 1. Social Security Numbers (SSNs): Not handed out. Ever. — Nobody gets an SSN automatically. Not migrants,...
Apr 19, 2025 | DEBUNKED, MISCELLANEOUS, SECOND REICH
The reality is that of 238 migrants — mostly Venezuelan — that officials accused of belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang and expelled to the Central American country in mid-March, just a small fraction had ever been charged with serious crimes in the U.S. LA...
Apr 19, 2025 | DEBUNKED, QUOTES, SECOND REICH
That’s not true. No state had an average gas price even close to $1.98 per gallon on Wednesday. The two states that were tied with the lowest average gas price on Wednesday, Mississippi and Tennessee, were both at $2.70 per gallon, according to data provided by AAA....
Apr 11, 2025 | DEBUNKED, MISCELLANEOUS, SECOND REICH
The DOGE staffers repeated unfounded claims that Social Security is riddled with fraud; that in some cases, 40% of calls to the Social Security Administration phone center are fraudulent; and that millions of people aged 120 and older are registered with SSA....
Apr 10, 2025 | DEBUNKED, MISCELLANEOUS, SECOND REICH
n a court filing Wednesday in Alexandria, Virginia, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia asked a judge “to dismiss without prejudice the criminal complaint presently pending against the defendant.” When asked why the government was moving...
Apr 6, 2025 | DEBUNKED, MISCELLANEOUS, SECOND REICH
President Trump on Saturday denied reports alleging he urged auto CEOs not to raise costs amid tariffs on foreign-made cars, instead doubling down on his decision to increase levies in an effort to create an American manufacturing boom. “I couldn’t care less if they...
Apr 6, 2025 | DEBUNKED, ECONOMY, MISCELLANEOUS, SECOND REICH
Do non-citizens get social security numbers? 2.1 million SSNs were issued to non-citizens in FY2024 because they’re authorized to WORK here either via TPS or H-1B work visas. Immigrants pay about $96B in taxes and social security contributions for which they cannot...
Apr 6, 2025 | DEBUNKED, ECONOMY, MISCELLANEOUS, SECOND REICH
Don’t fall for it when MAGA blames George Soros for everything. Both Trump and Musk have been in business with him and still are. Trump still owes Soros $300M. Solar panel producer SolarCity managed to raise $305 million thanks to a massive investment from an...
Apr 1, 2025 | CRIME WATCH, DEBUNKED, ECONOMY, SECOND REICH
Undocumented workers often pay taxes that help fund programs like Social Security — even if they can’t collect from them in the future. The Social Security Administration receives billions in free money each year from an unexpected source: undocumented immigrants....
Mar 29, 2025 | CRIME WATCH, DEBUNKED, SECOND REICH
It does provide evidence, however, that whatever savings DOGE has realized, they are not yet significant enough to see any deficit reduction in real time. MarketWatch
