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Fact-Checking the Kansas Governor Candidates: Claims from the KIOGA Forum
Read more: Fact-Checking the Kansas Governor Candidates: Claims from the KIOGA ForumAt an August 24, 2026 candidate forum hosted by the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association, Republican Ty Masterson and Democrat Cindy Holscher each cited statistics, studies, and dollar figures to back up their positions on property taxes, Medicaid expansion, the Chiefs stadium deal, and more. We checked 18 of their specific factual claims against…
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Masterson vs. Holscher: Where Kansas’s Governor Candidates Stand, Head to Head
Read more: Masterson vs. Holscher: Where Kansas’s Governor Candidates Stand, Head to HeadTy Masterson and Cindy Holscher sat for one-on-one interviews at a Wichita oil and gas forum, staking out opposite plans on property taxes, rural hospitals, and the Chiefs stadium incentive deal. Here’s where both Kansas governor candidates stand, topic by topic.
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Inflation Holds at 3.7% in July: What the Fed’s Favorite Price Gauge Says About Your Wallet
Read more: Inflation Holds at 3.7% in July: What the Fed’s Favorite Price Gauge Says About Your WalletThe Fed’s favorite inflation gauge ran hotter than expected in July as real spending stalled and payrolls fell. Here’s what the July 2026 PCE inflation report means for interest rates, prices, and your budget.
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Is the U.S. Military Protecting Canada for Free?
Read more: Is the U.S. Military Protecting Canada for Free?The United States helps protect North America, including Canada. But Canada does not receive this protection for free. It contributes through NORAD, NATO, defense spending, personnel, aircraft, infrastructure, and territory.
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How Much Did Labor Productivity Gains Offset the Inflationary Impact of the 2025 Tariffs?
Read more: How Much Did Labor Productivity Gains Offset the Inflationary Impact of the 2025 Tariffs?The specific claim – that firms held prices down to protect market share while cutting costs to restore margin – isn’t what this paper shows.
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Grandiosity, Grievance, and “The Snake”: A Psychological and Rhetorical Analysis of Trump’s Myrtle Beach Rally
Read more: Grandiosity, Grievance, and “The Snake”: A Psychological and Rhetorical Analysis of Trump’s Myrtle Beach RallyTrump’s Myrtle Beach rally fused an endorsement of Sen. Darline Graham with grandiosity, victimhood, and fear appeals. This two-track analysis decodes the psychology and persuasion architecture behind it.
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Trump Rallies for Darline Graham in Myrtle Beach — And Announces a Supreme Court Win on His White House Ballroom
Read more: Trump Rallies for Darline Graham in Myrtle Beach — And Announces a Supreme Court Win on His White House BallroomTrump rallied for Sen. Darline Graham in Myrtle Beach ahead of Tuesday’s runoff, touting a Supreme Court ballroom order and attacking Democratic Senate hopefuls. We checked the claims that matter most.
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Trump’s Beef Tariff Deal: Fact-Check & Economic Analysis
Read more: Trump’s Beef Tariff Deal: Fact-Check & Economic AnalysisTrump says a 90-day beef tariff deal will cut prices and let the U.S. herd rebuild. The herd-size claim checks out, but the ‘fastest price rise under Biden’ claim doesn’t survive the data, and the deal’s economics work against the rebuild goal.
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Trump veers from a viral surf rescue into South Korea, North Korea, Iran, Washington D.C. crime statistics, and his embattled White House ballroom project
Read more: Trump veers from a viral surf rescue into South Korea, North Korea, Iran, Washington D.C. crime statistics, and his embattled White House ballroom projectTrump’s Oval Office tribute to teen lifeguard Ryder Williams turned into a wide-ranging press Q&A on South Korea, Iran, and the White House ballroom. CNN called his South Korea story “wrong” in every part — see the full breakdown.
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The Great Transshipment Scam: White House’s Tariff Evasion Report: What It Claims, What’s Disputed”
Read more: The Great Transshipment Scam: White House’s Tariff Evasion Report: What It Claims, What’s Disputed”The White House says tariff-dodging through ‘transshipment’ costs $19-26 billion a year. We walk through the report’s own numbers, the economists who are pushing back, and what’s genuinely uncertain
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Why Is No One Talking About the Manufacturing Boom?
Read more: Why Is No One Talking About the Manufacturing Boom?Claims of a new American manufacturing renaissance cite rising ISM readings, foreign investment, and factory-related employment. But a closer examination of federal data reveals a more complicated picture. Here is what the numbers actually show.
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July CPI Holds at 3.4%: Inflation Matches Forecasts as Energy Spike Fades, But the Fed Faces a Split Decision
Read more: July CPI Holds at 3.4%: Inflation Matches Forecasts as Energy Spike Fades, But the Fed Faces a Split DecisionJuly’s CPI report came in exactly as economists expected: 3.4% annual inflation, core prices at 2.5%. Energy’s spring spike is fading from the numbers, but a weak jobs report complicates the Fed’s next move.