Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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Contradicted"Power in America will be down for 90 days. The only Americans who will have electricity during that time will be those who hold the United States Asset Reserve." — words put in Trump's mouth in an AI-altered video posted Nov. 6, 2026, by the Facebook and Instagram account Shythechosen under the caption "TRUMP CONFIRMS NO POWER FOR 90 DAYS"Matches record"Three suspected Iran-backed terrorists plotted an attack on a British air base housing American troops using vans carrying barrels of fuel, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday by the Justice Department (DOJ)." — Fox News, Brittany Miller, Nov. 10, 2026 Matches record"In a review released by the National Park Service in August, the administration acknowledged that the arch would have 'adverse' effects on as many as 42 historic sites." — CNN, Aleena Fayaz, "Kennedy family sues to block Trump's arch," Nov. 10, 2026 Contradicted"So it can't be a Learjet. A Learjet would take up half the bloody road. That's not taking up half the road. It is a drone or a missile." — unnamed Facebook user in a Nov. 2, 2026 video, as quoted by AAP FactCheck; the post had been viewed more than 920,000 times Matches record"In Trump v. United States, the case in question, the court ruled that former presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within their core constitutional powers and at least presumptive immunity for other official acts. The justices ruled that former presidents have no immunity from prosecution for unofficial conduct." — Robert Schmad, Fox News, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting Justice Sonia Sotomayor's wish to see the ruling overturned Missing context"He failed to win the speakership when he topped out at 200 votes – shy of the 218 required – and the conference removed him as its nominee, eventually landing on now-Speaker Mike Johnson." — Aaron Blake, CNN analysis, "Jim Jordan's long, fraught path to lead the House GOP," live updates, Nov. 10, 2026 Contradicted"Abdul El Sayed has failed the background check required for classified Senate briefings. The denial blocks him from any session that involves sensitive national security information." — X account @TrumpNews_Baby (posting as "Jonathan Gregory"), Nov. 8, 2026, in a wire-style post viewed about 2.7 million times Matches record"Following investigations, France is now in a position to attribute these destructive actions to Iran: they were carried out by SHAHID KAVEH, an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the Electronic Warfare and Cyber Defense Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," the ministry continued. — Greg Norman-Diamond, Fox News Digital live updates, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting that France's foreign ministry said Oct. 11-12 attacks hit the refrigeration controls of more than 700 retail sites

“"DOGE's efforts included deferred resignations and buyouts of employees at federal agencies and contributed to a significant downsizing of the federal workforce, which contracted by about 250,000 employees during 2025, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)." — Fox News Digital, Hannah Brennan, Nov. 7, 2026”

Missing contextNov 7, 2026, 6:30 AM CST

The claim: “"DOGE's efforts included deferred resignations and buyouts of employees at federal agencies and contributed to a significant downsizing of the federal workforce, which contracted by about 250,000 employees during 2025, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)." — Fox News Digital, Hannah Brennan, Nov. 7, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: GAO-26-108583 does report that the civilian workforce across 22 CFO Act agencies that provided data declined by nearly 256,000 employees—close to Fox’s “about 250,000.” But GAO’s comparison runs from December 2024 to January 2026, not calendar year 2025 alone, and covers only the 22 reporting major agencies (SBA and USAID did not provide data). Fox’s “during 2025” framing omits that window and scope.

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What would change our rating: A GAO table showing a ~250,000 net decline strictly within calendar 2025 for the full federal civilian workforce, or Fox clarifying the Dec. 2024–Jan. 2026 / 22-agency frame, would move this toward Matches record.

Fox News, Hannah Brennan, “Democrats set sights on Elon Musk probe after midterm wins, but Pritzker draws a surprising line,” Nov. 7, 2026

Our read

GAO-26-108583 does report that the civilian workforce across 22 CFO Act agencies that provided data declined by nearly 256,000 employees—close to Fox’s “about 250,000.” But GAO’s comparison runs from December 2024 to January 2026, not calendar year 2025 alone, and covers only the 22 reporting major agencies (SBA and USAID did not provide data). Fox’s “during 2025” framing omits that window and scope.

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Nov 7, 2026, 6:30 AM CST

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Morning Check. Fox News says the federal workforce contracted by about 250,000 in 2025 according to GAO. GAO’s figure is nearly 256,000 from December 2024 to January 2026 across 22 agencies. Verdict: missing context.

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