Glenn Kessler

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The Truth Behind the Government Shutdown A quick and easy guide to the political spin — and why 'partisan bickering' doesn’t tell the full story.

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On Trump’s Bullshit: Crying 'Witch Hunt' While Stirring the Cauldron Trump claims weaponization of justice — while trying to do exactly that himself.

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Trump referenced a weekend conversation with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and he alluded to being told by Kotek that the reality in Portland is different from what’s being portrayed to him. “I spoke to the governor, she was very nice,” Trump said. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening? My people tell me different.’ They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place…it looks like terrible.”

Trump told NBC on Sunday that he saw some Portland riot footage on Fox and thought it reflected current events.

It didn't. It was 5 years old, from the George Floyd aftermath.

And we learned that due to the diligence of a local TV reporter, who got the transcript.

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Firings and resignations roil U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting Comey Four people have been forced out of leadership roles in the U.S. attorney’s Eastern District of Virginia office that secured an indictment against James B. Comey.

Lawyers inside the high-profile U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting former FBI director James B. Comey are unnerved by what they see as an unprecedented push by President Trump to inject politics into their staffing and charging decisions.

Trump administration targets deals in dozens of industries before midterms Eli Lilly was asked to produce more insulin; Pfizer to produce more of its top-selling cancer drug Ibrance and its cholesterol drug Lipitor; and London-based AstraZeneca to consider a new headquarters in the U.S., according to two sources.

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Commander in Myth Trump’s speech to military leaders was a familiar mix of exaggerations and fabrications — in a surreal setting.

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Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting. USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...

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Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting. USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...

I meant to post it without a paywall. Here it is --> wapo.st/46GSwcv

Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting. USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...

We all know that Trump’s USAID pause killed people. This important story by @megkelly.bsky.social and colleagues documents how children died waiting for lifesaving drugs. Read it and weep --> www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Here's a key point about the Pentagon's new policy for handing the press: check with us before you do any journalism, or lose your access. It's based on "an outdated view of how national security news gets reported in Washington," writes David Sanger. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u... [gift link]

How Trumpworld inflates the perceived danger of the left It is stipulated at the outset that there have been gruesome acts of political violence in recent months that appear to have been motivated by hostility to right-wing politics or the administration. T...

Trump and his allies promote the idea of pervasive left-wing violence using bad reporting and bad data. (Includes Fox Portland footage that may have triggered Trump's threat to the city.)
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On Trump’s Bullshit: Medical Misinformation as Performance Art From bleach injections to autism claims, the ex-president’s science-defying statements endanger public trust—and public health.

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Trump’s U.N. Speech: A World of His Own False claims, imagined triumphs, and a fantasy take on global affairs.

Fact-checker @glennkessler.bsky.social takes apart Trump's delusional United Nations speech with, well, facts.

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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Trump’s U.N. Speech: A World of His Own False claims, imagined triumphs, and a fantasy take on global affairs.

This is pretty much all I need or want to know about Trump's wretched UN speech. From @glennkessler.bsky.social, formerly the Post's Fact Checker, putting his skills to good use. open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...

Trump’s U.N. Speech: A World of His Own False claims, imagined triumphs, and a fantasy take on global affairs.

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“I’m less careful about medical claims than is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” is quite a flex.

Trump’s Autism Claims: A Closer Look The president cites alarming numbers and teases a treatment breakthrough — but the science tells a more complicated story.

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Trump’s Autism Claims: A Closer Look The president cites alarming numbers and teases a treatment breakthrough — but the science tells a more complicated story.

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On Trump’s Bullshit: The Peace Prize Presidency He boasts about solving wars in 24 hours — then shrugs when nothing happens.

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Kessler reminds us that Trump...

"On his first day in office, he even signed an order barring any government official from abridging the free speech of Americans."

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Free Speech for Me, Not for Thee The same president who says he banned censorship just greenlit it.

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