Fact & Spin

Episoade

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  Lithuania drone downing, Lucy Letby inquiry and US space weapons 16.09.2026 33min

  NATO jets shoot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace, A Pentagon inspector confirms the Iran war has led to U.S. munitions shortfalls, Massie moves to impeach Hegseth over the Iran war, an inquiry finds that some of the infant deaths in the U.K.'s Lucy Letby case could have been prevented, the U.S. confirms It has deployed weapons in space, Ukraine's prime minister warns that the country's finances are nearing a 'critical point,' Venezuela's Rodríguez reportedly plans to attend next week's U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Supreme Court blocks new postal mail ballot rules, China enacts new rules allowing exit bans over security concerns, and a 'Pro-Human Assembly' in Washington brings together Sanders and Bannon to discuss AI risks. Sources: Verity.News
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  Ukraine train strike, tight Swedish election and Trump AI clash 15.09.2026 32min

  Ukraine says Russia hit a civilian train near the Polish border, the Swedish opposition holds a slim lead in a tight election, Trump calls AI backlash a "sick conspiracy" and criticizes Anthropic's CEO, protests break out across Syria over fuel price increases, the 10-year Treasury yield hits 5% for the first time since 2023, the search widens for 129 missing after a Java Sea ferry capsize, BRICS leaders wrap up the New Delhi Summit with a push for cooperation, more than 85,00 Yemenis are displaced as fighting intensifies, the EPA is expected to repeal greenhouse gas limits for power plants, and a Malaysian boy is acquitted for the murder of a schoolgirl on grounds of insanity. Sources: Verity.News
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  9/11 anniversary memorials, Houthi military advance and OpenAI agent allegations 14.09.2026 33min

  President Trump and other officials across the U.S. mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Houthis seize Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline, Anthropic's CEO urges the AI industry to slow down, the U.S. Dept. of Justice deports an Afghan woman in the first terror removal court case, OpenAI rogue AI agents reportedly used 10+ sites without permission, Peru joins the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas, U.S. diesel tops $6 per gallon for the first time on record, U.K. lawmakers vote against an assisted dying bill, at least five are killed and 40 are injured after a deadly Dutch tour bus crash in the Swiss Alps, and Micron offers Taiwan workers up to 68 months' pay. Sources: Verity.News
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  GOP midterm convention, Houthis Mocha seizure and Anthropic bioweapons claim 10.09.2026 31min

  Trump pledges $5,000 to each voter if the GOP retains control of Congress, as he promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1 million enrollees, Yemen's Houthis seize the Red Sea Port of Mocha, Norway claims that Zelenskyy's plane was nearly hit by a Russian drone, Anthropic claims to have blocked five bioweapons-linked uses of Claude AI, a fire on a cargo ship in China kills at least 25, declassified files reveal Ceuta was warned before the recent mass crossing from Morocco, the EU's climate agency reports that August tied as the hottest month ever recorded globally, Huawei's racketeering trial opens in New York, and the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opens in London. Sources: Verity.News
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  Ongoing Mideast tensions, Brazil police chief ruling and Hunter Biden token 10.09.2026 32min

  The U.S. strikes Iranian tankers amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, President Trump bans Canadian alcohol and motorcycle imports, Brazil's Supreme Court Justice reinstates the Federal Police Chief, Rwanda's Paul Kagame inks key agreements with Oman during a visit, Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP crypto token spikes, then crashes, Norway assists the return of Russian citizens after a ship seizure in Arctic islands, the U.K.'s Prime Minister Burnham backs National Air Traffic Services chief as over 2K flights get canceled, President Trump reportedly gave $45,000 cash gifts to three top aides, Google suggests that hackers, including those allegedly from China, now use AI agents to attack in hours, a new report suggests that global reading scores have plunged. Sources: Verity.News
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  UK-Israel settlements dispute, Rubio Andean tour and France art heist 09.09.2026 31min

  The U.K. announces sanctions on West Bank settlements, Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in U.S. goods take effect, Haaretz reports that Netanyahu received advanced warning before Oct. 7, Rubio kicks off a three-day tour of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, thieves steal paintings worth €9M from France's Renoir Museum, Ukraine's top prosecutor resigns amid an ongoing corruption probe, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announces his retirement, OpenAI's top scientist warns nobody is prepared for the continued rise in AI, Nepal seeks $20 million in flood aid from "polluting economies," and Novo Nordisk reports that Semaglutide cuts obesity in 40% of kids under 12. Sources: Verity.News
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  AfD election victory, Amazon cargo jet crash and Pentagon polygraph tests 08.09.2026 32min

  The AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt in Germany but falls short of a majority, an Amazon cargo jet overruns the Miami runway leaving 5 dead, Israeli air attacks kill at least 11 people in southern Lebanon, protesters clash with police after 140 migrants land in Portsmouth, the Pentagon reportedly gave polygraph tests to high-ranking officials to find leakers, Yemen's death toll tops 300 as fighting escalates, the EU pledges 200 million Euros in a Greenland partnership deal, the UN rights chief reports 23 deaths in US immigration custody, Jaguar Land Rover plans to cut 4,000 jobs, and Australia drafts a bill to let users disable social media algorithms. Sources: Verity.News
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  Sara Duterte warrant, US Cuba sanctions and alleged OpenAI agent escape 05.09.2026 32min

  a Philippine Court orders Vice President Sara Duterte arrested, the U.S. sanctions Castro's grandson and Cuban firms, a U.N. report suggests that foreign fighters and external support are fueling war in Sudan, a Turkish journalist is jailed over writing that President Erdoğan "has passed away," OpenAI agents reportedly escaped a sandbox and hijacked a German wiki site, two Reform UK officials step down after an undercover report, a court rules that the Maryland redistricting amendment must go on the ballot, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service may strip tax-exempt status over race policies, a mistrial is declared in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, and a new report suggests that the elderly now outnumber young children worldwide. Sources: Verity.News
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  Carney trade efforts, Maduro immunity claim and Nvidia Hugging Face acquisition 04.09.2026 32min

  Carney says Canada is ready for a mutually beneficial U.S. trade deal, Zelenskyy dismisses a high-ranking SBU official after a shootout with Ukraine's military intelligence, Maduro claims immunity in his U.S. drug trafficking case, Beijing and Cairo sign dozens of deals during Xi's first trip to Egypt in a decade, Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, Reform UK bans three journalists from its annual conference, the U.N. predicts that breaching the 1.5C climate limit is now unavoidable, famed feminist Gloria Steinem dies at 92, the U.S. Mint begins selling $1 coins featuring Trump's likeness, and Musk predicts 1 billion humanoid robots within a decade. Sources: Verity.News
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  Trump Hormuz comments, Hong Kong activist plea and Florida LPR ban 03.09.2026 33min

  President Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait," a Hong Kong activist pleads guilty to foreign collusion, Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte meet following the Russian drone attack accusation, the DR Congo president visits Israel to deepen ties, Florida bans license plate readers (LPRs) over privacy fears, Trump nominates Hung Cao as permanent Navy secretary, Texas' Tarrant County cuts 92 election day polling sites, 34 are held after a Dutch village shooting kills one, the Lindsay Clancy murder trial jury is deadlocked again, and U.K. AI Adviser Clifford joins Anthropic as managing director. Sources: Verity.News
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  Renewed Iran strikes, Starmer MP resignation and Times Square stabbing 02.09.2026 32min

  The U.S. launches new strikes on Iran,  Germany formally blames Russia for an explosives-laden drone found at Leipzig Airport, the U.K.'s Starmer resigns as MP, Canada's Liberals sweep three federal byelections, a Bank of America vice president is killed in a Times Square stabbing, Trump commits $4 million to support conservative media in Europe, a whistleblower alleges that the U.S. Postal Service's new mail ballot system is flawed and untested, China punishes 10 people for sharing Tibet flood misinformation, the U.K. records its hottest summer since 1884, and a new AI system can reportedly detect heart failure via an ECG in under two seconds. Sources: Verity.News
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  US-Iran exchange, White House ballroom ruling and NASA Roman telescope 01.09.2026 30min

  Iran attacks airbases in Jordan after the US bombs Larak Island, the Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with the White House ballroom construction, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan launch the Strategic Political and Defense Committee, Nepal continues searching for missing hydropower workers as flood fatalities top 900, a ferry capsizes off Cyprus leaving 8 dead and 18 missing, the Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles, the leader of South Korea's Unification Church is jailed for two years over bribery offenses, ex-Congressman George Santos receives Kalshi's first-ever lifetime ban, and NASA's Roman Telescope launches on a SpaceX rocket.Sources: Verity.News
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  Ceuta migrant protests, UK Israel warning and Pentagon Anthropic ruling 31.08.2026 34min

  Iceland rejects EU talks, a fatal shooting rocks a Swiss dance rave, Ceuta protests erupt a month after the mass migrant crossing, French 2027 presidential candidates clash in their first debate, a U.S. judge rules the Pentagon's Anthropic ban unconstitutional, X uncovers a massive Chinese bot farm targeting U.S. energy and AI policy, Jakarta protests erupt over anti-corruption demands, Milo Yiannopoulos deported to UK after ICE arrest, and a new study alleges that El Niño events in recent decades are the strongest in 1,000 years.Sources: Verity.News
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  Lake Ontario renaming order, Russia UK warning and looming Infantino charges 27.08.2026 33min

  Trump signs an order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America," Russia threatens U.K. military targets over Britain's supply of missile technology to Ukraine, nearly 100 U.K. Labour MPs call for an electoral reform commission, new documents appear to contradict RFK Jr.'s 2025 Senate confirmation testimony,  UEFA takes legal action against FIFA's Infantino, a report finds that hundreds of OpenAI agents participated in last month's cyberattack on Hugging Face, two Frankfurt Airport employees die of malaria, a trial date is set for four alleged 9/11 plotters, Iran proposes a bill to criminalize contact with foreign media, and several South Korean officials are referred to prosecutors over an alleged cover-up of the 2024 Jeju Air crash. Sources: Verity.News
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  Nepal-Tibet flash floods, US Caribbean strike and Meta settlement agreement 27.08.2026 34min

  Deadly flash floods strike Nepal and Tibet, the U.S. kills four in the latest Caribbean boat strike, China urges its citizens to leave Eswatini over "security risks," Spain declares Ceuta a "National Security Interest," Meta agrees to pay $16.68 billion to settle child addiction claims, the U.K.'s Labour Party considers banning first-cousin marriage, Darline Graham wins the South Carolina GOP runoff for her brother's senate seat, 15 newborns die in a tragic fire at an Islamabad, Pakistan hospital, the U.S. Secret Service says it's "aware" of an Iranian video threat against Barron Trump, and OpenAI's data center head leaves the company. Sources: Verity.News
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  Canada retaliatory US tariffs, new Iran sanctions and Dolly Parton death 26.08.2026 34min

  Canada announces $20 billion in retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., the U.S. imposes 60 news sanctions on Iran, CIA chief Ratcliffe reportedly makes an unannounced trip to Moscow, the U.S. Supreme Court lifts a mail-in voting injunction, Dolly Parton dies aged 80, Singapore offers over $55,000 per child to boost birth rates, at least 35,000 excess deaths are linked to Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves, a mistrial bid is denied in the Lindsay Clancy case, the FDA clears a new blood test to detect Alzheimer's, and Saudi Arabia agrees to build three $7B theme parks near Paris. Sources: Verity.News
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  Canada auto tariffs, UK missile blueprints and NZ social media ban 25.08.2026 33min

  Trump announces 50% tariffs on Canadian auto imports, Andy Burnham confirms the U.K. will share classified long-range missile data with Ukraine, the Hawk Fire forces 42,000 people to flee near Reno, Nevada, 30 people die in a Guinea landfill collapse, New Zealand seeks a social media ban for children under 16, more than 50 arson attacks hit Thailand’s southern provinces, Shein launches a $1.77 billion Hong Kong IPO, California Attorney General Bonta cancels talks with Paramount, the U.K. becomes the first European country to dispense Lilly’s weight-loss pill, and global fertility reportedly falls below replacement level for the first time. Sources: Verity.News
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  Hong Kong convictions, US deportation flights and Flock camera testing 24.08.2026 33min

  Russia pulls its UK ambassador, Hong Kong activists are convicted over Tiananmen vigils, the U.S. deports over 2,300 Mexicans to Central America, Romanian F-16s destroy a drone near a Black Sea gas platform, Aisha Wahab wins a California special election to replace Eric Swalwell, Flock is reportedly testing cameras to track driving patterns without a plate, name or crime, Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts a gallows video as a death penalty law takes effect, the Taliban frees U.N. staff after an 11-day detention in Herat, Cameroon's President Biya returns after 73-day absence abroad, the U.S. Treasury doubles bond buybacks as yields hit 2007 highs, and the U.K. predicts a record El Niño. Sources: Verity.News
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  Trump 'Economic D-Day' threat, Zelenskyy aide dismissal and record $40T US debt 21.08.2026 31min

  Trump declares an 'Economic D-Day' against Iran, Lebanon extradites an ex-Assad general to Syria, Zelenskyy fires the deputy head of his office, U.S. national debt tops $40 trillion for the first time, a report accuses ICE and Iran or coordinating deportation flights, the founder of China Evergrande Group gets life in prison for fraud, Trump aide Natalie Harp allegedly worked at the White House without security clearance for a year, an academic who raised concerns over Jason Arday is suspended by Ghent University, an outbreak of jalapeño-linked Salmonella hits 431 cases in 32 U.S. states, and NASA abandons operations to boost a failing observatory. Sources: Verity.News
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  Canada tariff pause, Ukraine elections call and OpenAI development slowdown 20.08.2026 33min

  President Trump pauses Canada tariffs in a preliminary trade deal, former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for wartime elections, The UAE imposes a trade embargo on Iran, over 100 are killed in a gold mine collapse in the Central African Republic, OpenAI slows development after a rogue agent hack, the U.S. ends South Korea drills early, President Trump's pick loses in the Wyoming Governor GOP primary, a judge strikes down the Biden-era ATF ghost gun rule, Brazil's Lula praises a major oil discovery near the Amazon River, and an mRNA cancer vaccine succeeds in a late-stage melanoma trial. Sources: Verity.News