The Epoch Times
Facts Matter
"Facts Matter" investigates complex issues based on the principles of traditional journalism: no spin, no favorites. We give you the facts—you decide the rest.
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Jul 10, 2026
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City Ordered to Pay $800,000 to Christian Photographer for Unconstitutional Ordinance 10.04.2026 9:27
A Christian photographer in Kentucky was awarded $800,000 (in a case that lasted six years) because of unconstitutional demands placed on her by the city of Louisville. Let's go through the specifics of the ordinance they had on the books, what it would have required her to do, and the legal precedents that forced it to be overturned. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the...
California Sheriff Seized 650,000 Ballots for Hand-Recount, but Forced to Pause After AG Legal Challenges 08.04.2026 9:26
A sheriff in Riverside County, California, seized over 600,000 ballots that were cast in a 2025 special election, after ballot irregularities were reported to his office. Let's discuss what that election was about, what the reported irregularities were, how the hand-count was going, and what the response has been from the California State government.
New COVID Variant Emerges in 25 States; FDA Launches New Side-Effect Reporting System 03.04.2026 8:54
The Food and Drug Administration is combining seven of its side-effect reporting systems into one to save money and provide transparency to the public. Meanwhile, a new virus is spreading throughout the United States, masquerading as the flu. Lastly, a new strain of COVID has been detected in the United States, this time with many more mutations on the spike protein. Let's go through it all togeth...
After Supreme Court Ruling, School Board Ordered to Pay $1.5M to Parents Over LGBT Storytime 01.04.2026 8:39
In another win for parental rights, a school district over in Maryland was ordered to pay $1.5 million dollars to parents who weren’t allowed to pull their kids out of LGBT story time. Let’s go through the details of the case together.
AI Models Deployed Nuclear Weapons 95 Percent of Time in Simulated War Games: Study 27.03.2026 7:38
AI Chatbots appear to really be keen on using nuclear weapons in war game simulations—something like 95 percent of the time, according to a report published in late February. Over at King’s College London, researchers had ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini form teams and play simulated war games against each other. Altogether, they played 21 games, and in 20 of the games, the systems reached for the butt...
Community in Shock After Serial Child Rapist Given Early Release by California Parole Board 25.03.2026 7:19
In the 90s, in California, David Allen Funston would drive around suburban neighborhoods looking for children. He would then use candy, toys, and little gifts to lure kids into his car. Once inside, he would kidnap them, beat them, and sexually assault them before dumping them on the roadside. Funston was convicted in 1999 of sexual abuse of children, including kidnapping and lewd and lascivious a...
COVID-Style Lockdowns Making a Comeback Amid Energy Shortages From Iran War 20.03.2026 7:20
COVID-style lockdowns are slowly making a comeback. This time, though, it’s not because of some virus—but rather, it’s due to the Iran War. Or more specifically, it’s because of the situation currently unfolding with the Strait of Hormuz: Tankers carrying oil and gas are being blocked by the IRGC. Let’s go through which countries are asking (and which countries are mandating) people to work from h...
Geoengineering Experiment Pours 65,000 Liters of Red Chemicals Into Ocean 18.03.2026 7:28
Researchers in the Northeast have poured 65,000 liters of red-dyed sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine in order to conduct a geoengineering project which, they claim, might combat climate change. This trial—officially called the LOC-NESS project—took place last August 50 miles off the coast of Massachusetts. Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution poured several tons of the br...
Man Accidentally Hacks an Army of 7,000 Robot Vacuums, Able to Access Video Feeds Within People’s Homes 13.03.2026 10:06
A man over in Spain tried to hack into his own vacuum cleaner robot, but instead, he accidentally hacked into 7,000 different vacuum robots—giving him direct access to live video feeds within people’s homes. Basically, he discovered a backdoor within these Chinese-made robots that made them extremely insecure. This meant that if you had one of these vacuums in your home, he (and anyone else who kn...
Elite Former US Air Force Pilot Arrested for Training Chinese Military Pilots 11.03.2026 10:01
An elite U.S. Air Force pilot was just arrested because he allegedly did the one thing that you shouldn’t do after leaving service ... train your Chinese military counterparts. Let’s go through the details of his case together.
Footage Appears to Show ‘Iron Beam’ Laser System Use 100 kW Beams to Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles 06.03.2026 13:11
Amidst the Iran-Israel-U.S. war in the Middle East, footage has emerged allegedly showing a new type of weapon being used in battle for the first time. Called the "Iron Beam" laser defense system, it uses electric powered lasers to shoot projectiles and drones out of the sky for a fraction of the price of a traditional Patriot battery.
US Imports From Taiwan Top Those From China for First Time in Decades 04.03.2026 11:06
Taiwanese exports to the United States surpassed those from China in December, according to the Commerce Department. It's the first time in decades that this has happened. Let’s discuss the reasons, as well as the implications for the future of trade in the region.
Trump’s Hidden Plan Behind Tariffs and Why He Can’t Let SCOTUS Stop It 27.02.2026 9:42
The U.S. Supreme Court just threw a wrench into the broader, global economic plan that President Donald Trump was working to realize. In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump did not have the legal authority to implement his tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. However, if different countries and foreign businesses were breathing a sigh of relief, it was very...
250 Million Gallons of Sewage Spills Into Washington DC River 25.02.2026 16:21
In what is likely to be the largest sewage spill in American history, roughly 300 million gallons of raw, untreated sewage were dumped into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Let’s go through the details of what happened, what the safety implications are, as well as the political finger-pointing that ensued.
Judge Orders US Government to Pay for Deportees' Flights Back to US; Trump Voter Roll Request Gets Blocked 20.02.2026 18:00
A D.C. judge has just ordered the Trump administration to pay for the return flights of deported illegal immigrants so they can stand trial in the United States. Meanwhile, in a separate case, a judge in Michigan has just denied the Trump administration’s request to obtain the voter rolls in that state. Let’s go through the details of both cases together.
President Trump Sues IRS For $10 Billion in Tax Return Leak Case 18.02.2026 9:42
Let’s go through the details of President Donald Trump’s latest lawsuit against the IRS wherein he is seeking $10 Billion dollars in damages... from an agency that he is in charge of.
9,500 Truckers Booted for Not Speaking English; $30M Awarded to Estate of Teen Killed in Seattle CHOP Zone 13.02.2026 24:05
Today, let’s discuss several stories happening in the United States: 9,500 truckers get booted from service over English language requirements, and a jury awards $30 million to the estate of a teenager killed in Seattle.
3 Years After East Palestine Train Derailment, NIH Gives $10 Million to Study Health Effects 11.02.2026 12:39
It’s been three full years since the Ohio state government decided to detonate derailed train cars containing vinyl chloride in the village of East Palestine. You might remember the apocalyptic imagery that came out of that explosion—it looked like a nuclear bomb had gone off. Three years later, anecdotal evidence is showing that the residents are experiencing thyroid disease, cancers, respiratory...
Report Finds Arsenic in 28 Popular Candy Brands 06.02.2026 12:24
Florida Department of Health officials put out a new report revealing that their independent investigation found arsenic in 28 of 46 candy brands tested. Let’s go through their methodologies, as well as their findings.
Is China’s Bio-Weapon Program Developing DNA Weapons to Target Specific Ethnic Markers? 04.02.2026 14:26
Today, let’s examine the Chinese Communist Party’s biowarfare program, specifically Chinese officials’ interest in making a bioweapon capable of targeting the DNA markers specific to distinct ethnic groups.
Trump Issues Warning to Canada; Child Abuser Has US Citizenship Revoked 30.01.2026 15:40
Today, let’s go through a few recent developments with the Trump administration: the escalating war of words with Canada, the citizenship verification order by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the effort to denaturalize recently naturalized U.S. citizens whose conduct justifies such an action.
Two Pathogenic Fungi Crossed the Species Barrier—Can Now Infect Humans 29.01.2026 14:42
The premise for “The Last of Us,” both the video game and the HBO hit series, centers around the survival of two people navigating a post-apocalyptic wasteland after a mutated fungus infected most of the world’s population, turning victims into mindless zombies. At first glance, it appears like just another interesting take on the zombie genre. But believe it or not, the game is actually based on...
Illegal Made-in-China Airbags Have Killed 8 Americans: How to Check Your Car 23.01.2026 12:26
In one of the worst “Made in China” product disasters in recent memory, 10 people in the United States have recently either died or been seriously wounded when the airbag in their car went off and blasted their face, neck, and chest with metal shrapnel. Instead of creating a pillow to cushion the impact, these made-in-China airbags acted like grenades—so far killing eight drivers in what would’ve...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of GOP Congressman in Election Law Case, Gives Candidates Standing to Sue 21.01.2026 12:20
In a new decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a Republican congressman to challenge a state election law. The decision is highly consequential in the precedent that it sets. With this ruling, the Supreme Court has decided that a candidate for office does in fact have the legal standing to sue over an election policy that he or she believes is illegal. The implications of this ruling are tr...
9 Eye-Opening Examples of ‘Waste Spending’ From Rand Paul's $1.6 Trillion ‘Festivus’ Report 16.01.2026 13:26
For the past 11 years, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has released his annual “Festivus Report” to air grievances. While the name is a reference to a Seinfeld episode, the report itself is legitimate, detailing what he believes were some of the most egregious examples of the federal government wasting our tax dollars in the previous year. Since the start of the report, the dollar amount of the government...
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