Facts Matter

In Pennsylvania, 3 former local officials have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme to steal a local mayoral election. The scheme involved dozens of individuals having their identities used, both wittingly and unwittingly, to request mail-in ballots and cast fraudulent votes. Let’s go through the details of the scheme together, as well as how it was ultimately uncovered by the auth...

Unbeknownst to most people, Japan recently released its 12th batch of radioactive nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. This latest batch of discharge weighed approximately 7,800 tons, or around 15.6 million pounds. Including this latest batch, it means that Japan has dumped an estimated 86,000 tons of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean thus far. This sounds like a lot, but it’s actual...

A man who was pardoned for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach was recently handed down a life sentence for what he attempted to do while awaiting trial. Specifically, for his plan to murder the FBI officials who were working on his case. Let's go through the story together.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee on June 9—specifically, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). It’s essentially the CDC’s vaccine expert panel responsible for studying the effects—including the side effects—of vaccines that are still in development, as well as those that are already on the market. Let’s go through the details...

After several years of record-breaking illegal immigration, the second Trump administration is looking to make a significant change to the way that the U.S. Census is conducted. Specifically, they are seeking to end the practice of including illegal aliens when counting up a state’s official population. Last month, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Stephen Miller, said that the sec...

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of parents who were having a dispute with their local school district. Specifically, these were religious parents who wanted to make sure that their elementary-aged kids were not being exposed to LGBT storybooks. The parents wanted to be able to opt their kids out of having to learn that material. After several years of litigation, the parents prove...

In 2023, the state legislature of Tennessee passed a law called SB 1, which explicitly banned minors who identified as transgender from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapy. It was also later amended to ban “gender-affirming surgeries”. The text of the bill prohibited health care providers from administering puberty blockers or hormones for the purpose of “enabling a minor to identify wi...

In a surprising twist of events, a white dairy farmer from Wisconsin is suing the Trump administration for discriminating against white farmers. The details of this story trace back to a Biden administration diversity, equity, and inclusion program hidden within the American Rescue Plan. Let’s go through the legal history of this program, as well as what remnants of it remain within the U.S....

The U.S. Supreme Court has just issued a unanimous ruling in favor of a white straight woman who was allegedly discriminated against at work. This new ruling opens the door wider for such “reverse discrimination” cases—cases where the person discriminated against is part of the so-called majority group. Let’s go through the details of the case together, as well as what this ruling means for all of...

About a week ago, we published an episode on this program detailing how two Chinese nationals—a researcher at the University of Michigan and her boyfriend—were caught by the FBI attempting to smuggle a dangerous pathogen into the United States. This was a deadly fungus that could be used to target crops. We ended that episode by considering out loud: How many other Chinese researchers here in the...

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Wisconsin catholic charity. By doing so, they expanded the rights of all religious non-profits across the country. Let’s go through the details of the case, what the specific issue at play was, what the Supreme Court ruling said, as well as what it means for Americans who don’t necessarily live in Wisconsin.

Despite the fallout between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, it’s important to note that while Musk was in charge of the efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the initiative isn’t dependent on whether Musk is part of it. Meaning, that even as Musk leaves his responsibilities in the administration, the DOGE project, aimed at reducing the size of the federal government, wil...

On June 3, federal agents arrested a Chinese researcher who was working at the University of Michigan. The reason for the arrest was that this scholar was allegedly part of a scheme to smuggle a biological pathogen into the United States. Specifically, she and her boyfriend were trying to smuggle in a type of fungus that can be used to target food crops here in America (things like wheat, barley,...

A new strain of Covid circulating in China is likely having a much more severe effect on the country than official reports would lead you to believe. Our inside sources within the country shed some light on what’s going on, as well as what this means to us here in America.

Last month the royal family of Qatar was offering the United States a brand new $400 million dollar airplane to be used as a new Air Force One jet. It was a very interesting situation. How do you take an airplane from the Middle East, and convert it into a jet that’s adequate for the President of the United States? Also, the US government was saying that even if they were to accept the plane, it w...

In Maine, the U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the speaking and voting rights of one of its state representatives. Before this decision, the lawmaker was barred from speaking or voting in the state House, despite being elected. The backstory for this situation is fascinating, so let’s go through it together. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily...

In South Carolina, the state Supreme Court just issued an important ruling on abortion—unanimously voting to uphold the state’s six-week abortion ban. This ruling came as a response to a challenge of that law by Planned Parenthood. Since this ruling in South Carolina represents a great microcosm of what’s happening throughout the whole country, let’s use it as a springboard to examine abortion law...

Earlier this month, a former police sergeant was sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was found guilty of acting as an agent of the Chinese regime on American soil. The man in question is former Sergeant Michael McMahon—who previously worked for the New York Police Department. After leaving the police force, however, he went into the private sector as a private investigator, and it was in thi...

The FBI arrests alleged child predators. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hires a new top vaccine official to replace Dr. Peter Marks. And the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) effort has hit a new milestone, as well as a new legal snag. Let’s go through a full update on today’s episode of Facts Matter. Episode Resources: 🔵 Operation Restore Justice: https://bit.ly/3FdlwyX 🔵 Dr....

Ahead of a classified briefing that was requested by members of Congress from the Department of Homeland Security, I’ll give you the latest update on everything that we know about the Chinese spy stations located on the island of Cuba, just 90 miles off the coast of Florida. Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Ti...

With all that’s happened in the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, it’s easy to miss big developments from various agencies. Therefore, today I’m going to give you a comprehensive update on what the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been up to in the month of April. Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoc...

One of the first things that President Donald Trump did upon assuming office was to take an agency first established by President Barack Obama and change it into the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). He then placed Elon Musk in charge of that department, with the stated goal to root out government waste and fraud. And what’s been happening for the past three months is that DOGE has found...

After the terror attack in Kashmir on April 22, tensions between India and Pakistan have hit a boiling point, with India suspending a water treaty that’s been in place between the two countries for 75 years. Pakistan has labeled this move an act of war. Let’s go through the details of these tit-for-tat escalations between two nations that both possess nuclear weapons. Views expressed in this episo...

Within the context of billions of dollars having been spent on national, state, and local elections during the 2024 cycle, an effort is underway to add a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The issue that this amendment would try and fix has to do with the fact that both wealthy Americans, as well as wealthy foreigners, are able to shape local American elections (including referendums, ballot...

On a previous episode, we discussed how the Supreme Court ruled in Trump’s favor in an immigration case—a case involving the deportation of illegal immigrants present here in the United States. However, that earlier case was won by Trump on a technicality: the lawyers for the illegal immigrant decided to file their case in Washington (rather than in Texas, where the man was being held) and, theref...