Facts Matter

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"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.

21H AGO

White Dairy Farmer Sues Trump Administration Over Anti-White Loan Program

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. Department of Agriculture today.

10 min
5D AGO

Supreme Court Sides With White Straight Woman in ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Case

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 us moving forward.

10 min
6D AGO

Another Chinese Researcher Arrested for Smuggling Biologics Into the US

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 United States are possibly doing the same thing? Within a week, another Chinese researcher, who was also from the University of Michigan, was caught by federal authorities for attempting to smuggle biological material. This time it wasn’t a fungus. It was a type of roundworm. The concerning part of it was that this Chinese researcher came from Wuhan, China. Let’s go through the details together.

16 min
JUN 13

Supreme Court Sides With Religious Groups in 9–0 Decision

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.

10 min
JUN 11

Supreme Court Overturns Social Security-DOGE Case

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, will continue without him. Along those lines, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered two significant victories for DOGE in two separate cases late last week. Let’s go through these cases together.

9 min
JUN 8

Inside Story of the Chinese Scholar Arrested for Smuggling Crop-Killing Fungus in the US

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, and rice). This particular fungus would have the effect of absolutely decimating these crops. In fact, the feds characterized this plot as being a form of “agroterrorism,” or agricultural terrorism. Furthermore, after looking into it, it turns out that this latest incident wasn’t this couple’s first time—as they’ve actually smuggled in viral pathogens on several other occasions as well. Now that the FBI’s indictment has been unsealed in federal court, let’s go through the details of it all together—because the details are wild.

27 min
JUN 5

Inside Sources: School Closures and Whistleblower Doctors Reveal New Covid Strain More Severe in China than Reported

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.

13 min
JUN 4

31 Amazing Features of Air Force One | Facts Matter

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 would take billions of dollars, and several years, to convert it into an Air Force One jet. Now, that piqued my interest—and it sent me and my researcher down a rabbit hole into the capabilities of Air Force One. And while many of them are classified, many others are not — such as the fact that one model of Air Force One has a shield in place that can withstand nuclear EMP attacks.

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Jun 17

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I recently started listening to this show and appreciate the unbiased information presented in each episode on topics that are relevant to what is happening at the time. The shows are of a reasonable length and provide information that will isn’t readily available from typical news sources. I am looking forward to listening to all the available episodes.
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May 9

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Apr 16

VINCENTI.

I review all the podcast you put out ,very good. Number one honest presentation number two not too long , and not boring. Number three always give good facts. If you keep this up, you will always get five stars for me every time I listen and I listen every time you put one out I’ve never missed one.
Thank you!

08/06/2024

Truth be known!

So glad to be able to receive your honest and truthful informative podcasts! Totally missed the last couple months of dialogue. Keep up the truthful information and may God bless us all in the coming days.

"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.