Viral posts on X, mainly shared by conservative users, make the misleading claim that media organisations like Politico received over 8 million dollars in USAID funds during the 2024 fiscal year. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake. Source link
The Associated Press said Tuesday that the White House barred its reporter from an event with US President Donald Trump after the news agency refused to adopt his executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”. The AP condemned the move as a violation of press freedom, while the White House … Read more
The Kremlin on Wednesday said a Russian national was freed from a US jail in exchange for Moscow’s release of a detained American schoolteacher. The acknowledgment came hours after US President Donald Trump welcomed home Marc Fogel and said the release could mark a step toward ending the Ukraine war. Source link
President Donald Trump is hosting Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, François Picard welcomes Dr Amer Al Sabaileh, Academic, Geopolitics Analyst … Read more
After failed attempts in the last two years, Monty, a giant schnauzer, won the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York Tuesday night. The five-year-old pet is bold, cocky and fun, according to his owner. “He always tries so hard, and we’re just proud of him,” she said. Source link
Amnesty International has just released a report detailing the harrowing plight of children amid widespread gang violence in war-torn Haiti. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Eve Irvine welcomes Rawya Rageh, Senior Crisis Advisor at Amnesty International, tasked with investigating and documenting war crimes and human rights abuses. Source link
Donald Trump discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday in phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the new US president’s first big step towards diplomacy over a war he has promised to end. Source link
After Kanye West put a T-shirt with a swastika design up for sale and following a series of anti-Semitic slurs on X, a viral video is going around where we see Jewish celebrities giving the US rapper “the finger”. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake. Source link
The US will release Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik as part of a prisoner exchange that brought home American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, according to US media reports. Source link
Buffeted by tariffs and threats from Washington, the European Union and Canada seek an economic rapprochement and to diversify trade away from the United States. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on a looming trade war, FRANCE 24’s François Picard is joined by Dr James D. Boys, Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre on … Read more