Fact & Spin

Apr 01 2025 365 ep. 30 mins 301
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Verity is a free daily news publication that helps you consume the news from new and better angles, so that you can discover the whole truth behind every major news story. Visit our website at www.verity.news

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Marathon Senate speech, record $40B OpenAI funding and SpaceX polar-orbiting mission

Apr 01 2025 31 mins  
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker gives a marathon speech to oppose Trump’s policies, The New York Times details the extent of U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah official in Beirut, China launches military drills around Taiwan, the U.S. admits to an 'administrative error' in the deportation of a Maryland resident, the U.S. attorney general seeks t

Le Pen politics ban, 2k Myanmar deaths and people smuggling summit

Mar 31 2025 35 mins  
Marine Le Pen is barred from politics for five years, Donald Trump says he is 'pissed off' at Putin, Myanmar's earthquake death toll crosses 2,000, global markets tumble after Trump says tariffs will hit globally, Musk hands out $1 million checks at a Wisconsin Supreme Court rally, the UK hosts a 40-nation summit to combat people smuggling, Israel issues evacuation orders for all o

Deadly Asia Earthquakes, Putin Ukraine Proposal and US Scientist Exodus

Mar 29 2025 29 mins  
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Global auto tariffs, AI suicide drones and Martian dust risk

Mar 27 2025 30 mins  
Trump announces a global 25% auto tariff, Istanbul elects an interim mayor following Imamoglu’s arrest, Australia’s Albanese prepares to 'imminently’ call an election, North Korea unveils AI suicide drones, the U.S. Health Department cuts 10,000 jobs, six Russian nationals die after a tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast, an alleged leader of the MS-13 gang is arrested

Northern Gaza protests, US ghost gun ruling and deadly South Korea wildfires

Mar 26 2025 30 mins  
Protests erupt in Northern Gaza, Thailand’s Prime Minister survives a no-confidence vote, Canada accuses India of meddling in its Conservative Party race, US intelligence suggests that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, President Trump signs an Executive Order requiring proof of citizenship to vote, The Atlantic publishes more details on Trump admin.’s Yemen Signal incident

US War Plans Breach, Black Sea Cease-Fire and BYD Overtakes Tesla

Mar 26 2025 26 mins  
The White House accidentally shares a military planning groupchat with a journalist, The US reports that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to pause military strikes in the Black Sea, Palestinian filmmaker and Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal is reportedly detained in the West Bank, The UN estimates that US aid cuts could result in 6.2M AIDs-related deaths over 4 years, The right-wing Altern

Mass Turkey protests, Canadian snap election and Serbian press freedom

Mar 24 2025 33 mins  
Protests erupt in Turkey as the mayor of Istanbul is jailed, planned visits by US officials to Greenland spark diplomatic tensions, a court reinstates Han Duck-soo as acting president of South Korea, Hamas responds 'positively' to a new Gaza proposal that Israel denies receiving the terms for, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls a snap election for April 28, Trump announces a

UAE-US Investment Deal, $100T Global Debt and Avian Road Rage

Mar 22 2025 24 mins  
The UAE reportedly commits $1.4T to the US in a 10-Year investment deal, A report states that global debt has eclipsed $100T, Sudan's army retakes the presidential palace in Khartoum, Israel’s Defense Minister says Israel will annex parts of Gaza if hostages are not released, A power outage shuts down London’s Heathrow Airport, The Pentagon and Pres. Trump deny that Elon Musk g

Education Department downsizing, $667M Greenpeace verdict and World Happiness Report

Mar 20 2025 30 mins  
Trump signs an order to downsize the Department of Education, freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi addresses the UN security council, Indonesia expands the military's role in civilian institutions, the UK hosts a 30-nation meeting for a Ukraine peacekeeping force, Argentina’s lower house approves an IMF loan plan, Canada reports that four of its citizens were executed in China on dr

Istanbul mayor detention, USAID shutdown ruling and AI-catalyzed organized crime

Mar 19 2025 32 mins  
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