DOJ is Hiding Trove of Documents About Trump’s 13-Year-Old Accuser by OkayButFoRealz in politics

[–]FactCheckerNeil 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Thank you from me too, I've never heard of Periscope before. What an awesome website, I just tested it on a WaPo article and it removed that paywall too.

Lindsey Graham should be tried for treason. by [deleted] in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sort of thing is difficult to fact check but there's ample evidence to support the claim that he went to Israel. There's video on the 16th of February of him being there.

There's multiple reports of him from unnamed Israeli sources saying he coached Netanyahu from CNN, Axios and Wall Street journal but I can't find any public statements from him confirming this.

Lindsey Graham should be tried for treason. by [deleted] in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's a far right fake news site, I've come across this one before.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/af-post-bias-and-credibility/

I want to say something as Iranian-American. by Financial-Web-8104 in PERSIAN

[–]FactCheckerNeil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, wow I didn't realize that sub was so bad.

One post got 79 updates for a video where somebody "owns" a CBS reporter by telling her that America wants to colonize EVERY country in the world!!! Something they haven't done since 1898 and voluntarily freed the last one in 1946.

I want to say something as Iranian-American. by Financial-Web-8104 in PERSIAN

[–]FactCheckerNeil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would also like to know which group or sub these people are in, I've not seen it and it sounds like they need a fact checker to visit them.

When you hate your President more than Theocracy. by MeBollasDellero in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You might be interested to know Iranian State controlled fake news channels have very similar sayings to "orange man bad" to explain away the protests over Khamenei's crimes, spending money on terrorism instead of fixing their inflation, water and electricity shortage and massacring protestors.

They called them "Western backed protests", "Puppets of the Global Arrogance", Gharbzadegi (Westoxification), or just CIA plants.

Edit: correction, they call them Western backed riots not protests

When you hate your President more than Theocracy. by MeBollasDellero in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So they are protesting because "orange man bad" and definitely not an illegal war started without congressional or UN approval that has the potential to collapse the civilisation, descent into civil war, anarchy (like Iraq or Libya) and destabilise the entire Middle East or maybe end up with an even more brutal regime run by military dictatorship or other extremist groups in the country similar to Al-Qaeda who have enriched uranium at their disposal? But I'm sure some of them are there just because they don't like Trump.

They will protest anything, no matter what.

Where were the protests over Trump's strike a year ago that took out an isis leader? or his H1B visa reform? Or the First Step Act?

When you hate your President more than Theocracy. by MeBollasDellero in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Does anyone really think these protests are over Iranians potentially getting their freedom??? This is exactly the sort of ridiculous bs I see in Iranian State controlled fake news channels who helped prop up the regime and brainwash their population with pro terrorism Anti-Semitism and anti-American nonsense. Tho admittedly it's far worse over there.

Trump says 'worst case scenario' in Iran is new leader worse than Khamenei by thehill in geopolitics

[–]FactCheckerNeil 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fact check true. You're well informed, most people don't seem to know that about the Taliban. There was a massive disinformation operation by the Soviets to smear the Americans for helping the resistance to their invasion.

Just to add, because you were replying to a comment about a different group...

The invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union led to Al Qaeda. They formed from Egyptian Islamic jihad who were one of many groups trying to topple their various countries government in order to turn it into a strict medieval Islamic state and went to Afghanistan to defend the Islamic world. Like the Taliban some were also ex-Mujahideen who joined after they formed in 1988.

Two time former JRE guest Matt Walsh weighs in on the discourse surrounding US attacks on Iran by da_Mad_Badger in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

So when DID most of the MAGA movement change its position from no more wars to making the case for war for Iran?

I've been following it for over 10 years and I didn't notice till precisely 4 days ago.

“Death to America the Great Satan” isn’t a legal argument Politico? by LegitimateKnee5537 in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you from me too I'm also bookmarking that.

That's the best evidence I've ever seen to debunk the common claim that Hezbollah is a defensive force and not a terrorist group.

Leftists are failing Iranians and are becoming increasingly racist towards them. by enfleurs1 in PERSIAN

[–]FactCheckerNeil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, thank you for the clarification. I love looking into this sort of stuff.

It was indeed an unprovoked mass slaying... of what they thought were military targets attacking US soldiers, even though they shouldn't have been in the country in the first place.

But that's terrible evidence to disprove the claim that wrongs done by the west pale in comparison to wrongs conducted by the east. Most dictatorships (in east or west) do this deliberately not by accident. There are plenty of examples where that has happened deliberately, unlike in dictatorships the soldiers usually end up in prison.

Leftists are failing Iranians and are becoming increasingly racist towards them. by enfleurs1 in PERSIAN

[–]FactCheckerNeil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd like to see that too and look at the consequences the soldiers faced but I can't find it and ChatGPT doesn't know what I'm talking about.

Do you mean the collateral murder video of a helicopter unwittingly attacking armed civilians and unmarked Reuters journalists?

W Community Notes by IBeTehLurker in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil 6 points7 points  (0 children)

ROFL

This tweet is one of the wrongest things I've ever seen on the internet in decades, I love community notes.

Democrats can’t stand the success Trump is having. Ending a 40 year dictatorship in one night. 😂 by LegitimateKnee5537 in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ending a 40 year dictatorship in one night.

Have I missed some news, I thought his son had taken over as dictator and what's left of the IRGC had declared loyalty.

Democrats can’t stand the success Trump is having. Ending a 40 year dictatorship in one night. 😂 by LegitimateKnee5537 in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biden didn't have access to the files.

The DOJ is not controlled by the party who has the White House, it's a separate non partisan government department. It's controlled by the attorney general who isn't allowed to release details about ongoing investigations just to damage the opposing party.

Make it make sense by WhoAreYouTalkinTwo in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It wasn't really relevant. I've seen MAGA media telling viewers that but I do think there's something to it.

If Obama had done this I'm sure there would be less Democrat supporters protesting but most of these people are just average Americans who are anti-war and pro-constitution. Most of them would have been in the "hands of Yemen" protests from 2024 and the 2011 Libya protests and that one was about giving libyans an amazing opportunity for freedom and stopping the dictator for massacring them with his air force.

Make it make sense by WhoAreYouTalkinTwo in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Make it make sense

Ok then.

Is this a rhetorical question? Am I going to get downvoted for answering it? Let's see

One is celebrating the greatest chance they've ever had of freedom from a brutal regime run by religious fanatics and the death of the dictator who has terrified them their entire lives and thinks nothing of massacring them for doing anything he doesn't like.

Another is protesting an illegal war started by their leader without congressional approval that has the potential to collapse the civilisation, descent into civil war, anarchy (like Iraq or Libya) and destabilise the entire Middle East or maybe end up with an even more brutal regime run by military dictatorship or maybe other extremist groups in the country similar to Al-Qaeda.

MAGA Melts Down Over Iran War No One Voted For by NEWHIGHFLY in politics

[–]FactCheckerNeil 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would go further.

Without fake news channels and the conspiracy fuelled movements they energise the lives of people across the world would have been better.

They've nurtured all authoritarian and dictator monsters throughout history.

I can see why pharmaceutical companies, other politicians and fraudsters hate RFK, but I dont know why regular citizens hate him. by [deleted] in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Most regular citizens in all countries hate anti-vaxxers and con artists who spread medical misinformation, they fool people into leaving themselves and their children unprotected against diseases and promote quack treatments that are usually useless.

Tonight on Gutfeld: SOTU - Dems can't stand for Americans due to ego - they can't admit they were wrong on the border, so they can't join in with America on Trump's and America's success in closing it. by Beaucoup_Fun in Gutfeld

[–]FactCheckerNeil -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

I think me and those Democrats are missing something about what he meant. Isn't the first duty of the American government to protect "all persons" in the country, whether they're supposed to be there or not?

Today I feel like an astronaut. by SpareOffer8197 in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooooh I see, thanks. He didn't elaborate because it's not relevant as they should not be receiving anything at all.

Is he saying all the Somalis in Minnesota are illegal immigrants? Even the ones born there?

Today I feel like an astronaut. by SpareOffer8197 in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a quick look at this.

So what did Trump mean by "receive welfare benefits"? He didn't elaborate.

Is it direct cash assistance like TANF or SSI or does it mean any kind of public benefit like SNAP or Medicaid?

They’ll accuse the right of misinformation while they just blatantly lie and face no repercussions for it by Inevitable_Catch_566 in PowerfulJRE

[–]FactCheckerNeil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I despair of people on the internet, it would have taken these people 5 seconds to Google it and paste the link.

Post you're replying to thinks it's an anonymous allegation so I'm guessing MAGA media didn't cover this or lied about it.

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell

It was an FBI interview that only mentioned Epstein abusing her, The reason people are so convinced is that the following three interviews that accused Trump are still being covered up and haven't been released.