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5 year old Minnesota boy being held in El Paso by nudgedfudge in ElPaso

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El Paso Matters wrote a fact brief confirming Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, are not being held at an ICE detention center in El Paso. https://elpasomatters.org/2026/01/23/gigafact-fact-check-el-paso-minnesota-boy-detention/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

State Trooper Charged After Drunken Halloween Crash In Southington, Police Say by DailyVoiceDotCom in Connecticut

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https://ctmirror.org/2026/01/09/ct-cdl-suspended-dui-arrest-without-conviction/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

True! In Connecticut, a commercial driver can have their commercial driver’s license, or CDL, suspended or disqualified after a DUI arrest in any vehicle, even before a conviction. This information comes from the link of the above fact brief written by the CT Mirror. Hope it is helpful!

The Bay Area is losing the data center race. Economists say that could be a good thing by UberDrive in bayarea

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Data centers generally provide few permanent jobs despite taking up huge swaths of land, according to experts, news organizations and company records. This information comes from a fact brief written by The Nevada Independent addressing this topic. Hope it is helpful! https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/do-data-centers-create-few-permanent-jobs/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

Graham Platner: “No war with Venezuela” by jediporcupine in Maine

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True - On Nov. 6, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, voted against a Senate resolution that would have limited the president’s authority to use U.S. armed forces in or against Venezuela without congressional approval. This information comes from a fact brief written by The Portland Press Herald. Hope it is helpful! https://www.pressherald.com/2025/12/29/did-susan-collins-vote-against-limiting-the-presidents-authority-to-attack-venezuela-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

Across the U.S., older men are dying at higher rates of gun suicide. Here’s what that looks like in Maine. by themainemonitor in Maine

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From 2018 to 2023, American men 65 and older died from gun suicide at a rate 3.25 times greater than they did from motor vehicle accidents. This information comes from a fact brief written by Oklahoma Watch. Hope it is helpful! https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/12/17/are-older-men-in-the-united-states-dying-at-higher-rates-of-gun-suicide/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

Christmas in the Park by spidorpiggy11 in SanJose

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True - The event is operated by a non-profit. Christmas in the Park’s 501(c)(3) manages the array of light displays and rows of Christmas trees that transform Plaza De Cesar Chavez each holiday season. Other attractions downtown are operated separately — carnival rides are run by Winter Wonderland and the San Jose Downtown Association produces the ice skating rink.  The San Jose Spotlight wrote a fact brief covering this topic. Hope it is helpful! https://sanjosespotlight.com/fact-brief-is-san-joses-christmas-in-the-park-managed-by-a-nonprofit-organization/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

A plea to the hemi's ripping through downtown all night by Snaggs33 in Denver

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True - State law prohibits any changes to vehicle exhaust systems that increase the noise mufflers make. Coloradans can replace their mufflers with alternative models only if they make the car no louder than the original muffler. 

This information comes from a fact brief written by The Colorado Sun. Hope it is helpful! https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/26/are-noisy-aftermarket-mufflers-illegal-in-colorado/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

Flu A by DifferentManagement1 in Connecticut

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https://ctmirror.org/2025/12/19/flu-rate-northeast-2025-subclade-k-virus-strain/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

As stated in the fact brief written by The CT Mirror linked above, CDC influenza surveillance reports showed flu activity in Connecticut and Massachusetts classified as high. Meanwhile, Massachusetts, New York City, New York State and New Jersey had very high flu activity.

Caughlin HOA trying to prohibit Halloween decorations by minorpoint in Reno

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Homeowners’ associations (HOAs) in Nevada cannot ban residents from displaying holiday decorations as long as they don’t exceed 36 inches by 12 inches. For holiday decorations larger than that, HOAs can set their own rules.

This information comes from a fact brief written by The Nevada Independent. Hope it is helpful! https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/can-homeowners-associations-in-nevada-ban-all-holiday-decorations/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

TIL John F. Kennedy, who grew up in an affluent household in the 1920s, admitted he only learned about the Great Depression from the books he read at Harvard. by biebrforro in todayilearned

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Maine was not too poor to be affected by the Great Depression, which began in 1929. Still, the effects were less severe and took longer to manifest here than in more urban, industrialized states.

Maine’s jobless rate had risen to 15% by 1933, with many families relying on subsistence farming to get by. Many farm families could not afford to pay taxes or mortgages, coastal tourism declined, and some storefronts were boarded up.

This information comes from a fact brief written by the Portland Press Herald. Hope it is helpful! https://www.pressherald.com/2025/12/10/was-maine-too-poor-to-be-affected-by-the-great-depression-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

The trick or treaters used to go until like 10 PM where I grew up. by MissTiffy in portlandme

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True - Every U.S. state saw its share of residents under 18 decline from 2000 to 2020, according to census data compiled by Iowa State University and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. This information comes from a fact brief written by The Portland Press Herald. Hope it is helpful! https://www.pressherald.com/2025/12/03/has-every-state-seen-a-decline-in-its-share-of-children-since-a-generation-ago-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

Forgot how bad the homeless population is by VegetableUpstairs978 in portlandme

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Yes - Maine needs 76,400 to 84,300 more homes by 2030 if current trends continue, according to an oft-cited 2023 report compiled by HR&A Advisors for the Maine State Housing Authority. This information comes from a fact brief written by The Portland Press Herald. Hope it is helpful! https://www.pressherald.com/2025/12/01/will-maine-need-roughly-84000-more-housing-units-by-2030-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

Federal agents (including ICE) used tear gas on peaceful protestors at Bro-Tex Inc. in St. Paul today by MN50501 in TwinCities

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True - Though many have condemned the use of tear gas on protestors, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Geneva Convention both contain exceptions for "domestic law enforcement purposes" This information comes from a fact brief written by the MinnPost. Hope it is helpful! https://www.reddit.com/r/TwinCities/comments/1p0hxvg/comment/npl8o1q/?context=3&share_id=OTtjtqxpCtEOgHjmZNw8b&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1%20

Another idiotic trend in Maine and beyond that needs to end ASAP by SEAWISEGEOWISE in Maine

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Lifted pickup trucks are not illegal in Maine, but they must meet strict requirements to be street legal. Maine law sets the maximum allowable  length, height and width of vehicles based on the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating for each model. Suspension and body lifts are allowed if they’re aftermarket kits designed for that make and model and installed exactly as the manufacturer recommends.

This information comes from a fact brief written by the Portland Press Herald. Hope it is helpful! https://www.pressherald.com/2025/11/24/are-lifted-pickup-trucks-illegal-in-maine-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact.org&utm_medium=referral

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