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Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
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True90% confidence5 sourcesAug 2, 2026The Trump campaign brought 60 lawsuits regarding the 2020 election, losing or withdrawing all but one.Said by AMultiple reliable sources, including NBC News and AP, report that Trump and his allies filed about 60 post-election lawsuits over the 2020 results and that all but one ended in losses, withdrawals, or dismissals. The one win was a Pennsylvania ruling on mail-in ballot identification, which the post also describes. Sources describe the filers as Trump and his allies rather than strictly the campaign, a minor wording difference that does not change the verdict.True88% confidence7 sourcesAug 2, 2026Joe Biden won Pennsylvania in the 2020 election by more than 80,000 votes.Said by AThe sources consistently show Biden won Pennsylvania's 2020 presidential vote by about 80,555 votes, which is more than 80,000. The Pennsylvania certification (AP, with the Department of State cited by Spotlight PA) and the final count reported by the Inquirer and Daily Pennsylvanian support the claim, and the claim matches the passage's wording without adding anything.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Can’t tell40% confidence6 sourcesOct 27, 2026The lawsuit against Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial alleges they profited from 2 billion dollars in crypto deals that violate the Constitution's prohibition on accepting gifts from foreign countries.Said by AThe lawsuit is real: a Circle Internet Group shareholder, J. Benjamin Greenberg, filed a complaint on 2026-10-22 alleging that two World Liberty transactions with UAE-linked entities, totaling over $2 billion, violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause, and the White House and World Liberty rejected the claims. However, the post says the lawsuit targets "more than 2 billion dollars in crypto deals, including a deal" that violates the clause, while the extracted claim widens this to all the deals, so the claim departs from the passage and is graded unverifiable.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Can’t tell40% confidence7 sourcesOct 27, 2026The Trump administration is supporting the sale of a liquefied natural gas project in Alaska to a sanctioned Russian company.Said by AThe sources show the Polar LNG project, which involves Novatek, was discussed in US-Kremlin talks and that a sanctions waiver benefited Novatek, but none states that the Trump administration backed the sale. The claim departs from the passage's loose wording, and Polar LNG denies the financing allegations while the Treasury Department declined comment.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Can’t tell40% confidence5 sourcesAug 2, 2026Administration officials are using the power of the government to harass, indict, and threaten David Hearn.Said by AThe passage refers only to "a random individual" and never names David Hearn, so the extracted claim departs from the post's wording by adding a named target. Sources document that the DOJ indicted Hearn and later dismissed the case amid claims of political pressure, but the verdict is unverifiable because the claim as extracted is not what the post asserted.