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Mixed55% confidence7 sourcesSep 24, 2026Donald Trump has lost more than 80% of the cases brought against him at the district and circuit court levels.Said by 3CThe claim's district-court part is supported only on some measures: the NYT counted 48 plaintiff wins against 5 losses on final district merits rulings, and a May 2025 analysis put adverse district rulings at 96%. Other measures that count all rulings, including Court Accountability's 60% district and 59% circuit challenger win rates, put losses well under 80%, so the circuit-level part is not supported.True100% confidence7 sourcesSep 24, 2026The Trump administration demolished the White House East Wing.Said by BMultiple reputable sources confirm that the Trump administration began and carried out the demolition of the White House East Wing starting in October 2025 to facilitate the construction of a new ballroom.True92% confidence6 sourcesSep 24, 2026Donald Trump attempted to restrict mail-in voting.Said by BThe sources show Trump repeatedly tried to restrict mail voting, including an executive order directing the Postal Service to limit ballot delivery, which courts blocked and the Supreme Court halted. The post's 'tried to stop mail-in balloting' is a close paraphrase of the claim, and the attempt predates the 2026-09-24 posting date, so the claim holds as of that date.True80% confidence4 sourcesSep 24, 2026The New York Times published a story on May 14, 1970, titled 'Witness Presents Pornography Commissioner with a Pie in the Face.'Said by AThe New York Times sitemap for May 14, 1970 lists an article titled 'Witness Presents Pornography Commissioner With a Pie (in the Face)', matching the claimed headline apart from minor punctuation. A High Times piece says the Times ran the story the next morning, and a May 14, 1970 AP-based Daily Reflector report confirms the pie incident, though one Wikipedia reference dates the NYT article to May 13.True80% confidence7 sourcesSep 24, 2026Thomas Forsad founded the magazine High Times.Said by AThe sources consistently identify the founder of High Times as Thomas King Forçade (also spelled Forcade or Forsad), who was born Gary Goodson, so the claim that Thomas Forsad founded the magazine is supported. The claim's spelling is a variant of the same person's name, and the claim does not depart from the passage.True80% confidence4 sourcesSep 24, 2026A federal judge found that the government's failure to devise, publicize, and utilize narrow and specific standards for the issuance or denial of press passes infringes on First Amendment rights.Said by AThe claim matches the post's passage, which describes a federal judge's ruling on White House press passes. The primary court opinions in Forcade v. Knight (D.D.C. 1976) and Sherrill v. Knight (D.C. Cir. 1977) support it: Forcade found that the lack of written standards for press passes violated the plaintiff's First Amendment right to freedom of the press, and Sherrill called for 'narrow and specific' standards to be devised and publicized. The 2026 rulings on Trump-era press access, which rested mainly on the Fifth Amendment, are a different matter and do not change this verdict.True60% confidence4 sourcesSep 24, 2026Thomas K. Forsad was the project coordinator of the Underground Press Syndicate.Said by ASources identify Thomas King Forçade (spelled 'Forsad' in the post) as the project coordinator of the Underground Press Syndicate, and other sources say he took over and ran the UPS. The post's 'Forsad' spelling appears to be a variant of the same person, and the extraction matches the passage's wording.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence8 sourcesSep 24, 2026The court found that the government's failure to inform plaintiffs of the evidence or grounds for denying press pass applications violates their Fifth Amendment right to procedural due process.Said by AThe claim matches the holdings in the press-pass cases: the D.C. Circuit in Sherrill v. Knight (1977) and the district court in Forcade v. Knight (1976) held that the Secret Service must inform applicants of the evidence and grounds for denial, and that denial without this violates Fifth Amendment procedural due process. The claim drops the post's 'opportunity to rebut' element, which is a faithful simplification, and the 2026 Kelly TRO rests on the same due process reasoning.True90% confidence4 sourcesSep 24, 2026The appeals court ruled that the White House could not arbitrarily deny press passes in the case of Robert Sherill.Said by AThe 1977 D.C. Circuit decision in Sherrill v. Knight held that the First Amendment requires that White House press access not be denied arbitrarily or for less than compelling reasons, so the claim is supported. The ruling was conditional on the White House having opened press facilities, and it concerned Robert Sherrill (spelled 'Sherrill' in the sources, 'Sherill' in the claim), so the claim is a fair paraphrase of the holding.True95% confidence6 sourcesSep 24, 2026Three news organizations sued the Trump administration over its decision to ban journalists from the White House.Said by AMultiple tier-1 and tier-2 sources (Reuters, AP, NPR, NYT, Jurist) report that CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the Trump administration on September 21, 2026 over its ban of their journalists from the White House, which matches the claim as of the posting date. The claim faithfully paraphrases the post, which also said 'including this one' (the post's own outlet, which the claim omits without changing its substance).True93% confidence8 sourcesSep 24, 2026A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order restoring Jim Acosta's press pass after he was banned by Donald Trump in 2018.Said by AMultiple reliable sources from November 2018 confirm that U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a temporary restraining order ordering the White House to restore CNN's Jim Acosta's press pass after CNN sued. The sources describe the pass as revoked by the Trump administration after Acosta's November 7, 2018 clash with Trump, which matches the claim's 'banned by Donald Trump in 2018' framing. The claim departs from the passage in no material way.True85% confidence7 sourcesSep 24, 2026The Trump administration argued in court that the president should be able to take immediate action to protect national security regarding the revocation of press passes.Said by ACourt coverage from the September 23, 2026 hearing reports that Justice Department lawyer Michael Velchik told the court, "The president should be able to take immediate action to protect national security," and NPR confirms the DOJ stressed national security as grounds to strip the passes. The claim matches the post's passage and the sources as of 2026-09-24; later rulings rejected that national security rationale, but that does not change what was argued.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.