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True92% confidence7 sourcesJul 30, 2026Donald Trump was president of the United States on January 20, 2021.Said by DMultiple sources confirm Donald Trump was the sitting U.S. president on January 20, 2021, departing the White House as president that morning before Joe Biden's inauguration at noon. The claim matches the passage's own wording, and the sources show his term ended only when Biden took the oath later that day.True80% confidence8 sourcesJul 30, 2026Joe Biden took classified documents while he was vice president.Said by DMultiple reliable sources, including the Hur special counsel report as summarized by FactCheck.org, Reuters, and CNN, establish that classified documents from Biden's vice presidency were found in his possession, and Hur concluded he 'willfully retained' them after his vice presidency. The claim's timing is slightly loose: sources say the documents were taken when he left the vice presidency in 2017, not strictly during his term, and the AP's 'False' rating concerns a different claim about 1,850 Senate-era boxes at a university.True93% confidence6 sourcesJul 30, 2026Special Counsel Robert Hur stated that Joe Biden willfully retained classified documents.Said by DHur's report does state that Biden 'willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen,' as quoted by AP, NBC, PBS, and the House Judiciary Committee's reproduction of the report. The claim's wording matches the report, though the report framed this as evidence that did not meet the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard for charges.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True95% confidence4 sourcesJul 30, 2026Robert Hur was appointed as special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland.Said by DMultiple authoritative sources, including the DOJ primary record and AP, confirm Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Robert Hur as special counsel on January 12, 2023. The claim matches the post's statement that Hur was picked by Garland, and the extraction is faithful to the passage.True90% confidence7 sourcesJul 30, 2026Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that Jack Smith could not constitutionally wield the power of a special counsel.Said by DMultiple tier1 sources report that Judge Aileen Cannon ruled on July 15, 2024 that Special Counsel Jack Smith's appointment violated the Appointments Clause and that he lacked authority to bring the case, which matches the claim that he could not constitutionally wield special counsel power. The Justice Department and Smith's office appealed, but the appeal does not change what the ruling held.True93% confidence5 sourcesJul 30, 2026Anthony Fauci has a blanket pardon dating from 2014 until the time Joe Biden left office.Said by BThe claim is supported: Biden's pardon of Fauci covers offenses from January 1, 2014 through the date of the pardon, January 19, 2025, which is one day before Biden left office on January 20, 2025. The DOJ pardon warrant and AP reporting both confirm the 2014 start and the pardon's blanket scope, and the one-day gap is a peripheral detail that does not change the claim.True85% confidence10 sourcesJul 30, 2026The House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban insider trading and require voter ID for national elections.Said by DThe House passed H.R. 7008 (Stop Insider Trading Act) 232-198 on July 22, 2026, with a voter ID requirement for federal elections attached, so the core of the claim is supported. The bill restricts members of Congress from buying individual stocks rather than banning insider trading in general, which the sources note, but the claim's description matches the bill's own stated purpose.True85% confidence6 sourcesJul 30, 2026Senate Democrats blocked a vote on a bill that would ban insider trading and require voter ID for national elections.Said by DMultiple reliable sources report that every Senate Democrat voted against advancing the Stop Insider Trading Act, a 53-47 vote short of the 60 needed, and that the bill included a photo voter ID provision. The claim's 'ban insider trading' is a label for the bill's ban on members of Congress and their spouses buying individual stocks, which is a defensible reading, and Democrats' stated reasons were contested.True60% confidence7 sourcesJul 30, 2026Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to look at people behind him during a Senate hearing when asked to do so by a Senator.The claim's core is supported: Sen. Bernie Moreno asked Fauci to turn around and look at the audience, and Fauci declined to respond, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Only lower-credibility outlets (Daily Wire, AOL, Mediaite) explicitly describe him not looking at the people behind him, and the official transcript records the request and refusal but not his eye movements. The post's "Dr. Fletcher" is a transcription error for Fauci, so the referent resolves correctly.True90% confidence7 sourcesJul 30, 2026The WNBA suspended Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton from attending the team's next five home games.Said by 3CMultiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP) and other outlets confirm the WNBA suspended Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton from attending the team's next five home games, confirmed by the league on Thursday after a Tuesday exchange with fans. The claim's wording matches the post's passage, and the fine and reasons are context not needed for the core assertion.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True93% confidence6 sourcesJul 30, 2026Celeste Keaton is a co-owner of the Seattle Storm.Said by 3CMultiple tier1 sources, including AP, Reuters, and a Lead Stories fact-check, identify Celeste Keaton as a Seattle Storm co-owner and report she has been part of the ownership group since 2024, so the claim holds as of 2026-07-30. One outlet (Marca) calls her a minority owner, which is a difference of label rather than a contradiction. The claim matches the post's own wording ('the team's owner or co-owner, Celeste Keaton'), so the extraction is faithful.True85% confidence6 sourcesJul 30, 2026Wade Miller is the executive director for the Center for Renewing America.Said by BMultiple sources, including the Center for Renewing America's own team page and its sister organization's page, identify Wade Miller as its executive director, and news coverage in Sept-Oct 2026 (WJLA, Real America's Voice) describes him that way, consistent with the claim as of 2026-07-30. The post's introduction matches the claim, and the team page's listing is the organization's own statement rather than independent verification, so confidence is capped below the top tier.