Photos and videos on social media show thousands of missiles launched from Gaza to Israel, drones and grenades destroying tanks, Hamas militants armed with assault weapons and machine guns breaching the fenced boundary between Gaza and Israel. These images have led some congressional Republicans and social media users to question the provenance of Hamas’ arsenal […]
President Joe Biden is planning to ask Congress for more money to support Israel’s military response to the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7 that killed more than 1,400 Israelis. “My administration has been in close touch with your leadership from the first moments of this attack, and we are going to make sure you have […]
He spent eight years in the White House, nearly every move recorded by press and watched by staff. But six years after former President Barack Obama left office, some conservative media figures aggressively circulated a salacious rumor: that Obama is secretly gay. The claim percolated across social media and conservative news sites for weeks throughout […]
EXETER, N.H. — At a town hall in this picturesque New England village, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy came face-to-face with the spirit of the New Hampshire primary process. Ramaswamy was about halfway through his hourlong session Oct. 14 when a woman stood up and delivered a two-minute monologue. She said, “Just a few years ago, we […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. — During a visit to New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would be a commander in chief who unreservedly supports allies, such as Israel, and takes dramatic steps to oppose groups harming Americans. “We are being invaded by these cartels,” referring to drug traffickers in Mexico, DeSantis […]
NASHUA, N.H. — On the closing day of a summit sponsored by the New Hampshire Republican Party, two more presidential candidates — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former Vice President Mike Pence — sought support in the crucial early primary state. Scott and Pence spoke at the First in the Nation Summit in Nashua, delivering […]
NASHUA, N.H. — On the first day of a summit sponsored by the New Hampshire GOP, Republican presidential candidates emphasized support for Israel, embraced get-tough policies at the U.S.-Mexico border and advocated for federal spending cuts. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis railed against “moral equivalence” about deaths in Gaza as Israel’s military strikes back after an Oct. […]
EXETER, N.H. — After gaining ground in Republican presidential primary polling, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley brought her message of budgetary restraint and heightened immigration control to voters packed inside of an historic town hall. Haley and other Republican presidential candidates are gathering for campaign events and a state Republican Party summit in New […]
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy questioned why the United States doesn’t have an “Iron Dome” defense system like the one that is defending Israel against rockets fired from Gaza. “We don’t have an Iron Dome in this country, yet, we’re vulnerable to nuclear missile attacks any given day,” Ramaswamy, a businessman, said on Tucker Carlson’s […]
Social media is flooded with out-of-context videos and images users claim are coming from Israel or Gaza. Finding the original source is key. The war between Hamas and Israel is playing out on social media through graphic images and videos shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. But, like any conflict we’ve […]
Decimated communities. Burned-out buildings. Survivors mourning loved ones killed amid smoke and debris. These are the all-too-real scenes of Israel and Gaza. But in the days since Hamas militants launched an Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the deadliest in years, online misinformation has distorted the facts around the conflict. Outdated and fictional images and videos […]
Is the end near for U.S. automakers? Former President Donald Trump recently told an audience of nonunion autoworkers near Detroit that electric cars are poised to doom their industry. “Under Biden’s mandate, the entire car industry will be packed up and shipped to China,” Trump said during a Sept. 27 speech at an auto parts factory […]