Latest Stories By Jon Greenberg

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Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know

May 8, 2018

President Donald Trump announced the United States would exit a nuclear pact with Iran and re-impose sanctions on Tehran, saying the Obama-era deal failed to contain the regime’s nuclear ambitions and regional meddling.

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The $130,000 Stormy Daniels payoff: Was it a campaign expenditure?

May 3, 2018

The public disclosure that Donald Trump repaid his lawyer for the hush money given to Stormy Daniels adds another twist to a steamy narrative. Does it spell new legal troubles? We asked a number of experts.

Is North Korea ready to scrap its nuclear weapons?

April 19, 2018

Multiple reports say North Korea is willing to put denuclearization on the table. But is that more than a shift in tone?

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Fact-checking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony

April 12, 2018

We asked a variety of tech watchers to assess Zuckerberg's accuracy. They noted some important omissions.

Fact-check: Donald Trump’s defense of Scott Pruitt’s rent, security, EPA record

April 11, 2018

Donald Trump defended EPA chief Scott Pruitt. He got three key facts wrong.

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Oklahoma teacher pay dispute: Does cost of living make a difference?

April 4, 2018

There's a simple way to compare teacher pay from state to state based on cost of living differences. It's misleading, economists say.

Spending bill’s gun research line: Does it nullify Dickey amendment?

March 27, 2018

A line that promotest gun violence research in the $1.3 trillion spending package has gotten a fair bit of press. It grants no new power or money to HHS and the CDC, leaving some to question it's impact.

Increase in murders by immigrants in Tulsa?

March 20, 2018

In a radio interview, Tulsa's homicide chief said he'd seen an increase in murders by immigrants. We looked at the details. There were two last year and the year before that. Amounting to about 2 percent of all murders.

Fact-check: Darkest Hour movie gets Winston Churchill mostly right

February 26, 2018

The Winston Churchill biopic stays within the guardrails of historical fact, but it does take liberties. 

Dunkirk fact-check: Movie indulges a few myths but also uses the facts

February 26, 2018

Never content to simply enjoy a good movie, we wanted to find out how closely "Dunkirk" matches what really happened on a beach in France in May 1940.

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