AP and The Guardian obtained a letter Kennedy sent before the 2019 trip, and it settles what the visit was for without settling what the visit did, a distinction both his defenders and his critics keep collapsing.
Reality
- Evidence78
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives60
- Confidence72
The United States is in its worst measles year since 1991. The figure on the federal counter is one death, marked subject to change, while Pennsylvania officials describe four deaths among unvaccinated people.
Reality
- Evidence55
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives
- Insufficient
- Confidence50
Sanders and Takano's reintroduced bill would drop the federal overtime threshold to 32 hours over four years and bar any cut to weekly pay, a cost that lands on payrolls whether or not an employer ever deploys AI.
Reality
- Evidence58
- Adoption12
- Hype gap+30
- Incentives68
- Confidence55
Tom Cole and Lloyd Smucker have both said the payroll side of Social Security is open for discussion before the 2032 benefit cut, and the cap they would move sits at $184,500 of wages taxed at 12.4% between worker and employer.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+28
- Incentives52
- Confidence56
Heidi Overton would arrive at the FDA from the White House Domestic Policy Council, with a political record rather than a regulatory one. Plan submissions for priorities set from outside the building.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives74
- Confidence55
John Larson and Bill Cassidy both lost primaries and exit Congress in four months, with the trust fund set to empty in 2032 and benefits scheduled to fall 22.5 percent.
Reality
- Evidence42
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+14
- Incentives66
- Confidence40