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UPDATE: Kimmel returns — but not on Sinclair or Nexstar affiliates
Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show returned last night, less than a week after ABC indefinitely suspended production in response to Kimmel’s comments about…
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Billionaire surveillance enthusiast set to acquire TikTok's US operations
In the near future, Larry Ellison, an 81-year-old tech oligarch, could be in control of one of the world's most powerful media empires.
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Sinclair "Special Report" depicts Kirk as prophet
"Many Americans are standing shoulder-to-shoulder, believing God is still working and opening the hearts of a new generation."
Sep 22
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The 2026 election is already under attack
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed lawsuits against the states of Oregon and Maine. The lawsuits seek to compel both states to turn over…
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A New York Times editor on Trump's new $15 billion lawsuit
Popular Information talks to David Enrich, who wrote the book on how powerful people exploit the legal system to silence journalists.
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Independent accountability journalism.
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Investigations
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How a former Congressman is gaming the system
On January 3, 2025, Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV) ended his tenure in Congress after representing the Mountain State for a decade.
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Prime Day is a scam
Amazon Prime Day is a four-day sale promoted by the mega-retailer as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items.
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Verizon and Amazon cancel support for Juneteenth celebrations
Amazon, Verizon, and other major corporations have ended or reduced their support for Juneteenth celebrations this year, forcing events in major cities…
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The state of free speech in Trump's America
A central promise of President Trump’s 2024 campaign was that, if elected, he would “restore free speech.” In September 2024, at a campaign rally in…
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19 companies pulling back their support for Pride
For years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community.
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Corporate Power
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Prime Day is a scam
Amazon Prime Day is a four-day sale promoted by the mega-retailer as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items.
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Verizon and Amazon cancel support for Juneteenth celebrations
Amazon, Verizon, and other major corporations have ended or reduced their support for Juneteenth celebrations this year, forcing events in major cities…
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Trump's abrupt policy switch on immigration benefits top donors
During the 2024 campaign, President Trump excoriated all "illegals," calling them "animals" and claiming they were "poisoning the blood of our country…
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19 companies pulling back their support for Pride
For years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community.
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How to kill 346 people and get away with it
On October 29, 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea about 13 minutes after taking off from an airport in Jakarta…
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A massive Trump scandal. Minuscule media attention.
Historically, financial entanglements with foreign nationals has been covered as a scandal. Times have changed.
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The war on free speech
In his second inaugural address, President Trump said he would "stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.” Since then, Trump…
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Despite media reports, Trump has not offered federal employees a "buyout"
Anyone who has read reports in the Associated Press, the New York Times, CBS News, CNN, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, or Axios would be…
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A new Trump Tower of corruption
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was a top White House official during Trump's first term.
Jan 22
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Trump v. Clinton: The media double standard on the influence of foreign cash
On Monday, Popular Information reported that Justin Sun, a Chinese national currently being prosecuted for fraud by the Securities and Exchange…
Dec 4, 2024
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Crime
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The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
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Trump's fake crime wave
On January 19, during a rally held in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump claimed that “crime has gone through the roof” and that it “was up like…
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Lies, damn lies, and shoplifting statistics
For 32 years, the National Retail Federation (NRF) — the lobbying group representing major retailers in the United States — has produced the "National…
Dec 19, 2024
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Common myths about the new FBI crime statistics, debunked
This week, the FBI released its report on crime in the United States during 2023.
Sep 26, 2024
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Why Trump's spurious attacks on crime are working
One of the central arguments in former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign is the false claim that the United States is a crime-infested hellhole…
Sep 5, 2024
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Republicans celebrate Kirk as free speech champion, demand critics be fired
A coordinated pressure campaign has cost dozens of people their jobs.
Sep 16
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A tragic murder, a baseless smear, and the fight for the U.S. Senate
A high-stakes race for an open U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina has gotten nasty very quickly.
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UPDATE: Trump's $10 billion Epstein lawsuit takes a big hit
On July 17, the Wall Street Journal published an explosive report regarding President Trump's relationship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey…
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CBS News hires Trump loyalist to review news coverage
CBS News has hired Kenneth R.
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Kushner takes millions from Saudis, advises Trump on Middle East policy
Jared Kushner, who is being paid tens of millions of dollars in annual fees by the Saudi government and other Middle Eastern nations, has taken a…
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How airlines lobbied away your flight compensation
After a $62 billion federal bailout, the airline industry secures the repeal of a key consumer protection.
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