Accountability Desk

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Red flags, false claims and conflicts of interest from the White House, each one linked to the original reporting.

  • 48documented stories
  • 170credited sources
  • 31with fact-check links

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  1. Abuse of powerTrump sued his own government for $10 billion, then settled with himself: a $1.8 billion fund and a permanent ban on auditing his family Justice & the rule of law · 5 sources
  2. FalseThe '$18 trillion' investment claim: the White House's own tally was about half Fact checks · 3 sources
  3. Conflict of interestThe White House pushed a $620 million Pentagon loan to a company Don Jr.'s firm had just invested in The family business · 4 sources
  4. Conflict of interestTrump made $1.4 billion from crypto in one year. Most buyers of his memecoin lost money. Money & conflicts · 4 sources
  5. Abuse of powerTrump's criminal defense lawyer is now the nation's top law enforcement officer Justice & the rule of law · 4 sources
  6. Conflict of interestDon Jr. has stakes in Kalshi and Polymarket. Trump's one-man CFTC is suing states that try to regulate them. The family business · 5 sources
  7. No evidenceBlaming diversity hiring for the Potomac midair collision, without evidence Fact checks · 3 sources
  8. Conflict of interest'Kushner Island': a luxury resort in a protected Albanian nature reserve, fast-tracked by the government The family business · 4 sources

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