As programmers under Elon Musk’s direction work to eliminate “woke ideology” and “cancel culture” from Grok’s replies, xAI, X’s artificial intelligence-focused parent company, has been forced to address a series of offensive blunders. (From PolitiFact) to.pbs.org/44J1IMw

Trump said the site dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" would hold "some of the most vicious people on the planet." Data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of the facility’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions. politifact.com/article/2025/j…

New: I teamed up with elenashao.bsky.social and NYT Graphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote: nytimes.com/interactive/20… This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.

NEW: Florida schools have missed out on $2.2 billion in federal funding for mental and physical health care for kids because the state has refused to fix a simple problem. “This is a significant agency failure,” a former Florida AHCA official said. w/Jeffrey S. Solochek:

Lawyers for at least 11 people who had been detained at Alligator Alcatraz said their clients did not have final removal orders. The attorneys spoke with PolitiFact or other media confirming details of their clients’ cases.   politifact.com/article/2025/j…

Under Florida law, raw milk can only be sold for consumption as pet or animal food. 21 people in FL were recently infected. The state's surgeon general says he supports drinking it. By Chris O'Donnell: tampabay.com/news/health/20…

Team PolitiFact is all over the Trump-Putin events: politifact.com/article/2025/a… (I’m cheering on from PTO)

NEW: It's almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it? PolitiFact's Madison Czopek explains what you need to know. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

"as Altadena has started its recovery, a surprising sign of life emerged: roses. Lots and lots of them." nytimes.com/card/2025/08/1…

"The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later." apnews.com/article/israel…

How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue "death" unfolded on social media, by Maria Ramirez Uribe and Loreben Tuquero politifact.com/article/2025/s…

Senators will question Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Trump’s 2026 health care agenda and recent changes to the CDC. Our live fact-checking this morning: buff.ly/614eqsQ

Fact check: President Trump, Michael Whatley and others have blamed former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for the stabbing death in Charlotte. But they've failed to prove that Cooper had any "direct" effect on Decarlos Brown's cases. 1/2

Fact check: There's NO NEW LAW banning North Carolinians from holding their phones while driving. Why is that being reported? -An inaccurate Facebook post -Led to inaccurate media reports -Which Google's AI tool used ... -To generate a false summary of the 'Hands Free' bill.