Fact & Spin

Join Scott Wallace and the team for our daily podcast that lets you discover the truth behind the day’s biggest news headlines! Visit our website at www.verity.news

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Episodes

2 hours ago

Marco Rubio unveils plans to overhaul the U.S. State Department, early voting in Australia’s election begins, Liberals hold a narrowing lead as Canada’s election day approaches, dozens of tourists are killed by gunmen in Kashmir, a British murder suspect is allegedly burned alive in Ecuador, the IMF reduces its global economic growth forecast to 2.8%, the UAE pioneers the world’s first AI-powered legal system, US markets tumble as Trump takes aim at Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the White House denies reports of Defense Secretary Hegseth’s possible firing, SpaceX launches a food-growing lab into orbit,
Sources: www.verity.news

24 hours ago

Pope Francis passes away aged 88, Russia and Ukraine exchange blame for Easter ceasefire violations, The Palestinian Red Crescent rejects an Israeli probe into the killing of medics, El Salvador offers Venezuela a prisoner swap for US deportees, Pete Hegseth is accused of sharing Yemen strike plans in a second private Signal chat, Abrego Garcia is reportedly relocated from El Salvador's CECOT prison, US Vice President JD Vance begins a visit to India, The US Department of Justice seeks to break up Google, The Trump administration is reportedly planning $1 billion in additional cuts to Harvard, Seven drown in Australia over the Easter long weekend, and The White House declares the lab leak theory as the 'true origins' of COVID.
Sources: www.verity.news

4 days ago

Trump meets with Italy’s Meloni amid trade tensions, Canada’s party leaders trade barbs in their final election debate, The US threatens to walk away from Russia-Ukraine peace talks, US strikes on Yemen kill dozens, Iran celebrates its annual Army Day with military parades, The Menendez brothers’ resentencing is delayed, An American is fatally shot after hijacking a plane in Belize, U.S. Sen. Van Hollen meets with a deported Maryland man in El Salvador, Medical cannabis shows promise in treating cancer, and NASA finds carbonate minerals on Mars.
Sources: www.verity.news

5 days ago

Canadian party leaders face off in a French-language debate, a report suggests that Donald Trump blocked Israeli plans for an attack on Iran nuclear sites, Xi Jinping visits Cambodia as part of an “anti-tariff” tour, the UK and France negotiate a “One-for-One” Channel migrant deal, Amnesty International accuses Mozambique of a violent post-election crackdown, Donald Trump demands the resignation of the Fed chair, while the IRS weighs revoking Harvard's tax-exempt status amid the Trump feud, multiple people are killed in a tragic mass shooting at Florida State University, Google is found guilty of creating an illegal ad monopoly, and scientists spot possible signs of life on a distant planet.
Sources: www.verity.news

6 days ago

A Maryland Senator visits El Salvador to search for answers in the Abrego Garcia case, The World Trade Organization says Trump tariffs will shrink global trade by 0.2% this year, Hong Kong halts US mail service over tariff “bullying,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy rules out ceding occupied territories to Russia, France and Algeria expel diplomats in an escalating crisis, Peru's ex-president and the president’s wife are sentenced to 15 years in prison, Donald Trump orders US military control of border land near Mexico, UK inflation drops to 2.6% as fuel prices fall, The CDC reports that the U.S. autism rate has risen to 1 in 31 children, and a report alleges that Australian politicians received sports tickets to influence a gambling ban.
Sources: www.verity.news

7 days ago

JD Vance says there’s a ‘good chance' of a U.S.-UK trade deal, Hamas reportedly rejects an Israeli proposal for a temporary ceasefire, Trump blames Zelenskyy, Biden, and Putin for the Ukraine war, Russia allegedly seeks to base military aircraft in Indonesia, Trump reaffirms his intention to send 'homegrown criminals' to El Salvador, Zuckerberg testifies in Meta’s antitrust trial, OpenAI is reportedly building an X-like social network, A report finds that Europe's 2024 floods were the most widespread in over a decade, The White House defies a court order by blocking an AP journalist from the Oval Office, and four men plead guilty to smuggling thousands of live ants in Kenya.
Sources: www.verity.news

Tuesday Apr 15, 2025

Daniel Noboa wins reelection in Ecuador, A trial opens for former President Yoon in South Korea, Hungary passes a constitutional ban on LGBTQ+ Pride events, Liberal staffers in Canada plant MAGA-style buttons at a Conservative event, RSF attacks in Sudan kill over 200 in Darfur camps, Anthony Albanese launches the Labor Party's election campaign in Australia, Donald Trump calls for CBS to be taken off-air after the latest episode of 60 Minutes, An arson attack at the Pennsylvania Governor's mansion leads to terrorism charges, A teen murders his parents in an alleged Trump assassination plot, Nvidia launches a $500B US AI chip manufacturing initiative, and all-female crew completes the Blue Origin space mission.
Sources: www.verity.news

Saturday Apr 12, 2025

A US-Panama deal allows for a limited military presence at the Panama Canal, the US-China trade war escalates with record-high tariffs, the UN condemns Myanmar’s junta for breaking the earthquake ceasefire, Israel issues evacuation orders for eastern Gaza City, the UK conducts the first visit by its military chief to China since 2015, the US Senate confirms Donald Trump's pick as Joint Chiefs Chairman, the Supreme Court orders the return of a mistakenly deported Maryland man, a helicopter crash in New York City claims the life of a Spanish CEO, Prada acquires Versace for €1.25B, and Tesla launches in Saudi Arabia.
Sources: www.verity.news

Friday Apr 11, 2025

Germany’s CDU and SPD reach a deal to form a coalition government, Total U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports reach 145%, A whistleblower alleges that Meta was involved in secret AI dealings with China, Peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels begin, Hundreds of Israeli reservists call for a deal to return the hostages, The U.S. begins screening immigrants' social media for antisemitism, AI is projected to double the world’s data center energy use by 2030, The U.S.House passes a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, A new at-home saliva test shows promise in detecting prostate cancer, and a study suggests that dinosaurs thrived before the asteroid impact.
Sources: www.verity.news

Thursday Apr 10, 2025

Donald Trump increases China tariffs to 125% and pauses reciprocal tariffs on other countries, an alleged PRC-led WeChat campaign targets Carney in Canada’s election, China rejects Ukrainian claims about Its citizens fighting alongside Russia, France’s National Assembly passes a Mayotte citizenship restriction, the DR Congo repatriates Americans spared the death penalty over a failed coup, a judge orders the White House to lift restrictions on The Associated Press, while President Trump signs executive orders to revive the coal industry, the IRS chief reportedly resigns over an immigration data-sharing deal, the IMF reaches a staff-level agreement with Argentina for a $20 billion loan, and a study potentially links the mpox virus to the fire-footed rope squirrel.
Sources: www.verity.news

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