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Trump praises data centers — while his super PAC trashes them
While Trump relentless promotes data centers, his super PAC is attacking Democrats for allegedly supporting data centers.
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UPDATE: Katie Zacharia’s disastrous response to Popular Information’s report
Zacharia, who claimed for years to be a lawyer, is not a lawyer.
Oct 14
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Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?
There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any
Oct 13
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New White House press secretary is a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist
Katie Zacharia, who was appointed White House press secretary by President Trump on Friday, repeatedly promoted the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy on…
Oct 11
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PopInfo Weekly: Mailers, measles, and manta ray
This week, Popular Information released PaidForBy.info, a web app that gives unprecedented insight into who is really sending you political mailers …
Oct 9
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Investigations
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The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
Sep 8
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How a GOP super PAC tricked a grieving father into appearing in a political ad
In an interview with Popular Information, Ronald Hayes described how he was deceived, manipulated, and exploited.
Sep 3
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Trump Labor Secretary nominee pitched access to “America’s comprehensive welfare” to Chinese nationals
Keith Sonderling traveled to China to encourage investment in a Florida real estate development. Prospects were promised a green card and access…
Aug 31
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GOP Senate candidate, campaigning as truck-driving everyman, travels by private jet
North Carolina Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s committees have spent over $100,000 for use of a private jet linked to a convicted felon
Aug 24
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How Vivek Ramaswamy’s mom manipulated Alzheimer’s data and made her son rich
Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and the Republican nominee in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and…
Aug 14
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Corporate Power
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A new low for American workers
Workers in the United States are earning a historically low share of the value they produce, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor…
Sep 10
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LA County sues State Farm for false advertising, stiffing wildfire victims
Jake from State Farm, call your office.
Sep 2
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Rebecca Crosby
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Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees
American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new…
Jul 27
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Trump quietly clears the road for Musk’s Cybercab
“It’d be wonderful for the United States to have a national set of rules for autonomous driving”
Jul 16
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Massive giveaway to Trump donors buried in obscure government document
The administration quietly delivers a huge win to corporate poultry processors, who have donated tens of millions to Trump and his allies, at the…
Jul 13
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Media
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No, Mamdani did not 'doxx' wealthy New Yorkers
“PIED-A-TERROR,” the New York Post cover blared on July 28.
Aug 26
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UPDATE: CBS News reverses course, airs story on 9/11 families supporting Mamdani
Last week, CBS News New York falsely reported that “thousands of 9/11 victims’ families are asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this…
Aug 5
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UPDATE: After the Mamdani 9/11 smear, a cover-up
Media outlets pushed a false narrative about the number of family members of 9/11 victims who signed a petition targeting Mamdani — and then tried to…
Aug 3
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Meta will train its AI on far-right media outlet
This week, Newsmax — a far-right news organization with a strong allegiance to President Trump and a history of pushing wild conspiracy theories …
Jul 30
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The truth about the viral 9/11 petition targeting Mamdani
“We don’t have a list”
Jul 28
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Crime
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Violent crime plummets in “Democrat run cities” blasted by Trump
Since his return to the White House, President Trump has repeatedly claimed that major cities across the United States are overrun with crime.
May 12
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Rebecca Crosby
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Trump declares war on America
"It’s the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control."
Oct 1, 2025
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Criminal propaganda
On Tuesday, President Trump pledged to deploy the military in Chicago and Baltimore.
Sep 3, 2025
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Calling crime data "fake news," Trump seizes DC police
Lies, manipulated data, unsubstantiated allegations, and an unprecedented federal takeover.
Aug 12, 2025
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Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late…
Aug 7, 2025
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ICE-ing the midterms
In August 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appointed Heather Honey, an election conspiracy theorist, as Deputy Assistant Secretary for…
Oct 8
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The falsehoods billionaires are mailing to Ohio voters
A pro-Ramaswamy super PAC was caught pushing misinformation.
Oct 7
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Republicans insist data center opponents are victims of a “Chinese psyop”
Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claimed during an interview on Fox Business that opposition to data centers is a “Chinese psyop.” Johnson…
Oct 6
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This tool makes everyone a campaign finance expert
Introducing PaidForBy.info, a new app created by Popular Information
Oct 4
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PopInfo Weekly: Hawks, Hawkeyes, and Hegseth
Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and CBS Sports analyst who is running for Congress in Arizona, has made “protecting women’s sports” a central theme of…
Oct 2
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WATCH: GOP super PAC quietly launches outlandish smear against Talarico
Shortly after Popular Information reached out for comment, the ad was taken offline.
Oct 1
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