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These companies advertised on X as Grok produced sexualized images of kids
At least 37 major companies were advertising on the platform this week, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
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UPDATE: The Saudi payback
On November 18, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) visited President Trump at the White House.
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The truth about being a white man in America
In an interview last week with reporters from the New York Times, President Trump claimed that the civil rights movement resulted in discrimination…
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Kill, smear, cover-up
Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother and U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. After her death, Good was subjected to a…
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UPDATE: Trump relaxes Venezuelan oil embargo, benefiting MAGA billionaire
On Monday, Popular Information reported that the U.S.
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2025's Willie Horton ad
Virginia's Republican gubernatorial candidate dishonestly links her opponent to a notorious sex offender
Sep 4, 2025
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Your favorite brands are funding anti-abortion legal campaigns
Big-name companies are donating to a powerful political group using the legal system to expand abortion restrictions nationwide.
Aug 13, 2025
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Days after $5 million donation to MAGA Inc., Trump freezes Medicare waste crackdown
Trump pledged to root out "waste, fraud and abuse." Then a big contribution to his Super PAC came in.
Aug 4, 2025
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Does Trump's alleged letter to Epstein "sound like" Trump? An investigation.
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report about President Trump's relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Jul 21, 2025
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Musk’s Neuralink falsified federal forms, claims to qualify for racial diversity program
The company, owned by the world's wealthiest man, says it is a "small disadvantaged business"
Jul 19, 2025
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Corporate Power
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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.
Sep 23, 2025
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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.
Sep 8, 2025
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Your favorite brands are funding anti-abortion legal campaigns
Big-name companies are donating to a powerful political group using the legal system to expand abortion restrictions nationwide.
Aug 13, 2025
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Musk’s Neuralink falsified federal forms, claims to qualify for racial diversity program
The company, owned by the world's wealthiest man, says it is a "small disadvantaged business"
Jul 19, 2025
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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.
Jul 8, 2025
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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…
Sep 24, 2025
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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, 2025
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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.
Sep 17, 2025
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CBS News hires Trump loyalist to review news coverage
CBS News has hired Kenneth R.
Sep 10, 2025
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How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity
The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.
Jul 28, 2025
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Crime
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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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Cash bail myths debunked by plummeting city crime data
According to President Trump, large American cities are crime-infested hellholes.
Jul 24, 2025
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The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
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DOJ admits it has still not released 99% of Epstein files, violating law
The DOJ said it is still reviewing millions of Epstein files, after previously claiming it completed the review in July
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Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
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Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
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The year in Popular Information
The biggest and most impactful stories we unearthed over the last year.
Dec 30, 2025
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Breaking precedent, networks interrupt prime time for Trump political diatribe
On Wednesday night at 9 PM Eastern, President Trump delivered a prime time address to the nation that was aired by all major broadcast networks.
Dec 18, 2025
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Kushner’s Serbian boondoggle collapses amid corruption scandal
This week, Jared Kushner abruptly canceled his plans to build Trump Tower Belgrade after the project became enmeshed in a criminal corruption scandal…
Dec 17, 2025
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