Conrad Dias
Fact-Check Correspondent | Debunking fake news
Covering the US political beat. Dedicated to dissecting campaign promises, verifying policy claims, and debunking viral misinformation. I turn complex political rhetoric into clear, verified facts to help you navigate the 24-hour news cycle.
Latest From Conrad Dias
Fact Check: Did Trump say ‘We came, we saw, we conquered, he died’ for Khamenei?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28 after the US and Israel launched a predawn assault on the country
Fact Check: Is White House claim Trump's SOTU speech garnered 53M views across platforms true?
Donald Trump's SOTU speech was the longest such speech in modern US history
Fact Check: Is WH working on executive order to declare 'national emergency' over US election?
The report mentioned that if this happens, it would 'unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting'
Fact Check: Has WH launched 'Operation Brown Eagle' to deal with Trump's 'gastrointestinal events'?
The post claimed Donald Trump experienced an average of 4.7 gastrointestinal 'events' per day
Fact Check: Is image claiming to show the Clintons with Epstein, Maxwell, and others real?
Bill Clinton gave a closed-door deposition to the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Friday, February 27
Fact Check: Does viral photo show Ghislaine Maxwell with Chief Justice John Roberts?
Maxwell is currently serving her 20-year sentence at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan
Fact Check: Did Pam Bondi say feds will visit households that watched 'Jeopardy!' over SOTU?
The viral Facebook post garnered more than 45,000 reactions, as several others commented on it
Fact Check: Did Jeffrey Epstein create and conceive the Clinton Global Initiative?
Hillary Clinton denied ever meeting disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during her closed-door deposition
Fact Check: Is image of Hillary Clinton pulling Jeffrey Epstein's tie as Bill watches real?
Hillary Clinton said she did not know of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes
Fact Check: Did the name ‘Donald’ see a 300 percent increase in popularity for newborn boys in US?
Donald Trump started his second term with higher ratings, around 47 percent in early 2025
Fact Check: Did Trump say he'd send 'criminals or people that don't work' elsewhere if he could?
The claim went viral through a Facebook post that garnered more than 11,000 reactions
Fact Check: Is Trump's claim no illegal aliens were admitted to America in last nine months true?
Donald Trump framed the first year in his second term as a 'turnaround for the ages' and the start of a 'golden age' for America
Fact Check: Is Rep Maxine Dexter's claim of putting 'whole milk' in public schools is 'White supremacy' true?
During a town hall at Wy’east Middle School in Hood River, Maxine Dexter took a jab at the Trump administration's policies
Fact Check: Did Trump praise Nicki Minaj during State of the Union speech?
During his speech, Donald Trump talked about economic turnaround, border security and immigration, foreign policy, and others
Fact Check: Did Erika Kirk, TPUSA pay influencers to call Candace Owens 'demon'?
The rumor spread online while Candace Owens is set to release a bombshell series on slain TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk
Fact Check: Was Ghislaine Maxwell replaced with a body double in prison?
Ghislaine Maxwell was questioned by the House Oversight Committee via video conference on February 9
Fact Check: Is Trump's claim during SOTU speech he secured $18 trillion investments in US true?
The official theme for SOTU 2026 address was 'America at 250: Strong, Prosperous, and Respected'
Fact Check: Is Trump's SOTU claim 'One Big Beautiful Bill' was largest tax cut in history true?
Donald Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' has served as a cornerstone of his second-term domestic agenda
Fact Check: Will the SAVE America Act get rid of mail voting, as Trump claimed in his SOTU speech?
Mail-in voting has grown significantly over the years in the US, with millions using it in recent elections
Fact Check: Is Trump's SOTU address claim more Americans are working now than ever before true?
Donald Trump's SOTU speech was the longest annual address to Congress in US history