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random "news" screenshot? "trump is gonna do [X]"? I add sources! if there are any, of course. Send posts my way by tagging me, sending the post in dm, or dropping the link in asks, and i'll reblog with a source. Support me on ko-fi :)

[i-add-sources]

Currently being a little less swamped by uni deadlines - still not super active (08 mar '26)

We've crossed 30 posts and also the one-week birthday of this blog so: time for a pinned post!

You can send posts my way via ask (link) or tagging me in it.

I operate on European timezones whenever I have time.

For subjective claims and opinion pieces i can verify if it was said and by whom, but not if they were right.

See an overview of finished posts (and the backlog) here.

If you want to tip me you can do so on ko-fi - iaddsources :).

"the greatest research skill you can have is being a nosy bitch who wants to find out" - @strange-aeons

Want to do your own factchecking? These posts might be helpful:

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[briannyssey]

everything surrounding the id laws that just passed in Kansas is fucking horrible

[briannyssey]

[terramythos]

Hey Bri I hope you don't mind me sharing this on your post but in case anyone reading this is in Kansas or knows trans people in Kansas, Colorado is nearby and considered one of the safest states for trans & queer people. I know relocating is logistically expensive and challenging for many reasons, especially for people in a vulnerable situation, but if it is an option anyone is considering, there is a nonprofit here that may be able to help.

Steps These steps are intended to be a linear process to get you out of there and resettled here. But we get it, you’re a big kid and can do

[self-control-whats-that]

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[i-add-sources]

Kansas revokes driver’s licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights

Law demanding IDs match ‘sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings

New Law Puts Kansas at Forefront of Anti-Trans Restrictions

Some transgender Kansans are considering leaving the state after Republicans overrode a veto to pass the law.

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses

"The legislature did not include a grace period."

Original post Feb 26, 2026. Factcheck Feb 27, 2026

Kansas has invalidated diver's licences of anyone who has had their gender/sex marker changed

There is no grace period, meaning as of yesterday, no-one with a changed gender marker is allowed to drive until they can get themselves to a dmv and switch back to a card with an incorrect marker.

[internetgreatesthits]

[i-add-sources]

Original post dec 13, 2025. Factcheck feb 21, 2026

This was posted by "PamphletsY" on x.com/twitter. The posts from this screenshot are here and here, but a scroll through their account reveals they post mostly memes, and most of their "breaking" posts have some form of community note contradicting it, as does this one.

Pamphletsy appear to be some sort of communist parody project or at least heavily biased and not concerned with the truth of their "breaking news"

There is not one article by any media outlet that i could find that claimed anything related to his arrest being deemed illegal by the court

This is false

links from the community note:

2 more officers testify on Day 7 of Luigi Mangione's evidence suppression hearing

The defense has argued that police waited too long to read Mangione his Miranda rights and that the police actions amounted to overkill.

Pretrial hearing for Luigi Mangione to resume Monday after court releases new evidence in case

On Saturday, the court authorized an additional release of evidence, including a piece of paper with a to-do list, which prosecutors say was

Critical Luigi Mangione evidence hearing rolls into day 7 as defense tries to exclude key items from trial

Luigi Mangione was back in court Friday for day seven of crucial pre-trial hearings in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson la

sidenote with slightly related news that came out a month after this tweet below:

Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty if convicted, judge rules

A judge dismisses two federal counts against the 27-year-old, but he still faces state murder charges.

While his arrest was not deemed illegal, the federal firearms charges were dismissed.

The evidence from his backpack, that his defense tried to get dismissed, is stil counted as valid evidence.

[gossiparoundtherinks]

Not hockey related but FUCK YES SEAHAWKS. They will not go to the white house

[i-add-sources]

Original post feb 19, 2026. Factcheck feb 21, 2026.

Did Seahawks decline White House visit? No proof that's true

Social media users claimed Seattle's Super Bowl champions declined an invitation, but evidence is lacking.

Fact Check: Seattle Seahawks Did NOT Decline a White House Invitation | Lead Stories

Did the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks refuse an invitation to the White House? No, that's not true: There's no...

There is no proof that the Seahawks Amerikan Football team declined an invitation to the white house. In fact an NFL source has claimed there wasn't even an invitation to decline

[raviolihailstorm]

[parsley-the-crow]

@i-add-sources

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Original post Dec 31, 2025. Factcheck feb 18, 2026.

Average global price for solar modules USD/watt has dropped massively, according to Our World In Data (1975-2024):

Solar photovoltaic panel prices

Average price of solar modules, expressed in US dollars per watt, adjusted for inflation.

China produces by far the most solar modules, according to data from the International Energy Agency (2022):

Solar PV manufacturing capacity and production by country and region, 2021-2027 – Charts – Data & Statistics - IEA

Solar PV manufacturing capacity and production by country and region, 2021-2027 - Chart and data by the International Energy Agency.

This 2024 study using 2020 data shows strong links between the amount of assets a family has and their adoption of solar. A decrease in the price of solar modules would then imply an increase in the adoption of solar. Note: proximity to a capital or big city also played a role, with an increase in distance lowering the adoption of solar

While there is not a study specifically linking chinese solar production to an uptake in solar adoption by poorer or less connected communities, the previously stated low price, likely caused by an increase in production, and the fact that money is a big factor in adoption of solar, mean that i feel ok saying "kyleTrainEmoji" is likely correct

[animentality]

[i-add-sources]

Original post feb 3, 2026. Factcheck feb 18, 2026.

In this interview [excerpt on twitter/x] with piers morgan, andrew tate admits to posting the first tweet, claiming it was "sarcasm" and "hyperbolic" He also says his pr team "deleted it while [he] was asleep"

The second tweet is still up, at time of writing:

These are real tweets

[segamascott]

[i-add-sources]

Original post Feb 1, 2026. Factcheck feb 18, 2026.

Tweet in screenshot appears to be restricted for people with an account, but this tweet shows what appears to be more of the same document. I have also found that same table here on scribd.

The original document is found here:

Age Verification | United States Department of Justice

I found it through jmail.world, a searchable database compiled in collaboration with ddosecrets.org.

That to say: The screenshot in the tweet is verifiably part of the epstein files, and not edited by the poster or anyone else who posted variations of that screenshot. Under the 'response' column it states next to this claim that "Complainant was spoken to and deemed not credible. additional research showed 3 seperate [redacted]"

Various tabloids/entertainment papers have posted stories about bill gates "slipping melinda antibiotics" [nypost][usatoday]

In summary;

the screenshot is real, and from the epstein email files

so is the fact that the tabloids are posting about bill gates and not about this specific file

one complaint deemed "not credible" is not yet definitive proof, the tweet is making a leap there. Until trump's golf courses are dug up we cannot say with certainty that there are people buried there.

[tjwock]

HEY.

HEY YALL.

USAMERICAN DEMOCRATS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED EVERY ANTITRANS RIDER FROM EVERY FUNDING BILL

Spread the fucking word because LORD knows democrats fucking suck at spreading it themselves and will fail once again to inform their base

But just in case you’re sitting there going “the Dems aren’t doing anything,” THEY ARE

IT IS JUST SLOW

AND MOSTLY INVISIBLE

BUT THEY ARE

[doberbutts]

[telomeke]

[ID–

First image up top is a screenshot with text and a cropped photograph. The cropped photograph shows some unidentifiable persons (probably Democrat politicians) as a background to a headline. The headline (under the caption "Politics") reads:

Dems Successfully Remove Anti-Trans Measures From Final Approprations Bills

This is followed by a textpost by "hereswhykevin". The post reads:

Democrats have successfully stripped every anti-transgender rider from the final Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bills. This protects trans Americans from another wave of congressional attacks through 2026. The clean funding package, released early Tuesday, marks a major win for LGBTQ advocates after months of battles that saw Republicans push measures targeting gender-affirming care and trans protections in schools. Lawmakers like Rep. Sarah McBride credited persistent negotiations for keeping harmful provisions out of the final bills. Source: @‌erininthemorning ErinInTheMorning broke this story this afternoon on their Substack: ErinInTheMorning.substack.com

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The second image shows some Tumblr tags. The tags read:

#thank you one and only transgender federal legislator sarah mcbride #we gotta stop kneecapping trans women by telling them they cannot or will not ever achieve important positions in society when we literally #have a trans woman to thank for this #who happens to - again - be the only federal representative who is transgender

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[fireboaserpent]

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Original post Jan 21, 2026. Factcheck Feb 16, 2026.

This is the screenshotted instagram post

This is the referenced Erin Reed article:

Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills

The HHS and Education bills once contained the most sweeping anti-trans provisions in congressional history. Now they contain none.

Appropriations bills are bills that legislate what federal departments, agencies and programs will receive funding.

Erin Reed is an established journalist covering (anti)trans legislation in the United States, as well as other trans-related news.

While this is unlikely to have been achieved by rep. McBride alone, she is the representative who's staffers spoke to Reed. She is the highest ranking openly transgender elected official and the first (and so far only) openly transgender member of the US Congress

This is true

[defend-the-net-offical-deactiva]

OpenAI running out of money, you say?

Like to charge, Reblog to cast!!!

[orangechickenpillow]

[hyperhypnotichyena]

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Original post Jan 19, 2026. Factcheck Feb 16, 2026

The 2027 claim appears to be based on a report by tom's hardware, who in tun cite an opinion piece from nyt.

The NYT piece in turn cites this report from The Information (original article is paywalled, archive.is copy linked).

The The Information article does not state that this cash burn means openAI will run out of money and instead states that ChatGPT's investors have been told to expect gross profit margins similar to those of Facebook.

The claim that OpenAI will run out of money is therefore first made by the NYT guest essayist, mr. Mallaby, who works at the Council on Foreign Relations.

OpenAI says it plans to report stunning annual losses through 2028—and then turn wildly profitable just two years later | Fortune

The company anticipates burning through roughly $9 billion this year on $13 billion in sales, a cash burn rate of approximately 70% of reven

The above article is from november 12, 2025.

The "in the red" claim is incorrect in that startup finances don't work that way on this scale - all the money they are spending is borrowed. The question is whether they can keep borrowing more money until they start turning a profit. OpenAI claims they can, the nyt essayist and tom's hardware claim they can't.

There is no definitive proof OpenAI will go bankrupt next year, though it is very optimistic to believe that they will manage to raise $115 billion USD over the next few years. If they do go bankrupt, they will likely be absorbed by a shareholder

[animentality]

[infinity-times-infinity]

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Original post Jan 22, 2026. factcheck Feb 16, 2026

This appears to be about the claims made by Vincent Crouzet, a former French intelligence officer, on Jan 15, 2026 according to a blog post by commentator called James Marinero.

Ukraine denies this happened, calling the allegations "Distorted information"

Fact Check: French Channel LCI Did NOT Report Ukraine Sent False Strategic Info To US -- Clip Only Mentioned 'Leaks' To Moscow

Did a guest in a clip from French TV channel LCI say Ukraine sent false strategic info to US intelligence services which they then observed

While it is true that France is now providing most intelligence to Kyiv instead of the us, and there are fears of leaks, the claim that false intelligence was intentionally fed the the us is false, and the claim that no intelligence is being shared with the US by any European country is not based on anything at all.

The tweet above is incorrect

[cleopatronising]

noted icon and legend, Leilani Clarke

[alyfoxxxen]

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[i-add-sources]

This is a post from 2018, just to highlight that this is not at all a recent incident.

I cannot find the headline in the screenshot but the image has been used by daily mail in this article. This appears to be the original article with a changed headline (the screenshotted quotes appear in the article)

Note that daily mail is a tabloid and incredibly biased in their reporting.

I have found enough other reporting on the various assaults to say that this happened, but all had a focus on entertainment/variety news and are not neutral in their reporting (In fact some come off as incredibly racist towards Clarke.)

[i-add-sources]

Your post for the discord age verification work around via the developer console either no longer works or something about my pc won't let it work. going to %appdata% and adding the line of code works but whenever discord re opens after I shut it down the file gets completely reset, no more dev console command. I have no idea why this happens. Might be me might be they patched it, idk

Ah that sucks, I'll recheck it soon. Not unlikely they patched it in the 6~ months since.

[sherlocking-out-loud]

for anyone in the UK, needing to access discord and unable or unwilling to provide an ID:

[pokemonheartgold]

cannot vouch for this personally but copyable vers for anyone who needs it:

Object.values(webpackChunkdiscord_app.push([[Symbol()],{},r=>r.c])).find(x => x?.exports?.default?._proto_?.getCurrentUser).exports.default.getCurrentUser().ageVerificationStatus = 3;

[i-add-sources]

Tested this with a VPN set to the uk and turning a channel in my personal test-discord nsfw. Before code:

CTRL+SHIFT+i does not initially work, you need to turn on developer tools:

How to Open the Discord Console

In this guide, you'll learn how to open the Discord console (also known as the developer console), use it, and why is it not opening.

^the article does use the wrong quotes, use this: "DANGEROUS_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS_ONLY_ENABLE_IF_YOU_KNOW_WHAT_YOURE_DOING": true

Paste this above "ChromiumSwitches":

Then go to console, type "allow pasting", press enter, and paste the below text (@pokemonheartgold used one _ too litle on either side):

Object.values(webpackChunkdiscord_app.push([[Symbol()],{},r=>r.c])).find(x=>x?.exports?.default?.__proto__?.getCurrentUser).exports.default.getCurrentUser().ageVerificationStatus = 3;

Click away from the channel, back into it, press continue, voila:

^as you can see it took a few tries to get the code right

Close devtools, possibly remove the line of code from settings.json again, done!

This is correct.

[alunafort]

Did you guys hear that the UK government is now working on passing a version of "client side scanning"? It would completely get rid of end-to-end encryption by giving AI access to your entire device. You can't opt out of it, you can't consent to it, you no longer have any privacy.

The AI would scan all of the content of your phone continuously and report the data to the companies, it would also report anything it deems offensive or illegal to the police and send the all of your information. A blind person can see the problems with this, especially given how AI policing systems regularly identify POC as more likely to commit crimes.

[fandomjumper247]

@i-add-sources

[i-add-sources]

Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Fight to Break Encryption

The UK government has admitted that the technology needed to securely scan encrypted messages sent on Signal and WhatsApp doesn’t exist, wea

(turn off javascript for full article)

While op was right at the time the post was made, It has since come to light that this won't be possible to enforce anytime soon. Please read above article for more info.

[i-wear-the-cheese]

Hey @i-add-sources you might have missed the year on the article. It was September 6th 2023, not 2025, and the post was written August 31st 2025. Maybe OP saw an old article too because everything I'm seeing is circa summer 2023

[i-add-sources]

You are correct, I messed up. Original reblog has been edited to reflect article date and I'll revisit this one to see if I can find anything recent.

[liberalsarecool]

The cruelty of racist white men.

[wolf840]

Does anyone else remember when Elon was like "if anyone knows how to end world hunger for 6 billion USD, I'll fund it" and UNICEF was like "we're going to spend a month to make a plan to end world hunger for 6 billion USD and Elon is going to fund it" and Elon was like "actually, nah" and then bought Twitter instead?

I think that was one of the worst things I'll ever see in my life.

[tiredspacedragon]

I still think that should be the thing for which he's the most famous. It should be brought up every time he's mentioned. In any news article, any interview, any history book. "Elon Musk, who was offered a chance to end world hunger and turned it down." Put it on his fucking gravestone.

[sunny-like-the-weather]

@i-add-sources

[i-add-sources]

Did Elon Musk Say He Would End World Hunger?

Musk's decision to buy Twitter is unrelated to any philanthropic efforts.

UN to Elon Musk: Here’s that $6 billion plan to fight world hunger | CNN Business

The director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme laid out a plan to spend $6.6 billion to combat world hunger — a direct response to

It was the UN, not UNICEF, but otherwise he did tweet that and they did make a plan that he then ignored.

[machine-saint]

we justifiably give Biden a lot of shit but I think "at least 3" is the funniest possible response to some right wing dipshit asking you how many genders there are

[madnessofmen]

wait it gets better

[forgetme-eternally-blissfully]

@i-add-sources

[i-add-sources]

Joe Biden Says 'There Are Least Three' Genders in Iowa Ca...

"Don't play games with me, kid," the former vice president told a young conservative who baited him with a question about gender at the Iowa

Article has a video where you can hear him say this. (2019)

[depsidase]

[itscorvid]

@i-add-sources this true?

[i-add-sources]

RAF still carrying out surveillance flights over Gaza for Israel

The UK is handing over intelligence from British spy planes to ‘help find the remaining hostages’ in the Palestinian territory, government s

Britain sent over 500 spy flights to Gaza

Exclusive: New study reveals the scale of British intelligence gathering above Gaza, raising fears of complicity in Israeli war crimes

I can confirm the fact that the uk sent spy flights to Gaza, but there appears to be only one source for the flight path image, and the other sources don't cite or confirm them so i cannot speak to the credibility of that specific image.