Press Review - US startups explore genome editing in human embryos, raising ethical concerns

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 28, 2026 · 671 words · By Elitsa GADEVA

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that The Hollywood Reporter is discussing US President Donald Trump's latest 60 Minutes interview. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: The Hollywood Reporter is discussing US President Donald Trump's latest 60 Minutes interview.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Hollywood Reporter is discussing US President Donald Trump's latest 60 Minutes interview.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the city of Hollywood, Los Angeles, and does not mention The Hollywood Reporter or Donald Trump's 60 Minutes interview.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. Its name has become synonymous with the American film industry and the people associated with i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Hollywood is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. It was laid out as a real-estate subdivision in 1887 by Harve…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Hollywood-California

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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to Hollywood, the Entertainment Capital of the World! With over 50 million visitors each year, Hollywood is one of the world’s leading tourist destinations. Take a stroll along the terrazzo an…
https://explorehollywood.com/

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Claim 2: “the publication of the report has now been approved by a narrow majority: 12 in favour and 10 against.”

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Claim 3: “Kimmel had joked: "Mrs Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow".”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm this specific quote by Jimmy Kimmel.

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Claim 4: “the Kyiv Post writes about a recruitment call that happened in a Russian university.”

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Multiple independent sources (including MSN and other web results) confirm that a Ukrainian soldier hacked/infiltrated a recruitment call at Russia's Kuban State Agrarian University.

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web search NEUTRAL — A closed recruitment meeting at Russia's Kuban State Agrarian University on April 23, aimed at enrolling students into newly formed drone warfare units, was interrupted after a Ukrainian soldier gaine…
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/74859

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web search NEUTRAL — A Ukrainian soldier infiltrated a Russian military recruitment video call at Kuban State Agrarian University, posing as a Russian drone unit member before revealing his true identity and warning ...
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/insight/ukrainian-soldier-hij…

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Claim 5: “some American startups propose: they aim to create genetically modified babies.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 6: “French lawmakers have agreed to publish a report on public broadcasting's neutrality and funding.”

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Claim 7: “Trump sued CBS over the same format with his Democratic rival Kamala Harris”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against CBS News alleging the deceptive editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump lashed out after interview featured more concise version of Harris’s answer to question on war in Gaza than had appeared in trailer.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/trump-cbs-ha…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump filed a lawsuit last October, alleging the network had deceptively edited an interview that aired on its 60 Minutes news programme with his presidential election rival Kamala Harris, to "tip the…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w4n8778q2o

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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump has so far refused to dismiss a $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News over how the outlet edited a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris last year. In a new court filing, Tru…
https://www.fox29.com/news/lawyer-says-trump-suffered-mental…

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Claim 8: “Melania also tweeted that his "hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country".”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm this specific tweet by Melania Trump.

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Claim 9: “It's called the Alloncle report and it was spearheaded by the far-right MP Charles Alloncle.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 10: “one of the recommendations proposes a merger with domestic French news channel Franceinfo.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 11: “L'Humanité regrets that the "scandalous" report was adopted... in particular because it recommends not only mergers but also the closure of some public channels.”

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Claim 12: “The paper says the interview was heavily edited.”

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The provided evidence consists of general information about the city of Hollywood and does not mention the editing of an interview.

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Claim 13: “The Wall Street Journal reports [Trump is targeting Jimmy Kimmel again]”

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Multiple sources, including a report mentioning CNN data and another citing Reuters via UNN, confirm that Trump has been targeting Jimmy Kimmel.

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web search NEUTRAL — James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host and comedian. He is best known as the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which has aired on ABC since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump keeps targeting Jimmy Kimmel, but the joke’s on him: CNN data guru.This image released by Disney shows Jimmy Kimmel hosting his late night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Se…
https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/09/trump-keeps-targeting-ji…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump demands Jimmy Kimmel be fired over joke about Melania.U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that ABC should fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel following his joke about the First Lady. This was r…
https://unn.ua/en/news/trump-demands-firing-of-tv-host-jimmy…

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Claim 14: “The headline reads "Ukrainian army's new manpower struggle".”

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A web search result directly provides the headline 'Starving Soldiers: Ukrainian Army's New Manpower Struggle' in the context of Ukrainian soldiers in the Kharkiv region.

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web search NEUTRAL — For months, Ukrainian soldiers battled to capture and then hold the Kharkiv region city of Kupyansk, split by the Oskil River and home to a crucial, now-unused rail line stretching to the west.
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-brigade-food-wate…

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web search NEUTRAL — Choose from hundreds of stations of free internet radio with unlimited skips. Find all of your favorite genres streaming online for free at AccuRadio.
https://www.accuradio.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — With our Internet radio player you can listen to any online radio station from around the world. Listen to radio for free at OnlineRadioBox.com
https://onlineradiobox.com/

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Claim 15: “Radio Free Europe reports on starving soldiers in Ukraine.”

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One web search result explicitly mentions a report titled 'Starving Soldiers: Ukrainian Army's New Manpower Struggle'. However, the other search results are generic radio station directories and do not provide independent corroboration of the report's contents or authorship by Radio Free Europe.

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web search NEUTRAL — With our Internet radio player you can listen to any online radio station from around the world. Listen to radio for free at OnlineRadioBox.com
https://onlineradiobox.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Listen to online radio and music on over 60,000 national and international radio stations. Discover free live radio online on radio.net
https://www.radio.net/

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Claim 16: “The meeting was part of a broader Russian campaign to recruit soldiers for their drone forces.”

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Multiple sources confirm that the recruitment at Russian universities, including the specific event at Kuban State Agrarian University, was part of a campaign to recruit for drone warfare units.

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web search NEUTRAL — Open-source analysis shows Russian universities increasingly recruiting students into drone units, offering one-year contracts and tech training while raising concerns about coercion, opaque terms, an…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/russian_universities_recruit/

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web search NEUTRAL — A Russian soldier operates a drone on the battlefield in Lyman, eastern Ukraine on April 28. Sergey Bobylev / Sputnik via AP. In January, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that it was recruiting int…
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-recruit-students…

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web search NEUTRAL — Since late 2025, the Russian Defence Ministry has run a nationwide recruitment campaign targeting students at universities and technical colleges, encouraging students to join on promised short-term c…
https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2026/05/12/russia-sees-firs…

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Claim 17: “Euronews takes a look at this year's European seagull screeching championship.”

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