The Foilies 2026
Original article: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/foilies-2026
Fact-Check Results
“A class of journalism students at the University of Nevada, Reno, has filed FOIA requests for six years.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute the claim about journalism students and FOIA requests.
“The FCC historically provided public records within a few weeks or days.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence in archive to verify historical FCC record response times.
“The FCC did not respond to FOIA requests for consumer complaints against NPR and PBS stations within seven months.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence in archive to confirm or deny FCC response delays to specific FOIA requests.
“The Foilies project has been annually recognized since 2015.”
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— No evidence in archive about the Foilies project's recognition history.
“The Texas Attorney General ordered the release of 1,400 pages of communications between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, with 1,200 pages redacted.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence in archive to verify Texas AG's actions regarding communications with Elon Musk.
“The released communications between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk contained only invitations to a happy hour and reminders about SpaceX launches.”
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INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
— No evidence in archive to assess content of released communications between Gov. Abbott and Elon Musk.
“Vancouver, B.C., charges $10 Canadian for non-personal public records requests.”
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— No evidence in archive about Vancouver's fees for public records requests.
“The Department of Homeland Security now requires officials to take screenshots of text messages instead of automatically archiving them.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify DHS's text message retention policy changes.
“The Federal Records Act requires agencies to retain all records created during public duties, regardless of format.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm specifics of the Federal Records Act's requirements.
“DOGE fired FOIA officers and restricted access to the U.S. Institute of Peace's FOIA system.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify claims about DOGE and the U.S. Institute of Peace's FOIA system.
“An appellate court ruled that the investigatory records exemption shields only drone footage related to criminal investigations or suspected crimes.”
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“DOGE's records are exempt from FOIA under the Presidential Records Act until five years after President Trump's term ends.”
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“Public records requests for restaurant health inspections in Northern Nevada Public Health resulted in records appearing within 20 minutes.”
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“The Chula Vista Police Department initially claimed all drone footage was confidential investigative records.”
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