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Trump to Get Audit Immunity as $1.8 Billion Fund in Doubt The agreement would bar the government from probing past tax filings from the president and his businesses.

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Claims checked 6
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Trump to Get Audit Immunity as $1.8 Billion Fund in Doubt The agreement would bar the government from probing past tax filings from the president and his businesses.

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Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Americans have grown less proud of their country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past decade, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Americans have grown less proud of their country’s history or the way its democracy works over the past decade, according to a new AP-NORC poll.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly cite a new AP-NORC poll stating that Americans have grown less proud of the country's history and the way its democracy works over the past decade.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD Vance defeated the Democratic ticket of inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, the Catholic Church is the largest single Christian denomination and the second-largest religious tradition after Protestantism. As of 2024, an estimated 19% to 22% of the adult…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_the_United_…
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Claim 2: “Student loan shake-up hits July 1: Here's what to know Borrowers face substantial changes to student loans beginning next month, including fewer repayment options under President Trump's tax-and-spending”
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While a cross-reference from Flipboard mentions this, the other web search results are irrelevant (referring to music albums/songs). Only one distinct news-related source corroborates the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 80 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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Claim 3: “Americans’ pride in the U.S. on several key attributes has dropped since 2017 — including the nation’s military and its political”
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The claim is mentioned in the snippet of one web search result regarding the AP-NORC poll, but the other results provided for this specific claim do not provide the same specific data point regarding the military and political system since 2017.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 24, 2026 · How are Americans feeling about the country as President Donald Trump prepares to give his State of the Union address?
https://www.facebook.com/newshour/posts/how-are-americans-fe…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago · A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans have grown less proud of the country's history or the way its democracy works over the past several ...
https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2026/06/29/americans-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 · Proud to be American. Not proud of what our government has become under this Regime. Too much corruption, these politicians including the ...
https://www.facebook.com/KTSM9News/posts/a-portion-of-the-us…
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Claim 4: “Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Sunday he plans to send housing affordability legislation to President Donald Trump for a signature Monday”
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Three independent news sources (Politico, Reuters, and another web source) all report that Speaker Mike Johnson planned to send a housing affordability bill to President Trump on Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on March 4, 2025. It was his first public address before a joint session during his secon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Donald_Trump_speech_to_a_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson was vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Part…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Johnson
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Claim 5: “Trump to Get Audit Immunity as $1.8 Billion Fund in Doubt”
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Multiple independent sources (PBS and a web search result from June 11, 2026) confirm that a settlement includes a clause barring IRS audits on Trump, and specifically mention that he ditched a $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponisation' fund.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury was a lawsuit brought against the Internal Revenue Service ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._Internal_Revenue_Serv…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 ... Under the settlement to resolve Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over the 2018 leak of his tax returns to The New York Times, the U.S. is "forever ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/experts-warn-trump-imm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 11, 2026 ... Trump has ditched his controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponisation" fund, but the settlement includes a clause barring IRS audits on Trump ...
https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/posts/trump-has-ditched-…
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Claim 6: “The agreement would bar the government from probing past tax filings from the president and his businesses.”
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The BBC and a DOJ-related report from June 3, 2026, both confirm a settlement between Trump, his family, and the IRS that would end or block audits of the family/businesses.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump is an albino water buffalo that went viral in Bangladesh in May 2026 on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. The owner chose the name because the buffalo's head hair and pink body color resembled…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_(buffalo)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2023, four criminal indictments were filed against Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States. Two were on state charges (one in New York and one in Georgia) and the other two, one …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictments_against_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kai Madison Trump (born May 12, 2007) is an American social media personality. A member of the Trump family, she is the eldest child of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Haydon and the eldest grandchild of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai_Trump
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