Revolving doorBYDK-001
Which administration's officials cashed out fastest?
We're tracking where senior appointees went within two years of leaving, across six presidencies.
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Bet You Didn't Know · Case files on money, power & your health
Bet you did didn't know.
Short, sourced videos on how things actually work: who funds Washington, where officials go after they leave, and what ends up in your food. We check every number against primary sources before it goes on screen.
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researched
Each episode starts with a question and ends with the receipts. These are being researched now.
CongressBYDK-003
How much of a senator's job is asking for money?
You may have heard "90% of their time." We're checking that figure against call-time schedules and the members' own accounts.
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FoodBYDK-004
Who doesn't want "ultra-processed" defined?
Ultra-processed foods make up most of what US kids eat, yet the term has no legal definition. We're going through the lobbying filings.
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FoodBYDK-009
The FDA doesn't know everything in your food
Under the GRAS loophole, companies can declare their own additives safe and never tell the regulator.
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PentagonBYDK-017
Where do retired generals go next?
We're following retiring three- and four-star officers from the Pentagon to defense-contractor boards.
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HistoryBYDK-020
The spy agency's guide to wrecking an office
In 1944 the CIA's predecessor wrote a guide to sabotage. Most of its tips read like a normal staff meeting.
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How we work
We go where the evidence goes, whichever party it implicates.
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Find the claim
We start with a viral statistic, a quote from a hearing, or a line from a podcast that millions of people heard and nobody checked.
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Pull the records
Lobbying disclosures, court filings, the Federal Register, CDC surveys, budget tables. We use primary sources over summaries.
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Show the receipts
Every number on screen links to its source. If a claim turns out to be wrong, we say so, even when it's a popular one.
Beats
Lobbying & the revolving doorMoney in electionsWhat's in your food
Kids' health by the numbersPharma & the FDAFarm policy
Constitutional loopholesDeclassified historyClaim checks
The facts are public.
Hardly anyone reads them.
First episodes coming soon. We read the filings, budgets and court records and turn them into a few minutes of video.