Facts Matter

Let's connect the dots. As America moves into uncharted waters, it’s incredibly important for you to have an honest source of news because right now, what this republic needs more than anything else, are informed citizens who are grounded in facts. Facts Matter investigates complex issues, and then presents the findings in a way that is easy to understand. We work to bring you honest news without spin. We are free from the influence of any government, corporation, or political party. Our goal is to bring you accurate information so that you can form your own opinion, stay informed, and stay free.

November Surprise: A Tie in the Electoral College? Here’s What it Would Mean | Facts Matter

One of the odd things about the electoral college system is that it’s possible to produce an actual tie. Perhaps even odder than that, however, is that this year’s election is so tight (at least according to the polling data) that a tie is looking more possible by the day. So let’s go through the details of what a tie in the electoral college system would look like, what would happen afterward, and what Republicans, Democrats, and RFK Jr. are doing to hedge their bets. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

10-03
13:45

Why an EMP Attack Is Worse Than You Think | Facts Matter

With less than two months to go until Election Day, there’s a threat worth discussing that cuts across party lines. Regardless of whether a Democrat or Republican is in charge, Americans face the real threat of a hostile foreign actor (Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and so on) using what’s known as an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack to destroy our technological advantages. An EMP attack is one of the most deadly threats facing our country, and experts warn that it’s a lot worse than you likely even imagine. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

09-26
14:51

Can You Form Your Own, Local Militia? | Facts Matter

Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers introduced a new piece of legislation to Congress that would make it illegal for Americans to form militias.🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The bill was introduced to both the House and Senate, and it’s officially titled the “Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act of 2024.” Its stated purpose is to outlaw the formation of citizen militias in the United States. However, the introduction of this bill raises a very obvious question: If this is something that lawmakers are trying to ban, then what is the legal status right now? Can ordinary American citizens form their own, local militias? To answer this question, let’s go through the legal framework surrounding militias, what this new bill is specifically trying to outlaw, and the central question of whether you—as an American citizen—can go ahead and form your own militia today. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

09-19
21:48

Police Versus Homeless Camps: Supreme Court’s Pivotal Decision | Facts Matter

In a monumental ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, local governments are now, once again, allowed to prosecute homeless people for sleeping on public property.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 This ruling officially closed a major loophole that led to large enclaves of homeless encampments in American cities. However, in order to explain what this ruling says, as well as what it means for America moving forward, let’s rewind the clock to 2008 and go through the full backstory. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

09-11
15:19

Major Supreme Court Ruling Is Slowly Weakening Federal Agencies | Facts Matter

In this week’s episode we dive into the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a doctrine known as Chevron deference. The ruling has far reaching implications on federal agencies’ power to interpret policy. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Join Roman on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

09-04
14:10

The Rise of AI-Influencers: Fake ‘People’ Endorse Candidates, Get Rich, and Push Agendas | Facts Matter

Fake, AI-generated people (that do not exist in the real world) are amassing huge social media followings, making millions of dollars in brand deals, appearing in TV commercials, starting their own product lines, getting jobs at TV stations, and even endorsing political candidates.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The wild part, however, is that some people are actually taking their “opinions” seriously. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

08-28
17:17

FBI Warns: Chinese Hackers Are Preparing to Wreak Havoc on US Water System | Facts Matter

Tap water is one of those things that many of us take for granted. Typically, as long as you pay the bill, you turn the faucet, and the water flows. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Hackers in other countries that want to do harm to America see an opportunity. They see it as a perfect weapon—a weapon that can be used to kill, injure, or dehydrate a fairly large area.   And this is no longer science fiction or a threat that we might have to worry about in the next decade. Instead, physical infrastructure is now fair game for state-sponsored hackers who have the capabilities to, among other things, poison the water supply. With the stroke of a few keys on a computer, Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean hackers are able to taint the very water that comes out of our taps. In fact, the FBI director recently revealed how a Chinese Communist Party-linked hacker group has quietly infiltrated various critical infrastructure systems in the United States, and is now just waiting for orders to strike. This is all part of the new global battlefield, where world powers don’t compete against each other directly using kinetic weapons, but rather constantly trying to exploit each other’s weaknesses under the surface. And so today, we’ll peel back the veil a little bit and give you a glimpse into these water wars, as well as some advice that you might take to protect yourself and your family.   ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

08-22
19:06

The $1.2 Trillion Debt Bomb at the Center of the US Economy | Facts Matter

Right now there is a debt bomb at the center of the U.S. economy, with commercial real estate in this country in total free fall. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Visit any mainstream commercial building here in New York: On the ground floor you have restaurants, Starbucks, boutique bakeries, and so on, and it looks nice. But go up the elevator, and you’ll find floor, after floor, after floor, after floor of emptied-out office space. No companies. No employees. No workers. No nothing. Just a giant loan from the bank that no longer has any rental income to support it. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

08-15
13:56

The Rise of Edible Bioplastics | Facts Matter

In an unexpected development, companies are now developing something called bioplastic due to the skyrocketing amount of microplastics in both the environment, as well as within the human body itself. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 These are plastic alternatives made from living organisms that are sometimes specifically meant to be eaten, which then (at least in theory) biodegrade within the human body. However, in order to understand how we got to this point, let’s take a step back and go through the full backstory. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

08-06
23:26

Louisiana State Legislature Imposes New Penalties for Pedophiles | Facts Matter

Earlier this week, Louisiana's state Legislature passed a new bill that will approve surgical castration as a punishment option for those who are found guilty of sex crimes against children. This move by the Louisiana Legislature is part of a growing trend across the country of states looking to up the ante in terms of punishment for pedophiles—with some states going so far as to impose the death penalty. However, whether or not this is constitutional is another question. Let's go through the details together. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

06-08
09:01

Court Issues Order in Trump Case, Delays Trial Until After Election | Facts Matter

After the guilty verdict was handed down against him in the New York case, former President Donald Trump was handed some good news in two of his other cases: the ones in Florida and Georgia.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 And so, we put together an entire episode detailing these developments, what they mean for President Trump, as well as what they mean for the 2024 election. Let’s go through it all together. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

06-07
07:39

Outbreak of Measles Across US; CDC Reports 100 Percent Spike in Cases Over Just 2 Weeks | Facts Matter

Seemingly all of a sudden, we’re beginning to see outbreaks of diseases that we assumed were defeated decades ago. On a previous episode, we already discussed the rise in leprosy cases here in America—which is obviously very bad. However, what’s perhaps even worse (because it’s so much more contagious) is measles.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Measles is a highly contagious disease that manifests itself as a runny nose, cough, inflamed eyes, sore throat, and fever, as well as the characteristic red, blotchy skin rash over much of the body. Suddenly, we’re beginning to see pockets of outbreaks across the entirety of the United States. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

06-06
10:29

The Distortion of Climate Data Using ‘Computer Models’ | Facts Matter

It’s fair to say that, by now, most people around the world are pretty familiar with the narrative that “our planet is facing a dire crisis” due to rising temperatures. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Due to this narrative, businesses have been hit with massive amounts of red tape; young people are choosing not to have kids; people are gluing themselves to the sidewalks—all because they truly believe that the world is ending. However, is that the case? Do 99 percent of scientists truly agree on this point? And what does the underlying data actually say? Let’s go through the data together. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

06-05
15:10

Trump's Campaign Gets Windfall of Cash After Verdict | Facts Matter

On Thursday evening, when the guilty verdict against former President Donald Trump was announced, the blowback was immediate, and it came in the form of tens of millions of dollars flowing into his campaign coffers—which is exactly why we put together an entire episode outlining the ramifications of the verdict, the huge windfall Trump’s campaign received, as well as the effort to strip President Trump of his Secret Service detail if he were to go to jail.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Let's go through it all together. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

06-04
08:41

How 'Green Policies' Are Making It Harder to Fight Wildfires | Facts Matter

As the world's largest dam removal project is currently underway on the Klamath River, we went to Northern California to speak with a local firefighter and get an idea of what this "green policy" will do to the local wildfire situation. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

06-01
11:09

Supreme Court Rules 9–0 in Favor of NRA | Facts Matter

In a unanimous ruling delivered Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the NRA—and in so doing, delivered a major victory to the largest gun rights group in America. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Actually though, the implications of this ruling go far beyond the Second Amendment, and instead, it protects all Americans’ First Amendment rights from being encroached upon by government bureaucrats. Let's go through the details together. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

05-31
09:27

Supreme Court Justice Issues a Rare Letter to Congress Leaders About Jan. 6 Case | Facts Matter

In a rare move within the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito issued a letter to Democrats in Congress Wednesday laying out why he’s not going to be recusing himself from the cases involving either Jan. 6 or the 2020 election.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The reason he had to do so was because there was a multi-pronged media/government attack lobbied against him. In this episode, let’s go through the backstory of this case, the specific details, as well as what it means for you and me. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

05-30
10:21

3 Supreme Court Justices Recuse Themselves | Facts Matter

In a rare move within the U.S. Supreme Court, three justices recused themselves from a case related to the 2020 presidential election. Specifically, all three liberal justices of the court—Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayer, and Ketanji Brown Jackson—recused themselves from a case that was aimed at them. Let’s go through the details together. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

05-30
07:03

Weaponization of Water Rights Is Squeezing Farmers Off Their Land | Facts Matter

In recent years, local governments have begun to use water rights in the name of saving the environment as well as “endangered species.” However, the local farmers and ranchers who depend on the water are getting squeezed out, with their operations heavily impacted and the value of their properties significantly decreased. While on the West Coast, we sat down with Lane Roelle, a farmer/rancher from Oregon who told us his story. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

05-26
26:08

Man Sentenced to Jail for Elaborate Voter Fraud Scheme | Facts Matter

In California, a man who was a former member of a city council was convicted and sentenced to jail for running an elaborate voter fraud scheme. Specifically, using his deep connections within the local community, this man falsified voter registration documents and pressured people into voting during the 2020 election cycle. However, with this story, not everything is as it seems. Therefore, to explain what really happened in this particular case, allow me to give you the full backstory. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter

05-25
19:27

Jeffrey Pelham

Interesting legal case. Crazy twist! 5 stars on the story.

05-03 Reply

Jeffrey Pelham

Another excellent podcast. thanks for providing this information. 5 stars!

05-03 Reply

Thundertoad

Castbox has to be the greatest source of sales for Epoch Times subscriptions by rarely uploading the episodes of this program. last time, 9 episodes from the last 2 weeks finally dumped all at once.

02-06 Reply

Glenn Dewald

It's not a 100% win for Trump if a judge rules that J6 was an insurrection and he engaged in it. Trump should appeal that ruling, especially the ruling that he engaged in insurrection. I don't know if he can appeal a ruling that an insurrection happened, but he should try.

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Jeffrey Pelham

Thanks for a ve4y informative episode. 5 stars!

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