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Trump tariffs: All about the deficits

Explaining the maths and economics of the US ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

What’s Trump’s problem with Canada?

Does the US subsidise Canada $200 billion a year and why does Trump call them nasty?

What are the chances of an asteroid hitting earth in 2032?

Why the likelihood of planetary impact changed as asteroid 2024 YR4 approached.

What is an IQ map and can we trust them?

We investigate maps that suggest extremely low average IQs in developing countries

Is there really $500bn of Rare Earths in Ukraine?

Trump wants access to Ukraine’s Rare Earth deposits.

Has the US really given Ukraine more aid than Europe?

Donald Trump says the US has given Ukraine more aid than Europe - what does the data say?

Are 150 year olds getting social security payments?

Is this ‘the biggest fraud in the whole of history'?

Has the US sent $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza?

Are Hamas bombing Israel with condoms sent by the US?

Are black babies in the US really more likely to die under the care of white doctors?

How baby mortality statistics gave a misleading impression about racism in healthcare

Are quantum computers already super-powerful?

We investigate what a big claim about the speed of a quantum chip really means.

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