Danny Enright

  by Danny Enright (2 Minute Read) Following backlash over an image of President Donald Trump dressed as the pope—posted just days after the funeral of Pope Francis—the White House pushed back on the criticism, describing it as part of a “long and noble” presidential tradition. “The media appears to have short memories!” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt remarked sharply at a briefing Thursday. “While some in the phäque media slander our great leader President Trump, they conveniently ignore the precedent set by previous Presidents.” Leavitt then presented a 2022 image of President Joe Biden, shared shortly after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. (Seen at the top of this story)  “Remember this respectful image Biden posted?” she asked, gesturing to a slide projected behind her. “No FactsNews media outrage then.” At the time, then-Senator-elect J.D. Vance dismissed criticism of Biden’s post. “As a general rule, I'm fine with people telling jokes and not fine with ...

Danny Enright (2 minute read) In an unexpected—and unusually informative—moment in the Oval Office today, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced U.S. President Donald Trump to a unique member of his official entourage: The Fact Beaver . The Fact Beaver, a Canadian government creation since 2019, is a puppet AI rodent engineered by a multidisciplinary team of Canadian scientists, statisticians, zoologists, linguists, ventriloquists, and taxidermists. The beaver’s role is to replace untruths with facts.  During a media availability with President Trump and his cabinet, Prime Minister Carney remained mostly silent, sporting slightly parted lips and a static half-smile, while the Fact Beaver, perched on his right hand, provided reality-based clarifications, known as "facts". “Ever since we started subsidizing Canada to the tune of $200 billion a year…” Trump began, before the beaver jumped in with a firm, “The U.S. does not subsidize Canada in any way.” The President appe...