Think of this as your investigation log. Answer each question to explain what you discovered and how you got there.
1. Write a brief overall summary of your findings. This claim is true after looking at 3-4 articles I found that the government is holding 18 billiothe Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway in New York City.
2. What primary sources did you find (e.g., transcripts, videos of politician speeches, tweets from public figures, scientific studies)? For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links.
https://x.com/russvought/status/1973386129320665329 This is the original tweet from the Budget Directors official X account
https://x.com/russvought/status/1973388530215735570 This is an additional link providing the details of which projects are being held
3. What secondary sources did you find (e.g., newspapers, magazines)? Only use secondary sources if sufficient primary sources are not available. For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/government-shutdown-latest-shutdown-begins-trump/ This is an article that is a guide to the government shut down and the one of the first topics is the 18 billion dollar hold.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/white-house-freezes-18-billion-new-york-city-infrastructure-funding-rcna234928 This is an article that uses the budget director's tweets as a source.
4. What potential biases or interests might each of your sources have?
5. What evidence supports the claim you are fact-checking? The primary source that he budget director tweeted.
6. What evidence undermines the claim you are fact-checking?
7. What happened when you tried contacting the person or group who made the original claim? (Always try to contact them—it’s okay if you don’t get a reply. For example, if the claim is that the president said something, try reaching out to the administration. If it was a Bluesky user, message that user on Bluesky.)
