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Feb 1, 2025 Federal agencies ordered workers to remove pronouns and scrub gender-related content Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The directive used executive power to reshape federal speech, workplace norms, and public-facing records on gender identity.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- US federal workers ordered to remove pronouns from email signatures — On January 31, 2025, US federal agencies were directed to remove gender pronouns from email signatures and scrub websites, emails, and contracts of "gender ideology." This directive, linked to executive orders signed
- Federal Employees Ordered to Remove Pronouns from Email Signatures — The Trump administration ordered federal employees to remove all pronouns from their email signatures, affecting how gender identity is represented in government communications.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 3 – 2025-02-01–2025-02-07
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Jan 31, 2025 President Trump ordered USDA to remove websites and pages referencing the climate crisis Corroborated Power and Authority
The order used executive authority over agency records to restrict public access to climate information and federal guidance.
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis — On Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the U.S.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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Jan 29, 2025 President Trump issued an order against what he called radical indoctrination in K-12 schools Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order used federal funding leverage and executive messaging to shape curriculum, patriotic education, and school compliance.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Executive Order: Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling — On January 29, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling." The order aims to eliminate federal funding for educational practices deemed to promote
- Trump signs order cutting funding for schools teaching CRT — President Trump signed an executive order threatening to cut federal funding from schools that teach about "critical race theory" or "gender ideology." This policy targets educational content and funding.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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Jan 26, 2025 The Department of Justice removed its public database of January 6 charges and convictions Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The removal reduced public access to a key accountability record about the Capitol attack and weakened institutional memory.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- DOJ removes database of Jan. 6 insurrectionists — The Department of Justice removed a database listing the criminal charges and convictions of individuals involved in the January 6 insurrection.
Attacks
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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Jan 25, 2025 Stewart Rhodes appeared at a Trump rally after receiving clemency Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The appearance showed a pardoned insurrection figure returning quickly to public political life, affecting norms around political violence and civic safety.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Stewart Rhodes attends Trump rally in Las Vegas — Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers whose prison sentence for seditious conspiracy was recently commuted, attended a Trump rally in Las Vegas.
Attacks
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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Jan 22, 2025 House Republicans formed a new January 6 subcommittee Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The new panel reopened congressional control over the narrative and oversight of the Capitol attack, affecting institutional memory and accountability.
Independently corroborated by4 independent news desks
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- House Republicans form new January 6 panel — On January 22, 2025, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced the formation of a new select subcommittee to investigate the events surrounding the January 6 insurrection.
- House speaker announces new subcommittee to investigate January 6 events — House Speaker Mike Johnson announced the formation of a new select subcommittee aimed at investigating "all events leading up to and after January 6" to uncover the truth owed to the American people.
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Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 1 – 2025-01-20–2025-01-24
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Jan 20, 2025 President Trump signed an order defining federal sex categories in binary terms and agencies applied it across records and services Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The order narrowed federal recognition of gender identity and set off broad changes affecting rights, safety, and equal treatment for transgender people.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Trump Administration Signs Executive Order 14168 — On January 20, 2025, the Trump administration signed Executive Order 14168, titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." This order marks a
- Executive Order on Gender Ideology and Biological Definitions — On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government." The order mandates federal
- Trump Signs Order on Gender Ideology — On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at establishing that there are only two sexes in the United States, which reflects a broader agenda against gender identity and expression.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 1 – 2025-01-20–2025-01-24
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Jan 20, 2025 The Trump administration removed transgender-related health pages, data, and terminology from federal records and websites Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The removals reduced public access to official information and altered the federal record about a targeted group, affecting transparency and public memory.
Independently corroborated by4 independent news desks
Reuters · The New York Times · PBS · Axios
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Trump Administration Erases Transgender Data from Federal Records — Executive Order 14168 has led to the deletion of LGBTQ health pages, suicide-risk data, and trans-related terminology from federal records.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 1 – 2025-01-20–2025-01-24
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Jan 20, 2025 President Trump signed orders renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Denali Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The renaming used federal authority to recast official maps and symbols, shaping public memory and national identity through executive action.
Primary sourceA record that carries the claim alone
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
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- Executive Order: Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness — On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness." This order mandates the reinstatement of the name "Mount McKinley" for North America's
- Trump issues order to rename Gulf of Mexico and Denali — President Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and Denali as Mount McKinley.
- Trump signs order to rename Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Denali — On his first day back in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and Alaska's Denali as Mount McKinley.
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Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 1 – 2025-01-20–2025-01-24
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