The Record · weekly wrap-up
The Week in Grades
Sep 14–20, 2026 · 24 reports fact-checked
Every week Clad wraps up what its fact-checks found: the best- and worst-graded coverage, the claims most disputed by the evidence, and the stories that were covered heavily from one side. This is the same review the Sunday newsletter carries — kept here for the record.
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Most disputed claims
Premiums go up 15% every single year
Recent employer-sponsored increases averaged 6-8%; 2026 ACA marketplace premiums rose ~22% due to expiring subsidies and risk changes, not a consistent 15% annual trend. Read the full report →
Sending FBI agents or federal officers to polling places politicizes and militarizes elections, depressing turnout as part of a strategy to sow doubt.
Kash Patel in Senate testimony refused to rule out agents for election crimes but said the FBI would follow the law; federal law generally bars armed agents at polls, and Patel emphasized field-office coordinators rather than physical presence at voting sites. Read the full report →
The proposed law must be completely buried and not heard in parliament
Opposition C64 position; ruling coalition and parliament have advanced a bill for referendum on constitutional changes that could reset term limits. Read the full report →