Year: 2021

EXAMINER – B.S. REPORT: The world is awash in biased misinformation. People in all 50 of the United States and 26 foreign countries turn to the LBN Examiner for fearlessly independent and unbiased news and information. Here is a special report on:  Not Real News: A Look At What Didn’t Happen This Week A roundup…

FEDERAL DEBT EQUALS ABOUT $287,859 PER INCOME-TAX-PAYING HOUSEHOLD: As Congress worked in recent days to increase the legal limit on the federal debt, the Treasury kept that debt artificially frozen at approximately $28.9 trillion. With that limit lifted, the federal debt will take a jump upward, then keep steadily climbing, constantly increasing the burden on…

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ONLY 18% OF AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS ARE FAMILIES WITH MARRIED PARENTS: Children need a mother and a father – a context that more American youth than ever are lacking. Among the 130 million households in the United States, only 17.8% feature married parents with children – down from over 40% in 1970, according to the Census…

EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: THE COST OF STAYING WARM EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: Consumers Remain Resistant EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: Fast Food EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: Inflation EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: Black Friday and Cyber Monday EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: Gross Revenue – Broadway Shows EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: Ticket Privilege EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES: What Apple Makes A Day EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES:…

POLICE DETECTIVE WARNS PEOPLE NOT TO VISIT LOS ANGELES DUE TO RISING CRIME: A Los Angeles detective has warned against people visiting the city due to rising crime rates while adding that police are unable to guarantee their safety. “We’re telling people don’t visit because we don’t think we can keep you safe right now.…

RETAILERS HAVE A (BIG) SHOPLIFTING PROBLEM: In Best Buy’s earnings call yesterday, C.E.O. Corie Barry blamed stagnant sales in part on an uptick in theft, pointing to California as a particularly sticky-fingered state. Retailers in California have experienced a string of “smash-and-grabs.” Last month, Walgreens announced plans to shut down five stores in San Francisco,…

EXAMINER – LENS: Genetic genealogists like CeCe Moore are cracking cold cases and transforming policing. As DNA analysis redefines ancestry and anonymity, what knowledge should we be permitted to unlock? After Moore helped police identify an elusive criminal, one officer said, “It seemed like magic what she was able to do.” EXAMINER – LENS: “Every…

GROWING SHARE OF CHILDLESS ADULTS IN U.S. DON’T EXPECT TO EVER HAVE CHILDREN: Birth rates in the United States dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic amid the twin public health and economic crises, lending evidence to predictions from early on in the outbreak that economic uncertainty might trigger a baby bust. This continued the downward trend…

EXAMINER – INVESTIGATES:NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week A LBN Examiner roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.  Myocarditis is Often Mild, Contrary to Online Claims CLAIM:…