The Evidence Record
- DIA: Controlled Offensive Behavior, USSR (1972)
Government Record · 1972
John D. LaMothe
Defense Intelligence Agency, 1972 (declassified): a review of Soviet research into influencing human behavior, including microwaves and parapsychology, written to help protect U.S. personnel.
- Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980)
Court Filing · 1980
U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that a live, human-made microorganism can be patented.
- Did Nancy Pelosi Get Her Hair Done at a Salon Despite COVID-19 Restrictions?
News Report · 2020
Snopes
The report reproduces Pelosi’s office statement that she followed the rules as represented by the salon. It states that outdoor-only personal services followed on September 1;…
- Did the Federal Government Spend $21 Trillion That Wasn’t Authorized by Congress?
News Report · 2017
Michigan Public
Michigan Public's 2017 follow-up, quoting the Pentagon Inspector General that "unsupported" means the paperwork was inadequate, not proof the money was spent without authorization.
- Digital Euro: Report on the Preparation Phase Closing
Government Record · 2025
European Central Bank
The ECB's October 2025 closing report on the digital euro preparation phase discusses hypothetical holding limits of up to 3,000 euros per person. No official record…
- Directive 98/44/EC on Biotechnological Inventions, Articles 5-6
Government Record · 1998
European Parliament and Council
The EU biotech patent law says the human body and the simple discovery of its elements, including gene sequences, cannot be patented, and bans patents on…
- Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers
Government Record · 2019
Federal Trade Commission
The FTC's plain-language guide for influencers: if you are paid or have a relationship with a brand, you have to make that obvious in the post.
- Disentangling the Effects of the 2018–2019 Tariffs on a Globally Connected U.S. Manufacturing Sector
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2019
Aaron Flaaen; Justin Pierce
Federal Reserve economists, 2019: the 2018 tariffs helped protected industries a little, but higher input costs and foreign retaliation outweighed it, for a net 1.4 percent…
- Dispatch 1035-960: Countering Criticism of the Warren Report
Government Record · 1967
Central Intelligence Agency, Chief of CA Staff
The dispatch directs assets to counter and discredit Warren Report critics and recommends book reviews and feature articles. It does not establish that CIA coined conspiracy…
- Ditto Music: How Much Spotify Pays Per Stream (2026)
Document · 2026
Ditto Music
Ditto Music: Spotify pays about $0.003 to $0.005 per stream on average, an estimate that varies by country, subscription and distributor.
- DNI Releases Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Figure for the National Intelligence Program
Government Record · 2024
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
The 2024 national intelligence budget topline, $76.5 billion.
- DNI Releases Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Figure for the National Intelligence Program
Government Record · 2025
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence's release of the 2025 intelligence budget topline, $73.3 billion. Everything below the topline stays classified.
- DNI Statement on Activities Authorized Under Section 702 of FISA
Government Record · 2013
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence, June 6, 2013: says Section 702 is for collecting foreign intelligence on non-Americans outside the U.S. The agency's own description.
- DNI Statement on Recent Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified Information
Government Record · 2013
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence, June 6, 2013, the day after the Snowden leak: confirms the court-ordered collection of Americans' phone records, while saying it does…
- Docket, L.W. v. Skrmetti, No. 3:23-cv-00376 (2023)
Court Filing · 2023
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
The federal docket records three civil investigative demands to VUMC as exhibits filed on June 1, 2023. It establishes that the demands entered the court record,…
- DoD Directive 2311.01: DoD Law of War Program (2020)
Government Record · 2020
U.S. Department of Defense
DoD Directive 2311.01 (2020): every weapon the Pentagon buys or modifies must get a law-of-war legal review.
- DoD Directive 3000.03E: Non-Lethal Weapons Policy
Government Record · 2013
U.S. Department of Defense
DoD Directive 3000.03E: nonlethal weapons need legal reviews and testing of their effects on people. It admits nonlethal weapons can still kill or permanently injure.
- DOD Financial Management: Actions Needed to Achieve a Clean Audit Opinion (GAO-26-109115)
Government Record · 2026
U.S. Government Accountability Office
GAO's 2026 testimony: the Pentagon has failed all eight full audits since 2018 and has been on GAO's High-Risk List for financial management since 1995.
- DoD IG: Audit of Trailblazer and ThinThread Requirements (2004)
Government Record · 2004
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General
Pentagon Inspector General, December 2004: listing for its audit of the NSA's Trailblazer and ThinThread systems, released in redacted form. Only the listing page was opened,…
- DoD Inspector General: Army General Fund Adjustments Not Adequately Documented (2016)
Government Record · 2016
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General
Pentagon Inspector General, July 2016: found $6.5 trillion in Army accounting adjustments for fiscal 2015 alone that were not supported by documentation. The Pentagon calls these…
- DoD Inspector General: The FY 2025 Financial Statement Audit Explained (2026)
Government Record · 2025
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General
Pentagon Inspector General, 2026: the Department of Defense failed its eighth straight audit in fiscal 2025, with auditors unable to give an opinion and 26 material…
- DoD Instruction 5410.16: DoD Assistance to Non-Government, Entertainment-Oriented Media Productions
Government Record · 2015
U.S. Department of Defense
The Pentagon's rules for helping movies and TV: assistance is tied to script review, and the Defense Department can suggest script changes needed to get its…
- DoD Revolving Funds Justification Book, Fiscal Year 2025
Government Record · 2024
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
A Pentagon budget book stating that Raven Rock Mountain Complex carries the Defense Department's continuity-of-operations plan for the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff and senior…
- DoD: Payment for Anomalous Health Incident Brain Injuries (2024)
Government Record · 2024
Department of Defense
Federal Register, September 2024: the Pentagon's rules for HAVANA Act payments for brain injuries from anomalous health incidents.