Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 25, 2015
Like Sen. John McCain, presidential hopeful Donald Trump suffered torture during the Vietnam War, says Funny or Die. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 28, 2015
Long buried alongside hundreds of other U.S. soldiers in the Philippines, Pvt. Arthur “Bud” Kelder is on his way home after a lawsuit by his family and an investigation by ProPublica and NPR. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 2, 2014
After a ProPublica story, the military will exhume a grave in the Philippines that may hold the remains of Bud Kelder, an American POW whose family has long been fighting the Pentagon to get him home. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 11, 2014
Traitor, loser, deserter. While Fox News can't seem to find enough insults to describe Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, CNN is busy wondering whether the prisoner of war modeled his life after the fictional TV series "Homeland." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 10, 2014
"The Daily Show" host pokes holes in all the ridiculous Fox News arguments about prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl and his father Bob being Muslim terrorists and points out that facial hair is not evidence that someone is a terrorist. Case in point: the beardless Las Vegas shooting suspects. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 7, 2014
Thanks to deep-sea fish, the ocean absorbs about half of the carbon humans produce; Las Vegas' main water supply is a lake that just hit record-low levels; meanwhile, Bowe Bergdahl would not be alone in the "honorable history of war deserters." These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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