Roman Balmakov is a Reporter with The Epoch Times and host of the show, “Facts Matter.” He has travelled around the country (as well as overseas) covering protests, riots, and elections. He is also the producer of many Epoch Times’ commercials, both on TV and social media.

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Roman Balmakov is a reporter with The Epoch Times and host of the show “Facts Matter.” He has travelled around the country and overseas in his coverage of protests, riots, and elections. He is also the producer of many Epoch Times’ commercials, both on TV and social media.

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The Distortion of Climate Data Using ‘Computer Models’ | Facts Matter

How ‘Green Policies’ Are Making It Harder to Fight Wildfires | Facts Matter

Supreme Court Justice Issues a Rare Letter to Congress Leaders About Jan. 6 Case | Facts Matter

Weaponization of Water Rights Is Squeezing Farmers Off Their Land | Facts Matter

$80 Million to Install Election Workers at the Local Level | Facts Matter

Supreme Court Rules 9–0 Against the Pentagon | Facts Matter

Rise of ‘Scientism’ and the ‘Junk’ Climate Models Used by Government to Take Farmers’ Land | Facts Matter

State Supreme Court Ruled Drop Boxes Are Illegal, but Liberal Justices Poised to Overturn | Facts Matter

After FDA Approval, States Move to Ban Lab-Grown Meat From Sale | Facts Matter

The Man Working to Change the US Constitution to Enable a 3rd Trump Term | Facts Matter

Traces of Abortion Pill Active Chemicals Found in US Drinking Water: Study | Facts Matter

Stripping Power From Federal Agencies: Interview With Winner of Supreme Court Case | Facts Matter

Andrew Klavan on DC Siphoning Off America’s Wealth, and the ‘Make-Believe Value’ of Washington | Facts Matter

KT McFarland on Rising Global Populism, ‘Terrorist’ Designation for Cartels, Ending the Ukraine–Russia Quagmire | Facts Matter

Vem Miller Debunks ‘3rd Assassin’ Claim | Facts Matter

Inside China’s Secretive Labor Camps: One Family’s Fight Against Communist Oppression

The Federal Plan to Monetize Sunlight, Bee Pollination, and Photosynthesis on Your Land | Facts Matter

Exposing the UN’s Secret Plan Fueling the Migrant Crisis | Facts Matter

According to researchers over at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), it appears that hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Paycheck Protection Program COVID loans were given to children.

Meanwhile, there was a shooting near the White House with a man that police allege was suicidal. At the same time, the number of air incursions around Mar-a-Lago has dramatically increased since Inauguration Day.

Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.”

<em>Views expressed in this video are the opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of NTD.</em>

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