Hey,

If you're paying attention to the news cycle, you'll notice something fascinating.

Two major stories—each labeled a conspiracy theory by the other side—are dominating the national conversation.

One is fake. One is real.

Both are fighting for your attention. One is designed to distract. The other reveals an incredibly dark moment in American history.

Story 1: The Epstein Files

For the first time since the Epstein story broke into public consciousness, Democrats and the liberal media suddenly care.

They dismissed it for years. Now, they're obsessed.

Why? Because, like Biden's cognitive decline, the Epstein story has finally become politically useful.

They leaned into Biden's mental state when it gave them a path to replace him. Now, they're leaning into Epstein because they think it can damage Trump.

It goes like this: Democrats see an opportunity to wedge Trump away from the millions of anti-establishment Americans—especially young male voters—who supported him because he was the outsider.

So they're flipping the narrative. They're trying to make Trump look like an insider and portray themselves as the ones demanding answers.

Here's the irony: for nearly a decade, it's been clear Jeffrey Epstein was a serial pedophile who operated with the protection of elites and institutions.

The media ignored it. They said claims of a trafficking network were conspiratorial.

Now that the Trump administration has compiled everything the government knows into the so-called "Epstein files," Democrats—knowing Trump's name appears due to a past social connection—are suddenly pretending to care.

But in reality, the files would likely confirm what many already know: Epstein procured underage girls for powerful people.

Anyone loosely associated with him—old friends, passersby, acquaintances—would be mentioned in these files. Some with damning connections. Some just in passing.

But Democrats want you to believe Trump is hiding the files because he's protecting himself.

Never mind that he was one of the first high-profile figures to sever ties with Epstein.

That's the hoax, and that's why Democrats are trying to make the Epstein story the biggest in the news cycle. (You can read our further breakdown of this case here.)

Story 2: The Obama Spy Gate Document Release

While much of the country is distracted by the Epstein noise, another story, far more significant, is quietly emerging.

Tulsi Gabbard just helped release it: thousands of documents from the Russiagate era.

This is what separates the two stories: one is a media-driven illusion. The other is hard evidence confirming that Obama's top people actively worked to sabotage a sitting president.

Here's what we just learned:

The Obama administration had classified intelligence showing that Russian actors did not impact the 2016 election results. They kept it hidden.

Instead, they built a case for the public using four weak, unreliable sources:

The Steele Dossier, paid for by Hillary Clinton's team
A source described as "scant, unclear, and unverifiable"
An anonymous, undated document with no origin
And another containing "flawed information"

This case was put out and kick-started the Russia-collusion hoax we all know today.

At the same time, credible intel—like a Putin confidant saying Russia didn't care who won—was suppressed because it contradicted their narrative.

They knew there was no collusion.

They knew Putin wasn't backing Trump.

And still, they pushed the lie.

The result: years of manufactured scandal. A first-term presidency derailed.

Gabbard said the deep state "fought us every step of the way" to stop these documents from coming out. It took over 2,300 hours of investigative work by the House Intelligence Committee staff to get them released.

This is likely the most damning and unprecedented intelligence document release in modern American history—laying bare how national security processes were hijacked to destroy a political enemy.

The Real Story

Today, there are two versions of reality competing in America.

One is broadcast by the ruling class—the dominant narrative pushed by corporate media, federal agencies, and elite institutions. It confuses, divides, and weakens the country.

The Epstein story is their latest tool, repackaged to help the same people behind the Russia-collusion hoax claw back the power they lost.

The other is broadcast by the resistance. It's decentralized, under constant attack, and often silenced—but it exists to expose lies, challenge the government, and hold the powerful accountable.

That's why we created Upward News.

To push back against coordinated disinformation. To track the hoaxes. To defend truth, tradition, and the ideals that made this country great.

But doing that takes time. It takes sacrifice. It means saying no to easy money, staying fiercely independent, and asking readers like you to help us keep going.

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If they win, America is tricked into believing Trump and Epstein were collaborators—and that the deep state was a myth.

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The Upward News Team

Ari, Brandon, Maeve, Anthony