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Are you paying more than the advertised price without even knowing it?

In this episode of The Actual, we investigate pricing discrepancies at major retailers, including Dollar General, Walmart, and Walgreens. We follow the money, examine multimillion-dollar lawsuits, and find out what happens when customers are overcharged.

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Your money matters.We're also continuing our Election Aware series, following election results, campaign promises, and what happens next.


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Election Aware, Part 1: Before the Vote l The Actual

What are voters really being told before Election Day? The Actual investigates suspicious candidate recruitment, political manipulation, October surprises, and the controversies shaping the 2026 midterm elections.

Introducing Election Aware, an ongoing investigative series tracking what happens before the vote, after the election, and when the promises come due.



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The Modern-Day Scam: Is Anything Really Safe Anymore? l Alexis Investigates

From stolen identities and fraudulent property transfers to AI voice cloning and international scam networks, modern fraud has become a sophisticated criminal industry. Alexis Knight investigates how vulnerable we really are, who's responsible for protecting us, and what actually works to keep our money, property, and identities secure.


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What’s Up With All This Fraud? What’s Real and What Isn’t l Alexis Knight Investigates

Fraud is everywhere in the headlines right now, but what is actually true? Alexis looks at healthcare fraud, Social Security schemes, pandemic-relief fraud, election crimes, government losses, and the push for tougher penalties—then separates proven fraud from improper payments, political claims, and inflated numbers. Most importantly, what does all of this actually mean for taxpayers?




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No Bruises: When Psychological Abuse Becomes a Crime l Alexis Investigates

Psychological abuse does not always leave visible injuries, but the damage can reshape a person’s freedom, health, relationships, and sense of self.

Alexis examines coercive control, how courts are beginning to recognize patterns of domination, and when invisible abuse can cross into criminal territory.

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5 Wellness Habits That Are Actually Worth Your Time l Alexis Investigates

Five simple, evidence-based habits that can help you feel better, function better, and make everyday life a little easier without turning wellness into another full-time job.

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Why Does Everything Feel So Expensive Right Now? l Alexis Investigates

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Find the "Follow a gallon of gas" episode here! 


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Is AI Raising Your Electric Bill? The Power Race Behind Artificial Intelligence l Alexis Investigates

AI may feel like software, but the infrastructure behind it is very physical. Alexis investigates how data centers are reshaping electricity demand, why regulators are worried about who pays for the grid, and how the growing U.S.–China AI race is becoming an energy race too.

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Are Smart Glasses Killing Privacy? The Camera You Can’t See l Alexis Investigates

Smart glasses can record video, capture audio, connect to AI, and look almost completely ordinary. Alexis investigates what that means for privacy, recording laws, workplaces, courts, and the future of wearable technology.

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Hollywood Continues to Crack: Paramount May Be the Final Departure l Alexis Minute

Hollywood’s slow breakup continues. Paramount — the last major movie studio still based in Hollywood proper — is now considering leaving California as the entertainment industry keeps shifting away from its historic center.The immediate Paramount dispute involves its proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, but the bigger story goes far beyond one merger battle.

Los Angeles has lost productions, entertainment jobs and support businesses, while competing states and countries continue pulling film and television work away from California.In this Alexis Minute, we look at what Hollywood once represented, what changed after COVID, why production has continued moving elsewhere, and why a Paramount departure would be one of the most symbolic cracks yet in the Hollywood that built the modern movie business.

Paramount has not left California — yet. But the fact that Hollywood’s final major studio is seriously considering it tells its own story.

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