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The receipts library.

Every cause on Unmute runs on facts people can check. These are the explainers behind the petitions: sourced, verified, and written to be shared with the one person who still says it's not that bad.

Consumer · 4 min read

Why does everything ask for a tip now?

Self checkouts, drive throughs, even vending machines now ask for tips. Here is how tip screens spread, what the presets are doing to you, and the one demand that would fix it.

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Animals · 4 min read

Where is cat declawing banned?

More than 30 countries, every Canadian province, and 6 US states plus DC have banned declawing. Here is the full current list, and what the surgery actually is.

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Justice · 4 min read

How many patients should one nurse have?

California law says 4 in the ER and 2 in intensive care. In one documented case, a nurse had more than 50. Here is what nurses say, and why only one state has a ratio law.

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Justice · 5 min read

What do phone scammers actually say to your parents?

The grandkid in jail, the fake bank fraud team, the tax warrant. Here are the scripts scam calls follow, the one tell they share, and what banks could already be doing.

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Animals · 4 min read

Where do pet store puppies actually come from?

The pet store will not show you where the puppy in the window was born. Here is the pipeline behind the glass, and the law 8 states and 400+ cities already passed to close it.

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The origin story · 4 min read

The 10 million signature petition that never existed

In July 2026 the internet believed 10 million people had signed to ban Argentina from the World Cup. The counter was a script. Here are the receipts, and why Unmute exists.

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