About This Publication

The core of Just the Facts is investigative reporting. The Chicago Tribune once described me as “a merciless pit bull of an investigator,” and I’ve tried to live up to that standard ever since.

Many readers arrive here already familiar with my work, while others discover me through Substack. Either way, welcome.

Who I Am

I’ve written thirteen books of investigative nonfiction, covering an unusually wide range of subjects: Nazi war criminals (Mengele and Hitler’s Children); the international heroin trade (Warlords of Crime); political assassinations (Case Closedon JFK — a Pulitzer finalist — and Killing the Dream on Martin Luther King Jr.); a business history of Motown Records; intelligence failures leading to 9/11 (Why America Slept); a history of Saudi Arabia and its ties to the United States (Secrets of the Kingdom); the hidden world of Miami Beach corruption (Miami Babylon); the finances and scandals of the Vatican (God’s Bankers); and most recently, the modern pharmaceutical industry (PHARMA), which was acquired by Showtime for a six-hour documentary.

Beyond my books, I’ve written dozens of breaking-news articles and investigative OpEds. My reporting has included:
• breaking the story that led to Pete Rose’s lifetime ban from baseball for gambling,
• warning about fentanyl decades before it entered public awareness,
• uncovering investigative and forensic errors in the death of Princess Diana,
• revealing early evidence that pointed to possible Saudi royal involvement in 9/11,
• exposing Afghan leaders fleeing the Taliban with hundreds of millions in cash, and more.

What I Write About Here

On Substack, I cover stories that often fall outside the mainstream’s attention — or that the press touches only lightly. Recent reports have included:
• whether Nazi-looted treasure was close to being recovered,
• the federal government’s decades-long failures in the war on cancer,
• a reassessment of Russia’s “Merchant of Death,”
• why Iran never abandoned its pursuit of Salman Rushdie,
• the controversy over Scotland’s gender law allowing male offenders who identify as female to serve in women’s prisons

I have also had deep dives into censorship, disinformation, and the erosion of common sense in public life.

I don’t publish on a fixed schedule. Investigations take the time they require. Some stories come together quickly; others take weeks of research, interviews, documents, and dead ends. If there’s a quiet stretch in your inbox, it means I’m deep inside a story — not taking a break.

What ties all the reporting together is a simple commitment: follow the evidence, avoid the bias, and deliver just the facts. My legal background helps keep that discipline sharp.

About Subscriptions

All new posts remain free for everyone.
But I now offer paid subscriptions for readers who want full access to everything I publish here, including:

Paid subscribers receive:

• The complete archive of investigative reports
• The monthly one-hour AMA where you can ask about my current work, research, and anything else you’re curious about
• Additional context I don’t post publicly

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• All new posts delivered to your inbox
• Occasional previews of paywalled deep dives

If you value this work and want to sustain independent reporting, you can upgrade at any time.

Thank You

I appreciate every reader who joins me here. After nearly four decades in journalism, I can say with certainty that nothing builds an engaged community like word of mouth. If you find my work useful, please share it.

I look forward to your comments and feedback along the way.

— Gerald Posner
@geraldposner
www.posner.com