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Arturo Garcia

Arturo Garcia worked at Snopes between October 2016 and February 2019. Based out of California, Garcia worked in both print and television news before writing for online news outlets. With an AA in journalism from Southwestern College and a BA in Communications from San Diego State University, Arturo produced work published at The Raw Story, Racialicious, Alternet, and The Guardian prior to joining Snopes.com. Garcia is an avid Doctor Who fan eagerly awaiting delivery of his new TARDIS.

Did an Alabama Church Display a Sign Comparing Roy Moore to Jesus?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 5, 2017

Living Way Ministries said its pastor did not approve of the sign, but at least two other church ...

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Does the 2017 Republican Tax Bill Cut Cancer Treatments for Medicare Patients?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 4, 2017

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act does not mention the health care program, but critics say cancer patie ...

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Did an Iranian Woman Undergo 50 Plastic Surgeries to Resemble Angelina Jolie?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 1, 2017

Reports about Sahar Tabar failed to provide proof that she based her appearance on the "Tomb Rai ...

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Are People Getting Threatening 'Robocalls' for Criticizing President Trump Online?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 30, 2017

Messages from the "Trump for Office Foundation" were actually designed by a company that allows ...

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Activists Prepare Protests to Save 'Net Neutrality' Ahead of FCC Vote

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 28, 2017

Around 200 demonstrations have already been planned for 7 December 2017 at Verizon Wireless stor ...

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Does This Trump-Loving Celebrity Want Critics to Move Out of the United States?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 27, 2017

A made-up news story wrongly proclaims Bruce Willis as the latest entry in a line of Hollywood A ...

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Were U.S. Marine Corps Helicopters Spotted Over CIA Headquarters?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 22, 2017

A radio host with a history of pushing misinformation claimed that the Marine Corps "sent a mess ...

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Is Jennifer Aniston Starting a 'Celebrities for Trump' Group?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 20, 2017

A particularly brazen attempt at "clickbait" scraped together two unrelated stories under a rand ...

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Does The Republican Tax Bill Include a Tax Loophole Benefitting Golf Course Owners?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 17, 2017

The "conservation easement" deduction is part of the GOP's current tax legislation -- but it is ...

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Puerto Rican Contract With Whitefish Energy Still Under Scrutiny

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 14, 2017

One lawmaker accused the territory's power company of ignoring its own lawyers while making the ...

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Multiple People Killed in Northern California Mass Shooting

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 14, 2017

Authorities in Rancho Tehama said the gunman was allegedly involved in "a domestic violence inci ...

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Was an Aquarium Employee Emasculated After a Sexual Assault on an Octopus?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 12, 2017

A lurid report about an aquatic animal encounter gone wrong was fake news.

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What is the Diversity Visa Lottery Program?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 11, 2017

President Donald Trump criticized the program and called for its dismantling after a fatal terro ...

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Did Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla 'Vow to Glorify Islam In Every Decision'?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 9, 2017

A "satirical" web site regurgitated Islamophobic stereotypes in a post following Bhalla's Novemb ...

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Were Baseball Players Photographed Kneeling to Protest Lynchings in the 1950s?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 8, 2017

A prank web site user used a photograph from 1936 to gin up a "story" spoofing modern player pro ...

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Is Danica Roem the First Transgender State Legislator in the U.S.?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 8, 2017

Roem's victory in Virginia came 25 years after Althea Garrison was elected to state office in Ma ...

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Is Clothing Retailer Marshalls Still Paying Employees in Puerto Rico?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 7, 2017

A Facebook post brought attention to the retail chain's treatment of workers after Hurricane Maria.

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Did Amazon Choose San Diego For Its 'HQ2'?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 6, 2017

A short-lived fake story about the giant tech company illustrated the dangers of sharing posts b ...

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Major Local News Sites Shuttered Amid 'Dispiriting' Rash of Media Closures

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 3, 2017 (Updated: Feb. 23, 2018)

One reporter said some sites' closures were "direct retaliation" for unionizing.

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President Trump's Twitter Account Disappears Briefly

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 2, 2017 (Updated: Nov. 3, 2017)

Twitter said in a statement that an employee "inadvertently deactivated" the president's persona ...

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