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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 the Trump Administration Auction Off 150,000 Acres of Public Land for Fracking?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 18, 2018

Activists warned that the Bureau of Land Management was ignoring scientific evidence in opening ...

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Is California Imposing a 5-Cent Tax on Text Messages to Fund Free Phones for Immigrants?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 17, 2018

The purpose of a proposal by California state officials was quickly misrepresented in online posts.

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Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Cite 'Population Growth' Concerns When Roe v. Wade Was Decided?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 17, 2018

The Supreme Court justice's remarks in a 2009 interview have led to accusations that the Supreme ...

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Did a Prada Store Remove Products Resembling 'Blackface Imagery'?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 14, 2018

A civil rights attorney who photographed the display called the company "completely tone deaf."

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Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say 'Under Capitalism, Man Oppresses Man. Under Socialism, It's Just the Opposite'?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 13, 2018

It seems a little unlikely that a 29-year-old would be the originator of an "old Soviet joke" se ...

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Did 449,000 Californians Turn Down Jury Duty Because They Are Undocumented Immigrants?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 11, 2018

Facebook users spread an unsourced and uncorroborated anti-immigrant statement.

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Is Indianapolis' Area Code a Tribute to the Survivors of a Naval Tragedy?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 6, 2018

A local legend connects the 1945 sinking of the USS Indianapolis to telephone service.

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Was Paul McCartney's Song "Blackbird" Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 5, 2018

The rock icon publicly explained the song's link to the "Little Rock Nine" at a 2016 concert.

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Did a School Accidentally Give Students Pine-Sol Instead of Apple Juice?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 4, 2018

An assistant at a Honolulu school was fired after somehow confusing the cleaning liquid for a "s ...

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Were Immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border Photographed with Numbers Written on Their Arms?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 3, 2018

A photograph taken near the border spurred disturbing comparisons to atrocities committed by Naz ...

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Did a Man Start Crashing His Car After Receiving a Woman's Brain in a Transplant?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 30, 2018

Tired sexist stereotypes and miscaptioned photographs don't make "satire" any more appealing.

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Is This a Photograph of the 'Organizer' of the Immigrant Caravan?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 30, 2018 (Updated: Dec. 3, 2018)

"He is one of the organizers of the Honduran migrant caravan."

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Did FDR's Vice-President Write an Op-Ed About 'American Fascism'?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 28, 2018

Henry A. Wallace's 1944 piece included a warning regarding the alliance of racists and "delibera ...

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Did a College Give Students Hockey Pucks to Use Against Mass Shootings?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 28, 2018

The unusual tactic was first suggested during a training session, but police said using a puck w ...

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Does This Photograph Show a Black Couple Accepting a Gift from KKK Members?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 25, 2018

The details behind a strange photograph taken in Alabama in 1948 remain elusive.

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Was Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Photographed Wearing a Confederate Soldier's Cap?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 20, 2018

The photographs of the Republican lawmaker were brought to light hours before a 20 November 2018 ...

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Did a High School Volleyball Team Receive Money and New Gear After the Paradise Fire?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 19, 2018 (Updated: Nov. 21, 2018)

A team from the devastated community of Paradise found support as well as competition in a memor ...

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Were Some Voters' Absentee Ballots Returned as 'Undeliverable'?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 18, 2018

Reports out of Ohio and Georgia claimed that ballots mailed in government-provided envelopes wer ...

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Did Stan Lee Condemn Bigotry and Racism in a Marvel Comics Column?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 14, 2018

In a 1968 op-ed, the comics pioneer called racial prejudice of any kind "patently insane."

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Was a Group of High Schoolers Photographed Performing a Nazi Salute?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 12, 2018 (Updated: Nov. 13, 2018)

Officials launched an investigation into the photograph of Baraboo High School students after it ...

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