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.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
March 6, 2018 (Updated: March 7, 2018)
Some fringe blogs in North America picked up a claim about the Guarani Aquifer that has already ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
March 5, 2018
A questionable, undated blog reported the recall as "fresh" — ignoring the fact that it was issu ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
March 1, 2018
Mack Beggs's request to compete in the boys' division was stymied by Texas state officials.
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Feb. 28, 2018
Election officials rejected the possibility that CityKey cards could cause an upswing in voter f ...
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Feb. 26, 2018
A fake news web site used a photograph of a white nationalist to spruce up another of their fabr ...
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Feb. 24, 2018 (Updated: March 5, 2018)
Days after a customer's account spread on social media, the company warned about a product defec ...
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Feb. 22, 2018 (Updated: Feb. 27, 2018)
The network denied Colton Haab's allegation that it asked him to write a speech for a town hall ...
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Feb. 21, 2018
Both Twitter and Medium implemented changes that led to various accounts being deleted or suspended.
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Feb. 21, 2018
A satirical web site played on allegations of racial profiling by the bureau for a humorous stor ...
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Feb. 20, 2018 (Updated: Feb. 21, 2018)
Disreputable web sites called it a "red flag" that the father of high school student David Hogg ...
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Feb. 19, 2018
The Metallica vocalist was falsely identified in a photograph amid 2014 protests over his involv ...
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Feb. 19, 2018
A youth baseball coach in Missouri said he wanted to make the giveaway "a positive thing."
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Feb. 16, 2018 (Updated: Feb. 19, 2018)
Online trolls tried to push claims of violence, but they were quickly foiled by others on social ...
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Feb. 15, 2018 (Updated: Feb. 16, 2018)
A Mississippi YouTube user contacted law enforcement after a disturbing comment appeared on one ...
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Feb. 14, 2018
The head of one advocacy group says the program hinges on an "antiquated" idea about people enro ...
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Feb. 14, 2018
The rules for Kanesville Elementary's school dance attracted national attention before being "re ...
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Feb. 13, 2018
Social media users from Nigeria to New York City accused an unidentified man of being a taxi dri ...
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Feb. 12, 2018
A graphic disseminated dismissive (and entirely fabricated) statements from the New Jersey Democrat.
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Feb. 9, 2018
Ashley Arnold attracted media attention after challenging — and triumphing over — her instructor ...
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Feb. 8, 2018
A Twitter post painted Viktor and Amalija Knavs's immigration status as a symbol of hypocrisy on ...
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