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Bethania Palma

Bethania Palma is a journalist from the Los Angeles area who started her career as a daily newspaper reporter and has covered everything from crime to local government to national politics. She has written for a variety of publications as a staffer and freelancer, including the Los Angeles News Group, the LAist, LA School Report, the OC Weekly and Raw Story. She earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California at Irvine and an M.A. in history from California State University at Northridge. When researching bizarre phenomena, she's holding out for the day when the conclusion will be, "Aliens did it."

Did Kirsten Gillibrand Call for Taxpayer-Funded Social Security for Undocumented Immigrants?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 29, 2019

The senator actually proposed rectifying a system that doesn't allow immigrants to pay or receiv ...

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Did GOP Send Out a 'Fake Census' Asking for Campaign Donations?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 28, 2019

The RNC has been mailing out fundraising forms disguised as "census" surveys for years.

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Does a Photograph of a Large Crowd Show a PA Trump Rally?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 23, 2019

Fifty years and a whole lot of cultural differences separate these two events.

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Did Anti-Abortion U.S. Rep. DesJarlais Encourage Partners to Have Abortions?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 23, 2019

The story stemmed from 2012 reports citing statements Republican Scott DesJarlais made under oath.

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Does the U.S. Government Subsidize Viagra?

Written by: Dan MacGuill Bethania Palma

May 20, 2019

Attempts to make political points by bringing up DoD spending on erectile dysfunction drugs don' ...

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Does an Ohio Anti-Abortion Bill Ban Birth Control?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 17, 2019 (Updated: May 20, 2019)

HB 182 would limit access to, but not criminalize use of, certain types of birth control.

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Did the Wall GoFundMe Founder Use the Money to Buy a Yacht?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 15, 2019 (Updated: Aug. 20, 2020)

Two leaders of the online fundraising campaign plead guilty to fraud in April 2022.

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Was the 'Media Silent' About a 'Democrat Transgender' Colorado Shooting Suspect?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 13, 2019

It's unknown whether the political leanings or purported gender identity of either suspect is re ...

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Did White Supremacists Chant '6 Million More' at Holocaust Remembrance?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 9, 2019

A swastika-flag-carrying group was angry over efforts to take an accused Holocaust denier's name ...

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Did Hunter Biden Divorce His Wife for His Deceased Brother's Widow?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 8, 2019

The spreading of salacious stories about candidates and their families typically coincides with ...

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Group That Held 'Affirmative Action Bake Sale' Has History of Hosting Violent Events at Seattle's UW Campus

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 7, 2019

The "bake sale" offered different prices for different ethnicities and for females in a parody o ...

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Do Women Meet With Doctors to Determine Whether to 'Execute' Newborn Babies?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 3, 2019

Medical professionals are reacting to an incendiary remark made by U.S. President Donald Trump i ...

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Did Migrants 'Invade' a Beach in Broad Daylight?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 1, 2019

The claim appears to reference an incident on the shores of a beach in Spain in 2017.

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Does a 'New' School Textbook Describe President Trump as Mentally Ill and His Supporters Racist?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 29, 2019

There's a difference between voicing one's own opinion and describing the opinions of others.

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Did Chase Bank Delete a Tweet Taunting People Who Ask 'Why Is My Balance So Low'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 29, 2019

The bank created an internet backlash in April 2019 with a now-deleted tweet advising people to ...

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Did George Washington Say 'Firearms Stand Next in Importance to the Constitution Itself'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 26, 2019

Always good to do some research before attributing quotes to famous historical figures.

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Is a Sex-Trafficking Ring Adding Girls on Snapchat to Easily Locate, Kidnap Them?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 24, 2019

Although real cases of human trafficking are plentiful, the topic is the frequent focus of viral ...

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Did President Trump Issue an 'Immediate Pardon' for the Arrested Border Militia Leader in NM?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 24, 2019

Always be on the lookout for websites that attempt to impersonate legitimate news organizations.

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Celebrity College-Admissions Scam Draws Comparisons to Cases of African-American Moms Sent to Prison

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 23, 2019

"I was a first-time offender, too. A lie is a lie."

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Were Razor Blades Found in Gas-Pump Handles in Michigan?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 19, 2019

Hoaxes and reality sometimes overlap.

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