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Did Pelosi Decry Trump's Police Tactics While Funding Them?

Written by: Jessica Lee

July 29, 2020

Top Democrats were quick to criticize the president's "law and order" approach to policing on Tw ...

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Are Americans Receiving Unsolicited Mailings of Seeds from China?

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 25, 2020

Numerous U.S. residents have reported receiving seeds in the mail from China that they did not o ...

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Were Portland Protesters 'Kidnapped' by Federal Officers in Unmarked Vans?

Written by: Jessica Lee

July 22, 2020

The claim surfaced as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to deploy federal law enforcement age ...

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Is ICE 'Citizens Academy' Training Civilians To Arrest 'Undocumented' Immigrants?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 17, 2020

An ICE initiative in Chicago aims to "debunk myths" about the agency known for its detention cen ...

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Did Disney 'Hire' Colin Kaepernick To 'Teach Your Kids About American History'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

July 15, 2020

A production partnership sparked some unfounded claims about the former NFL player.

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Did a 'Convicted Terrorist' Sit on the Board of a BLM Funding Body?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 14, 2020

The past crimes of Susan Rosenberg reemerged in the summer of 2020, amid a new wave of protests ...

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Did the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Just Recognize 'Irregardless' as a Word?

Written by: Bethania Palma

July 9, 2020

This long-used word has been the bane of many a pedant.

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Did Police in Riot Gear Disrupt a Violin Vigil for Elijah McClain?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

July 7, 2020

Video footage recorded at a vigil for Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado, caused widespread conc ...

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Did 'Racist Black Thugs Shoot a White Baby in the Face for the Fun of It'?

Written by: David Mikkelson

July 7, 2020

The crime was horrific, but it was not an example of racial violence some reports made it out to be.

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Did California 'Forbid' Christians from Singing in Church?

Written by: Bethania Palma

July 6, 2020

Safety guidelines for religious and cultural gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic got the ...

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Does the NFL Plan to Play the Black National Anthem Before Games?

Written by: Bethania Palma

July 6, 2020

The idea was floated to several media outlets by an unnamed source who claims to have knowledge ...

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Could Mixing Dawn Dish Soap with Clorox Bleach Kill You?

Written by: Jessica Lee

June 28, 2020

Public health officials urge against mixing cleaning products to avoid toxic results.

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Did Ohio Police Pepper-Spray an Amputee Protester?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

June 25, 2020

Police brutality claims during a June 2020 rally against racism included rumors that officers fo ...

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Did L'Oréal Release a Statement Critiquing the 'Violent' White Race?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

June 16, 2020

The message went viral in June 2020, resulting in the hashtag #boycottloreal.

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Did Trump Say He Didn't Serve in Vietnam Because He Was 'Never a Fan'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

June 15, 2020

A partial quote taken out of context can tell almost any story.

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Did a Medical Manufacturer Destroy Swabs After Trump's Visit?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 11, 2020

Puritan Medical Products said the swabs had to be destroyed "due to the number of individuals (o ...

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Do Cosmetologists Require More Training Than Police?

Written by: David Mikkelson

June 8, 2020

Contrasting the number of hours involved in two very different types of training is misleading.

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Is the 'George Floyd Challenge' Real?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

June 5, 2020

A disturbing "challenge" featuring mostly young white men kneeling on each other's necks appears ...

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Did a Protester Shoot a Las Vegas Cop During Civil Unrest in 2020?

Written by: Jessica Lee

June 4, 2020

Or was the claim another case of online misinformation?

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Was Op-Ed by Hitler Published by New York Times in 1941?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 4, 2020

The publication of the dictator's piece on propaganda wasn't necessarily a tacit endorsement of it.

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