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Did Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb Sign a Law Mandating Women Disclose Abortions or Face Jail Time?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 28, 2018

Vague social media posts and news items led to confusion over a broad Indiana law addressing "ab ...

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Did David Hogg Offer Contrasting Stances on the First and Second Amendments?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 27, 2018

The Parkland school shooting survivor opposes a requirement for clear backpacks, but he has also ...

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Is 'Super' Antenna Octa Air a Legitimate Replacement for Cable?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 19, 2018

A suspicious advertisement used doctored photographs and exaggerated claims to promote a new "su ...

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Was a Student Suspended for Staying in Class During National Walkout Day?

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 18, 2018

The reasons behind a high school student's suspension were misconstrued in a debate over a natio ...

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Did Obama's Justice Department Force the FBI to Delete 500,000 Fugitives from a Background Check Database?

Written by: David Emery

March 17, 2018

A Justice Department decision made under Obama and implemented under Trump has garnered bipartis ...

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Did a High School Principal Target a Pro-Gun Rights Student During a Protest for Gun Control?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 15, 2018

New Prague High School in Minnesota says a pro-gun rights placard was removed from a protest bec ...

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Did Abraham Lincoln Order the Execution of 38 Dakota Fighters?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 14, 2018

After a violent Native American uprising in 1862, President Lincoln signed off on 39 executions ...

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Did a Church of Lucifer Open in Colombia?

Written by: David Emery

March 14, 2018

The founder of a so-called "Church of Lucifer" launched in Quindío, Colombia in 2016 also claims ...

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Did President Donald Trump End Public Access to 'Puppy Mill' Inspection Reports?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 9, 2018

A searchable database of inspection reports was temporarily removed from the United States Depar ...

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Does the United States Have a Lower Death Rate From Mass Shootings Than European Countries?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 9, 2018

A pro-gun rights economist used questionable statistical methods to create a misleading impression.

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Is Amazon's Alexa Creepily Laughing for No Apparent Reason?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 8, 2018

In February 2018, Amazon Alexa owners began claiming that the devices were randomly broadcasting ...

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Did California's Governor Ban Teachers from Shooting Back at School Shooters?

Written by: David Emery

Feb. 27, 2018

Several web sites mischaracterized an October 2017 California law preventing school personnel fr ...

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Did People 'Attack' the Father of a School Shooting Victim for Wearing a Donald Trump T-Shirt?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 21, 2018

A very small minority of Twitter users expressed a critical view of Andrew Pollack, but none app ...

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Presidential Responses to School Shootings?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 19, 2018

A set of images showing President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump in the aftermath of di ...

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Did Dwight Eisenhower Reject the Idea of 'Soviet-Style' Military Parades?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 15, 2018

A meme intended to undermine President Trump's call for a military parade quotes general-turned- ...

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What Were the Consequences of Legalizing Weed in Colorado?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 14, 2018

A newspaper editorial gets some facts right, and some wrong, in weighing up the consequences of ...

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Can Police Legally Rape Women in 35 States?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Feb. 12, 2018

A pair of articles about the legality of rape in police custody confused social media readers.

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Does the Dow Jones Do Worse Under Republican Presidents?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 8, 2018

A Facebook meme purporting to prove that the Dow suffers under Republican presidencies ignores k ...

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Spilled bottle of bills with "Zantac" label.

Does Zantac Cause False Positives for Methamphetamines?

Written by: Kim LaCapria Alex Kasprak

Feb. 7, 2018

Rumors that ranitidine causes false positives for meth in drug screening have circulated for yea ...

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Did Outback Steakhouse Kick Out a Policeman Because it is a 'Gun Free Zone'?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Feb. 5, 2018

An incident that generated outrage on social media does not reflect company policy, according to ...

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