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Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 26, 2020
Exemption cards citing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) encouraged people to defy face ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 23, 2020
A pandemic and a phone network disruption created fresh conspiracy theories.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
June 16, 2020
An old Biden quote praising protesters who stood up to white supremacists in Charlottesville was ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
June 4, 2020
Entangling everyone from Bill Gates to local police, social media users alleged a grand conspira ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
May 27, 2020
A meme linked two separate events together to foment political controversy.
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 26, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly made the claim as states scrambled to establish new elect ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 20, 2020
Giuliani tacitly echoed President Donald Trump's assertion that the COVID-19 coronavirus came fr ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 20, 2020
The concept was very on-brand during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 18, 2020
While an Italian politician truly did call for Bill Gates to be arrested, this position has not ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 15, 2020
Critics claimed the billionaire philanthropist purposefully donned the symbol in video interview ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 14, 2020
The tragic story of a 7-year-old's killing was spun into racist misinformation shared on neo-Naz ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 12, 2020
For the record, Americans without disabilities are not protected by the federal Americans with D ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
May 11, 2020
A right-wing provocateur made the claim in a May 2020 tweet as federal leaders negotiated what t ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
May 8, 2020
Prolonged usage of certain masks can cause some health concerns.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 4, 2020
An old rumor resurfaced amid a rise in Sinophobia during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2020
Sometimes names can be deceiving.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 21, 2020
The CDC recommends wearing a cloth face mask in public during the COVID-19 pandemic to help slow ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 21, 2020
Both the U. S. House and Senate extended their recesses until May 4 due to the dangers of corona ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
April 16, 2020
The definition of a "school shooting" varies depending on whom you ask.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
April 7, 2020
The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes ...
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