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Did NYC Ban Hot Dogs?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 25, 2019

Government-run facilities in New York City are definitely cutting back on processed meats.

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Did Vandals Attack 12 Churches in France in One Week?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 18, 2019

A Breitbart report re-emerged on social media in the aftermath of the April 2019 fire at Notre D ...

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Did Germany Request the Removal of U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 26, 2019

The controversial American ambassador in Berlin came under renewed criticism in March 2019.

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Did New Zealand Take Fox News or Sky News Off the Air in Response to Mosque Shooting Coverage?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 25, 2019

A television network prompted criticism for their decision to show edited footage recorded from ...

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Was a Trophy Hunter Eaten Alive by Lions after He Killed 3 Baboon Families?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 25, 2019

The death of a single poacher has been rehashed and embellished numerous times by disreputable w ...

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Pile of buttons reading "VOTE."

Did U. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Announce a 'New Scheme to Take Down Donald Trump in 2020'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

March 23, 2019

The supposed "scheme" entailed lowering the federal minimum voting age to 16.

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Obama family picture.

Are the Obamas Tied to the Celebrity College-Admissions Scandal?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

March 18, 2019

Gordon Ernst was one of the coaches alleged to have accepted bribes from parents to provide entr ...

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Did Muslim Terrorists Bomb a Church in the Philippines "Yesterday," Killing 30 Christians?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 18, 2019

Some social media users started recirculating stories about terrorist attacks perpetrated by Mus ...

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Does This Meme Demonstrate Racial Bias in Tax-Evasion Prosecutions?

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 15, 2019

What do these four examples have in common? Nothing of significance, as far as we can tell.

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Were the Trumps Pictured With the Owner of a Massage Parlor Where Robert Kraft Was Arrested?

Written by: Bethania Palma

March 12, 2019

Be skeptical of memes because they are often inaccurate.

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Is Facebook Removing a Photograph of Rashida Tlaib Being Arrested?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 5, 2019

If you encounter something on a social network, then it hasn't been removed.

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Was a Mars Rover's Final Message to NASA 'My Battery Is Low and It's Getting Dark?'

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 18, 2019

A poetic interpretation of the Opportunity rover's final transmission from Mars went viral in Fe ...

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Did the City of Denver Legalize Public Urination and Defecation?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 13, 2019

Joe the Plumber's web site distorted the facts around a set of criminal justice reforms introduc ...

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Tom Brady on a football field.

Did NFL Champion Tom Brady Attribute His Success to Gisele Bündchen's 'Witchcraft'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 12, 2019

A conservative Christian radio host made hay with throwaway remarks made by the six-time Super B ...

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Did Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Say He Would 'Execute a Baby After Birth'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 9, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump used his 2019 State of the Union address to criticize the Democratic ...

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Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say it Was 'Wrong' for Billionaires to Exist?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 4, 2019

A conservative group fashioned a meme out of comments the Democratic Congresswoman made in Janua ...

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Did Most States That Legalized Marijuana Use Ban Marijuana Users from Owning Guns?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 18, 2019

A meme misrepresented the reasons why it is illegal for cannabis users to also be gun owners.

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Can Federal Government Workers Be Fired After 30 Days of Shutdown?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 17, 2019

The law varies depending on the type of shutdown.

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U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Did Congress 'Set Aside' $50 Billion in 2006 for the Construction of Border Fencing?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 16, 2019

When some leading Democrats voted for the Secure Fence Act, were they agreeing to 10 times more ...

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Can Eating Hot Cross Buns Trigger False Positive Breathalyzer Results?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 7, 2019

It should not be surprising that inaccurate results can be obtained when breathalyzers are used ...

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