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Did a Democratic Congressman 'Storm Out' of Trump's State of the Union?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 1, 2018

Conservatives and conspiracy theorists have made much of the fact that Luis Gutiérrez quietly wa ...

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Did Immigrants Dominate the U.S. Nobel Prize Tally in 2016 and 2017?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 31, 2018

Foreign-born, U.S.-based scientists and economists won a remarkable number of Nobel prizes in th ...

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Did Ronald Reagan Pave the Way for Fox News?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 26, 2018

A Facebook meme gets some facts right about the demise of the Fairness Doctrine but ignores impo ...

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Checking the Facts About 'Dreamers'

Written by: David Emery

Jan. 25, 2018

An Internet meme cites extremely dubious statistics to convince readers that the young undocumen ...

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What Happens When You Cross the United States Border Illegally?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 16, 2018

A viral Facebook post comparing U.S. immigration policy to that of North Korea and Afghanistan g ...

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Did the Media Ignore Obama Calling Libya a 'Shit Show'?

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 15, 2018

President Obama used the term "shit show" in private to refer to the escalating violence in Liby ...

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Is Walmart Laying Off 100,000 Employees and Closing 250 Sam's Club Stores?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Jan. 12, 2018

Dozens of Sam's Club stores are closing, but a partisan Facebook page vastly exaggerates the num ...

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Is Oral Sex Still Illegal in 18 States?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 28, 2017

Although some states still have anti-sodomy laws on the books, they are unenforceable because of ...

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Did the NFL Stop Donations to Breast Cancer and Military Charities in Order to Fund Black Lives Matter?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 28, 2017

Websites misrepresented details of an agreement between the National Football League and protest ...

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Is the Trump Administration Planning to Bring Back Government Use of the Word 'Negro'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 25, 2017

Despite misleading claims by a left-wing web site, federal agencies are already allowed to use " ...

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Are Retailers Using 'Disappearing Ink' on Receipts to Discourage Returns?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 14, 2017

A long-circulating rumor claims retailers use "disappearing ink" to inhibit the return of mercha ...

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DNA Testing Companies Like 23andme Admit Adding Fake African Ancestry To White Profiles In Order To “Screw With Racists”

Did DNA Testing Companies Admit to Altering Tests to 'Screw with Racists'?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Dec. 13, 2017

A number of hyperpartisan web sites claimed that DNA testing companies deliberately fabricated A ...

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Do Eddie Bauer Stores Destroy Leftover Clothes Instead of Donating Them?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Dec. 13, 2017

While the company confirmed that photographs taken outside its New York City store are real, the ...

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Did Germany Release a 'Historic Statement' Denouncing the United States Under Trump?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Dec. 7, 2017

The German foreign minister gave a speech calling on Germany and Europe to more aggressively ass ...

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Is Portugal an Example of What Happens Without Net Neutrality?

Written by: David Emery

Dec. 4, 2017

Proponents of keeping the FCC's net neutrality regulations cited a Portuguese company's mobile d ...

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Is Taco Bell Roy Moore's Main Financial Backer?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Nov. 29, 2017

A social media rumor calling for a boycott of Taco Bell inaccurately claims that either the chai ...

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Do 'Illegal' Refugees Receive $3,874 Per Month from the Government?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Nov. 15, 2017

"This is what 1 illegal refugee gets with the federal assistance program: $3874 per month."

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'A Little Gun History'

Written by: David Emery

Nov. 10, 2017

An internet post purporting to prove that the worst genocides of the twentieth century were the ...

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Is a Virginia Church Ripping Out an 'Offensive' George Washington Plaque?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 30, 2017

An Alexandria church's decision to relocate two plaques due to ongoing controversy over memorial ...

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Did President Donald Trump Amend an Executive Order to Recall 1,000 Retired Air Force Pilots?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Oct. 24, 2017

Despite rumors, the President did not recall a thousand retired Air Force pilots by amending Exe ...

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