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Written by: Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
Feb. 17, 2017
The seemingly damning claim was based on a misstatement of a court ruling in a defamation suit.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 16, 2017
Money for the state's dam infrastructure does not come from the same fund as programs that would ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 15, 2017
A video captures a Paris demonstration mounted over allegations of a police rape, an incident th ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 9, 2017
Coretta Scott King acknowledged Senator Jeff Sessions (as well as many other politicians) in a d ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 6, 2017
A 'Fire the Fool' rally against President Trump was announced in February 2017, but the event wa ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 6, 2017
A popular Facebook post asserted green card holders were being registered to vote without their ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Feb. 2, 2017
The U.S. Treasury department updated President Obama's sanctions against the Russia's Federal Se ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2017
Rumors claimed President Trump changed the name of 'Black History Month,' but he wasn't the firs ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 31, 2017
Comparisons between a 2011 Obama administration slowdown on processing Iraqi visas and President ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 31, 2017
Despite rumors, the White House has not rewritten the actual Constitution to change the word "pe ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 30, 2017
Pope Francis said it was hypocritical to "call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee," b ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 27, 2017
Rumors about a repeal of the ACA, also known as Obamacare, were alarming to many but mostly inac ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 26, 2017
A photograph of Donald Trump's inauguration featuring the wrong date was hung at the White House ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 25, 2017
A screenshot with partial information created the inaccurate impression the Chili's restaurant c ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 25, 2017
A video investigation purportedly showed that Planned Parenthood does not offer health services ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 24, 2017
The White House phone-in comment line was non-operational in January 2017, but the change took p ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 22, 2017
A new congressional bill seeks to end U.S. participation in the United Nations, but the same bil ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 17, 2017
A poem inspired by Donald Trump's inauguration was widely shared as if it were the official poem ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 17, 2017
A misconstrued comment from an ACLU representative led to rumors the organization demanded polic ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 15, 2017
The famous rapper declared he would "roast" (i.e., make fun of) black artists who performed at D ...
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