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Did These GOP Senators Vote Against Reauthorizing the 'Violence Against Women Act'?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Sept. 24, 2018

Six Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but not the "ranking member," voted ag ...

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Does Nike Make Shoes Featuring the 'All-Seeing Eye' Symbol?

Written by: Dan Evon

Sept. 14, 2018

If you think that your shoes are watching you, maybe they are ... if you own this particular Nik ...

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Did Levi Strauss Announce a Partnership with Michael Bloomberg to Advocate for Gun Control?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Sept. 10, 2018

Conservative web sites and the NRA gave largely accurate accounts of a September 2018 announceme ...

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Did an Ohio Police Officer Say 'Abolishing Slavery Was the Worst Thing' Ever Done?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 4, 2018

A volunteer officer with the Fairview Park Police Department posted the comments online. He resi ...

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The Death of John Crawford III

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 14, 2018

President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of NFL protests prompted the re-emergence on social m ...

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Did Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Feed 5,000 California Wildfire Evacuees?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 1, 2018

The numbers aren't entirely clear, but the Food Network star certainly coordinated a major relie ...

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Did This Man Fly Through the Air with a Jet-Powered Hoverboard Strapped to His Feet?

Written by: Dan Evon

July 25, 2018

A video showing a man flying through the air is real, but we're skeptical about the claimed spe ...

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Can a Person Live Off of a Diet of Potatoes and Butter?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

July 5, 2018

People could "survive" eating a very limited diet, health experts told us, but they wouldn't get ...

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Did N.C. Republican Candidate Russell Walker Say 'God Is a Racist and a White Supremacist'?

Written by: Bethania Palma

July 3, 2018

Russell Walker, a Republican candidate for the North Carolina statehouse, has made no secret of ...

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Was a Cartoonist Fired for an Anti-Trump Drawing?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 19, 2018

Rob Rogers was let go after his newspaper rejected a number of cartoons, but not all of them had ...

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"Distracted boyfriend" scene from "Pay Day."

Did the 'Distracted Boyfriend' Meme Come From a 1920's Silent Film?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 11, 2018

Saying that Charlie Chaplin invented the "distracted boyfriend" meme is a bit of a stretch, but ...

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Was James Doohan Shot Six Times on D-Day?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 8, 2018

A popular meme recounting the actor's involvement with the D-Day invasion at Normandy is largely ...

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Have Children Been Fined for Operating Lemonade Stands?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

June 8, 2018

Country Time promoted a "legal-ade" fund for kids fined over lemonade stands, but has that ever ...

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Wedding cake with figurines of two men in suits on top.

Did a Tennessee Hardware Store Put Up a 'No Gays Allowed' Sign?

Written by: Dan Evon

June 7, 2018

The store that put up the sign in 2015 was back in the news several years later when it celebrat ...

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Rosary beads.

Are Rosaries Being Taken from Immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 31, 2018

Rosaries are among personal belongings confiscated from immigrants when they are arrested at the ...

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ICE baby bus immigration

Is This a Picture of ICE's 'Special Prison Bus for Babies'?

Written by: David Mikkelson

May 28, 2018

A transport vehicle outfitted for children held at an immigrant detention facility has been desc ...

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Was a German Football Club Banned After Failing to Give a Nazi Salute?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 25, 2018

News reports of a German football club's getting banned in 1934 after failing to give the Nazi s ...

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American flag at half mast.

Does the U.S. Experience Far More School Shootings Than Any Other Country?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

May 23, 2018

CNN got the basic facts about international school shooting frequencies right, albeit in a list ...

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AR-15 rifles on a shelf.

Were AR-15s Used in Every Major Mass Shooting in the United States After Aurora?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

May 18, 2018

An attempt to link the rifle to several major mass attacks circulated widely online in the hours ...

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Lights on a police car

Was an Oklahoma Woman Killed By a Pack of Small Dachshunds?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 17, 2018

A woman was fatally mauled by a pack of dogs that mainly consisted of dachshund mixes of varying ...

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