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Did President Barack Obama Congratulate Putin on His 2012 Win?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 21, 2018

After President Donald Trump was criticized for congratulating Vladimir Putin on the results of ...

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Did Police in Delaware Shoot and Kill a Man in a Wheelchair?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

March 20, 2018

Jeremy McDole's death in 2015 received renewed attention online in 2018.

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Close-up of a gun muzzle with bullet casings.

Did a Firearms-Trained Teacher Accidentally Discharge a Gun in a Classroom, Injuring a Student?

Written by: David Emery

March 15, 2018

The accidental handgun firing in California was one of two such incidents at schools in the Unit ...

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Did a GOP Candidate Insult a Parkland Shooting Survivor on Twitter?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 14, 2018

Leslie Gibson, a Republican candidate Maine's House of Representatives, called Parkland school s ...

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Did an Oakland Café Refuse to Serve Police Officers?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 12, 2018

The Hasta Muerte coffee shop told a law enforcement officer that he and his colleagues are not w ...

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Did a Trump Golf Course Use the Presidential Seal on Tee Markers?

Written by: David Emery

March 8, 2018

Social media images stoked controversy and legal questions over the Trump Organization's apparen ...

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Did Former Trump Adviser Carl Icahn Dump Millions in Stock Before Steel Tariffs Were Announced?

Written by: David Emery

March 7, 2018

The billionaire investor and sometime Trump regulatory reform adviser insists he had no prior kn ...

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Was Ex-California State Senator and Gun Control Advocate Leland Yee Arrested for Gun Trafficking?

Written by: Bethania Palma

March 5, 2018

Yee pleaded guilty to arms trafficking in 2016.

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Was a Young Girl Decapitated by a Seat Belt in a Car Crash?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 2, 2018

A website that publishes viral content accurately recounts the terrible story of Katie Flynn's d ...

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Did Hundreds of Worshipers Attend an AR-15 Blessing Ceremony at a Church?

Written by: Bethania Palma

March 1, 2018

The ceremony was held by an offshoot of the notorious Unification Church.

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Did Ben Carson Purchase a $31,000 Dining Set and Charge It to HUD?

Written by: Bethania Palma

March 1, 2018

After news reports revealed the purchase amid proposed funding cuts, the HUD secretary said he w ...

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Did a Transgender Teen Boy Win a Girls' State Wrestling Title?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

March 1, 2018

Mack Beggs's request to compete in the boys' division was stymied by Texas state officials.

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Does Iowa Grant Gun Permits to Blind People?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 27, 2018

Reports about a 2011 change to Iowa's gun licensing rules in Iowa went viral after a mass school ...

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Was a Violently Racist Carnival Game Once Popular in America?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 26, 2018

In the not-so-distant past, white carnival goers threw eggs or balls at African Americans in a g ...

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Did the NRA Support a 1967 'Open Carry' Ban in California?

Written by: David Emery

Feb. 26, 2018

A law barring the open carry of loaded firearms was passed in 1967 with the support of the Natio ...

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Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association

Is the NRA a Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Organization?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 23, 2018

A Facebook meme gets the basic facts right about the gun lobby's status as a social welfare orga ...

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Is a School Walkout Planned in Response to the Parkland Mass Shooting?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Feb. 22, 2018

School walkouts and a protest in Washington, D.C. are being planned in response to a deadly Febr ...

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Did the NRA Ask Judicial Candidates for 'Position Letters' on Guns?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Feb. 22, 2018

The National Rifle Association's letters to Wisconsin judicial candidates came under scrutiny in ...

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Did Trump Use 'Crib Notes' During Listening Session with Parkland Survivors?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 22, 2018

A photograph showing President Trump holding notes during the listening session with survivors o ...

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Sign bearing "Make America Great Again"

Did Donald Trump Register 'Make America Great Again' in 2012?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 21, 2018

Donald Trump filed a trademark application for his campaign slogan in November 2012, despite cla ...

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