Martin Luther King Jr.

No, George Santos Didn't Tweet That MLK Encouraged Him To Run for Congress

Written by: David Emery

Jan. 13, 2023

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, 20 years before Rep. George Santos was born.

Did MLK Jr. Say the Purpose of Education Is To Sort Fact From Fiction?

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 18, 2021

One of the chief aims of education, according to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is to "save ma ...

Is This Samuel L. Jackson with MLK at a Pool Hall?

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 26, 2022

This is a genuine photo of Martin Luther King Jr., but the man wearing shades in the background ...

Did Biden Say George Floyd's Death Had Greater 'Worldwide Impact' Than MLK's?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

April 7, 2021

Remarks attributed to U.S. President Joe Biden saw a resurgence in social media sharing in April ...

Did MLK Say This About Capitalism?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Jan. 20, 2020

Quote: "Since we know that the system will not change the rules, we're going to have to change t ...

Does This Video Prove Martin Luther King Was a Republican?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 23, 2019

The civil rights icon was never a vocal advocate of either major political party, both of which ...

Is This a Picture of Martin Luther King and a Police Dog Used to Intimidate Him?

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 22, 2019

Man's best friend, or police intimidation tactic?

Did Melania Trump Copy Michelle Obama's MLK Day Message?

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 18, 2018

Rumors holding that Melania Trump plagiarized her Martin Luther King Day tweet from former First ...

Do Democrats Want to Add Martin Luther King to Mount Rushmore?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Jan. 15, 2018

The non-thinking person's way to generate faux political outrage is to suggest any addition to A ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A History in Rumor

Written by: David Mikkelson

Jan. 15, 2018

The famed civil rights crusader has been the focus of many rumors and fake news pieces over the ...

Did 'The Boondocks' Forecast Oprah Winfrey's Becoming President?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Jan. 10, 2018

A 2006 episode of the Cartoon Network series received a surge in attention after the talk show h ...

Did Martin Luther King Jr. 'Flip the Bird' at a Photographer?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 4, 2017

A photograph appearing to show the civil rights leader eloquently gesturing at a camera is a hoax.

Did Barack Obama Meet with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 7, 2017

A photograph showing an adult Barack Obama with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. is chronol ...

Did Trump Remove a MLK Bust from the Oval Office?

Written by: David Emery

Jan. 20, 2017

A Time magazine reporter erroneously tweeted that a bust of civil rights icon Martin Luther King ...

Did Coretta Scott King Criticize Jeff Sessions' Record?

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Jan. 19, 2017

The late civil rights activist wrote in 1986 that appointing Sessions as a federal judge would ' ...

Was President Obama Caught Making Offensive Comments on a 'Hot Mic'?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Jan. 18, 2017

A story about President Obama, a hot mic, and offensive comments at a Martin Luther King Day eve ...

Biloxi Officials Adopt MLK Holiday After Criticism Over 'Great Americans Day'

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Jan. 16, 2017

The Biloxi city council voted unanimously to begin using the official name for the January feder ...

Did MLK Say 'Our Lives Begin to End the Day We Become Silent'?

Written by: David Emery

Jan. 16, 2017

An oft-quoted statement attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. appears to have been paraphras ...

Patti Davis, Daughter of Ronald Reagan, Denounces Trump on Facebook

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Aug. 11, 2016

President Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis denounced Donald Trump's "Second Amendment" remar ...

Bernie Sanders Marched with MLK at Selma?

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 21, 2016

A photograph doesn't show Bernie Sanders marching from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 with Martin L ...