Did U. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Announce a ‘New Scheme to Take Down Donald Trump in 2020’?
23 March 2019 - The supposed "scheme" entailed lowering the federal minimum voting age to 16.
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Did an Abortion Clinic Employee Tell a Patient to ‘Flush’ a Baby That Survived Abortion?
22 March 2019 - A six-year-old undercover abortion facility video re-emerged online in February 2019.
Was This Photograph of an ‘Explosion’ of Buttons Taken at an Abandoned Button Factory?
22 March 2019 - "The discovery started with an unusual photo of an old stair full of colorful buttons."
Did President Trump’s Awarding of a Purple Heart to a Wounded Vet Go Unreported by News Media?
22 March 2019 - Some social media users turned a private moment between Trump and a veteran into accusations of news bias.
Were 700-Plus Undocumented People, Including Sex Offenders, Caught in El Paso Overnight?
22 March 2019 - Many readers shared stories aggregated from a U.S. Border Patrol press release as proof of the need for a 2,000-mile border wall.
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Barbra Streisand Criticized for Comments on Michael Jackson’s Accusers
23 March 2019 - "'It didn’t kill them’ @BarbraStreisand did you really say that?!"
‘The Ladder Down to Hell’: How Social Media Breeds Hate Speech
19 March 2019 - Following the massacre of 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch, Muslims weighed in on the daily impacts of online hate and misinformation.
Does This Cookware or Children’s Toy Contain Dangerous Levels of Lead?
22 March 2019 - Tamara Rubin, aka #LeadSafeMama, frequently finds high levels of lead in vintage cookware or other household products. What does that mean for you?
Did the Department of Defense Spend $4.6 Million on Lobster and Crab in September 2018?
15 March 2019 - "The lobster thing is pennies compared to the literally billions of dollars they were spending in a mad rush at the end of the year."
Did the Trump Administration Revoke a Journalist’s Award Because of Her Criticism of Trump?
12 March 2019 - The State Department withdrew an award they had given to Finnish investigative journalist Jessikka Aro, who has regularly criticized U.S President Donald Trump.
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Helicopters Rescue Norway Cruise Ship Passengers Amid Storm
23 March 2019 - The Viking Sky issued a mayday call as bad weather hit and engine problems caused it to start drifting toward a rocky shore.
Streisand Apologizes for Remarks on Michael Jackson Accusers
23 March 2019 - Streisand had received bitter criticism online after she was quoted in The Times of London as saying that Jackson’s accusers were “thrilled to be there” during the alleged abuse, which “didn’t kill them.”
Museum Confirms: Yes, It’s Really a Van Gogh
22 March 2019 - Its authenticity was called into question in 1990 by art historian and Van Gogh expert Walter Feilchenfeldt, who raised concerns about many purported Van Goghs around the world.
Now What? Mueller Ends the Russia Investigation
22 March 2019 - We may not get all the juicy details uncovered over the past 22 months — at least not right away — but this story is far from over.
Cradling Children, Migrant Families Cross Border in Waves
22 March 2019 - Waves of desperate families are trying to cross the border almost hourly and entering an overtaxed government detention system.
