Did 449,000 Californians Turn Down Jury Duty Because They Are Undocumented Immigrants?
11 December 2018 - Facebook users spread an unscourced and uncorroborated anti-immigrant statement.
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Did Theresa May Cancel the Next General Election Because She Doesn’t Think She’ll Win?
11 December 2018 - A UK humor website spoofed May's last-minute postponement of a parliamentary vote on Brexit.
Was a Teenager Electrocuted by His Earphones?
11 December 2018 - Malaysian authorities told local reporters that a 16 year-old was electrocuted while charging his phone.
Did the Trump Administration’s Policies Halt a Research Project Seeking an HIV Cure?
11 December 2018 - A quietly instituted “pause” on the federal procurement of fetal tissue for biomedical research has halted, at least temporarily, a research project seeking a cure for HIV.
Did Researchers Discover a 512-Year-Old Shark?
11 December 2018 - Some headline writers latched onto the highest possible estimate from a 2016 study about the lifespan of Greenland sharks.
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Are Federal Employees Barred from Discussing Impeachment and “The Resistance”?
7 December 2018 - The office charged with keeping the federal government’s career employees nonpartisan issued guidance that has been criticized as overly broad and potentially unconstitutional.
Did Texas Hunters Accidentally Shoot Each Other and Blame Undocumented Immigrants?
5 December 2018 - A comedy of errors led to the shooting of a hunting guide and his client, with the mishap being blamed on "intruders."
Did Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Announce She Will Be Retiring in January 2019?
29 November 2018 - "Santa Monica Observer plays fast and loose with the facts." In spades.
Did Louis Farrakhan Lead a ‘Death to America’ Chant in Iran?
29 November 2018 - Farrakhan was accused of leading the chant while speaking to students at Tehran University.
About That ‘Starving Migrant Refugee Checks Her iPhone’ Meme
28 November 2018 - An image meant to demean a woman's weight is not only cruel but taken out of context.
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Street Paved with Chocolate After Factory Mishap
12 December 2018 - After hitting the chilly pavement, the milk chocolate quickly hardened.
Rats Are a Growing Problem in Washington D.C.
12 December 2018 - The nation's capital is facing a spiraling rat infestation, fueled by mild winters and a human population boom.
Judge Gives Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen 3 Years in Prison
12 December 2018 - Cohen was sentenced three years in prison in New York, for dodging taxes, lying to Congress and violating campaign finance laws.
Julian Castro Moves Toward 2020 White House Run
12 December 2018 - The move gives the 44-year-old former San Antonio mayor an early start to what's shaping up as a crowded Democratic field without a clear front-runner to challenge President Donald Trump.
France: Suspected Gunman Named, Had Long Police Record
12 December 2018 - A man who had been flagged as a possible extremist sprayed gunfire near the city of Strasbourg's famous Christmas market, killing three people, wounding 12 and sparking a massive manhunt.
