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The president has made increasing water flow and dialing back long held appliance conservation standards — from light bulbs to toilets to dishwashers — a personal issue.
The encounter was recorded ... and then the footage went viral.
Whether those contrasting statements document the senator to be a "hypocrite" is a thornier question.
Trump's reelection campaign called Harris "a corrupt former California Attorney General." But did he play a small role in keeping her in that office?
Driver’s license photos aren’t always the best, but when a Tennessee woman received her new ID the picture was perfect — for a furniture store.
Following the announcement of Biden's 2020 running mate choice, critics seized on a past exchange between him and the U.S. senator.
President Donald Trump tweeted support for congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory who’s been criticized for racist comments, following her Republican primary victory in Georgia.
Anecdotes about wild animals seemingly getting drunk after eating rotting fruit are widespread.
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Under his watch, Viacom became one of the nation's media titans, home to MTV, Comedy Central, and Paramount Pictures.
In 2018, Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. She seeks a second term in November.
The FDA has a long — and growing — list of recalled brands of hand sanitizers.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a businesswoman who has been criticized for a series of racist comments, won the Republican nomination for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District.
An attempted burglary that occurred more than 20 years ago got rolled into a life sentence under a state law.
A man shot and wounded by a uniformed Secret Service officer, prompting President Trump to be abruptly escorted out of a briefing room during a news conference, had been threatening to kill people near the White House.
Even without a COVID-19 vaccine yet available, readers asked whether individuals who refused one could face criminal penalties.
An aspirin a day will not keep the COVID-19 away.
Another example of a meme that misled through its failure to provide context.
The internet continued to serve reheated pizzagate conspiracy theories in 2020.
Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket.
"The giant woman fell asleep waiting for her beloved to return from battle, unaware that he had been killed."
Facebook hasn't limited your feed to only a certain number of people, and sharing a post saying otherwise won't make any difference.
The list of dozens of names posted to Facebook was offered up in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case.
Rumors about masks are getting more creative, but health experts still recommend wearing cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Falwell said the picture was intended to be a joke.
The list of dozens of names posted to Facebook was offered up in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case.
It wasn't the first time the president pushed to add the payroll tax cut to a coronavirus relief package.
Facebook hasn't limited your feed to only a certain number of people, and sharing a post saying otherwise won't make any difference.
President Donald Trump supposedly sent former President Barack Obama a bill for all the vacations the latter took before leaving office.
