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20 October 2017 An early morning tweet from Donald Trump contains a basic factual error and a grossly misleading summary of official UK statistics.
20 October 2017 A series of articles try fervently to blame immigrants and Muslims for the devastating fires -- falsely, misleadingly, and without evidence.
19 October 2017 An elusive old story about the iconic singer has received a new lease on life on social media.
19 October 2017 In September 2016, Jerry Brown did sign a law allowing some -- but not all -- convicted felons to vote while still behind bars.
18 October 2017 Right-wing web sites used alarmist language and false claims to describe a reading event at a California library.
17 October 2017 Disreputable web sites provide no evidence to support a half-baked theory about the cause of the October 2017 fires.
17 October 2017 Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar Called U.S. President Donald Trump's claim "fake news."
16 October 2017 A disreputable web site published an illogical and inaccurate conspiracy theory about a valet worker who reportedly had a brush with the Las Vegas gunman.
13 October 2017 A disreputable web site distorted real concerns over children who have gone missing from the state's foster care system.
13 October 2017 A left-leaning web site correctly points out that the President joked around during the playing of "Retreat," but he did not violate protocol.
Updated A popular claim about gun-related fatalities revitalized after the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting is fundamentally accurate, with some allowance for imprecision.
12 October 2017 A thwarted bombing at Asheville Regional Airport did not receive much attention or coverage in the national or international media.
11 October 2017 News reports were based on false claims made by a CBS reporter, who has since resiled from them.
10 October 2017 Two disreputable web sites seized on tragic events in upstate New York to further their conspiracy theories about a deadly mass shooting.
Updated The NYPD and the Brooklyn district attorney's office are investigating a string of apparent hate crimes.
5 October 2017 News reports accurately describe a decision made by Tennessee businessman Allan Jones.
5 October 2017 An apparent altercation between concert-goers was blown out of proportion, and the witness who reported the threats has changed her view on their significance.
5 October 2017 The Department of Agriculture agreed to waive the usual "hot food" ban for food stamps and denies rejecting an earlier waiver request.
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