Did Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Register Her Yacht in the Cayman Islands?
17 August 2018 Several viral memes made unfounded assumptions based on the complicated inner workings of the DeVos family's business interests.
Dan MacGuill
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Were an American Couple Killed by Isis While Trying to ‘Prove Humans Are Kind’?
16 August 2018 A widely-shared article potentially confused some readers about the motives of a couple murdered in Tajikistan in July 2018.
Did Ohio’s 12th Congressional District Have 170 Fraudulent ‘Voters’ Over 116 Years Old?
16 August 2018 Right-wing web sites published misleading allegations of voter fraud in Ohio, based on very obviously flawed evidence.
The Death of John Crawford III
14 August 2018 President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of NFL protests prompted the re-emergence on social media of a controversy regarding the 2014 police shooting of a black man in Ohio.
Did Uninsured Medal of Honor Recipient ‘Duane Devane’ Die After Being Refused Treatment?
13 August 2018 A notorious producer of junk news posted a fake meme about veterans with a reference to a video game character.
Were Additional Donald Trump ‘Stars’ Placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
10 August 2018 A group of right-wing street artists called "The Faction" posted a video claiming responsibility for the stunt in August 2018.
Did Vice President Mike Pence Warn Against ‘Gay Aliens’?
10 August 2018 A report about proposed uses for the Trump administration's recently announced "Space Force" was satire from a well-known humorist.
Did France Pass a Law Saying That ‘Children Can Consent to Sex with Adults’?
6 August 2018 A disreputable web site distorted and misled readers on the subject of a new French law on sexual violence.
Did President Donald Trump Donate His Entire $400,000 Salary to Rebuild Military Cemeteries?
3 August 2018 Prominent conservative commentators boosted a false, mathematically impossible rumor about the president's salary donations, taking aim at the news media along the way.
Did Barack Obama Express Opposition to ‘Undetected, Undocumented, Unchecked’ Immigration?
2 August 2018 A 13-year-old quotation from the former Illinois Senator was reintroduced into public debate in the context of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy.
Did Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Feed 5,000 California Wildfire Evacuees?
1 August 2018 The numbers aren't entirely clear, but the Food Network star certainly coordinated a major relief effort in Redding, California, over two days.
Did the Obama Administration Approve the Transfer of Money to a Listed Terrorism Funder?
1 August 2018 An investigation into U.S. international aid practises in 2015 hit the headlines in July 2018.
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