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Did Muslim Terrorists Bomb a Church in the Philippines "Yesterday," Killing 30 Christians?
Written by:
Dan Evon
March 18, 2019
Some social media users started recirculating stories about terrorist attacks perpetrated by Mus ...
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Was Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victim Rose Mallinger a Holocaust Survivor?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct. 28, 2018
A mass shooting by a man who reputedly said he 'wanted all Jews to die' led some to place additi ...
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Were 100 ISIS Terrorists Caught in Guatemala as a Central American Caravan Headed to the US?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct. 23, 2018
Two different news stories separated in time and space created the impression that ISIS terroris ...
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Were an American Couple Killed by ISIS While Trying to 'Prove Humans Are Kind'?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 16, 2018
A widely-shared article potentially confused some readers about the motives of a couple murdered ...
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Was a 'Muslim Extremist' Granted Bail by a 'Liberal Democrat' Judge After Training Children to Shoot Up Schools?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug. 15, 2018
Despite Internet outrage saying otherwise, New Mexico "compound" defendant Siraj Ibn Wahhaj has ...
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Was the Father of the Man Accused of Training School Shooters the Keynote Speaker at Obama's Democratic National Convention?
Written by:
David Emery
Aug. 11, 2018
Hyperpartisan websites published false reports that Imam Siraj Wahhaj, who is the father of New ...
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Sandy Hook Parents Sue Conspiracy Troll Alex Jones for Defamation
Written by:
Bethania Palma
April 17, 2018
For years, Jones and his conspiracy-mongering network InfoWars have trolled grieving parents, ac ...
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Disinformation and Conspiracy Trolling in the Wake of the Syrian Chemical Attack
Written by:
Bethania Palma
April 12, 2018
Kremlin propaganda led to questions and charges that an attack in the city of Douma that killed ...
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Conspiracy Theorists Arrested for Harassing Sutherland Springs Church Have Been Released
Written by:
Bethania Palma
March 7, 2018
Robert Ussery and Jodi Mann have been stalking mass shooting victims and survivors for months.
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Conspiracy Theories About Mass and School Shootings, Explained
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb. 21, 2018
Why do the same sets of shooting conspiracy theories and tropes appear every time there is a hor ...
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Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb. 15, 2018
A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in its i ...
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Did Politicians Tweeting 'Thoughts and Prayers' Receive Millions of Dollars from the NRA?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 15, 2018
After a mass shooting at a Florida school, comedy writer Bess Kalb made a powerful point about c ...
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Bomber in Ambulance Detonates at Afghan Checkpoint; 95 Dead
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 27, 2018
A suicide bomber driving an ambulance coasted through a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's cap ...
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Driver in Charlottesville Car Attack Identified as James Alex Fields, Jr.
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Aug. 12, 2017
The 20-year-old is accused of killing one person and injuring several others when he reportedly ...
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Who is More of a Threat: Far-Right or Muslim Extremists?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 7, 2017
A pattern of white supremacist-related killings has provoked discussion about the definition of ...
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Is There a Link Between Terrorist Attacks and the 22nd Day of the Month?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 25, 2017
Theories that terrorist attacks are more likely on the 22nd use faulty data and completely miss ...
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Prominent Mexican Journalist Shot and Killed in Daylight Attack
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 15, 2017
Javier Valdez Cárdenas won international honors and accolades for his extensive coverage of Mexi ...
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Dylann Roof Pleads Guilty to Murdering Nine People in Church Shooting
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
April 10, 2017
A South Carolina judge levied nine life sentences against Roof, who was also sentenced to death ...
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Muslim Woman Ignores Dying Victim of London Terror Attack?
Written by:
Dan Evon
David Mikkelson
March 24, 2017
A photograph showing a chaotic scene on the Westminster Bridge after a London terror attack was ...
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Several Killed in Quebec City Mosque Shooting
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jan. 29, 2017
A gunman entered the building and fired on about fifty people during evening prayers.
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