Were Inmates Abandoned at Orleans Parish Prison During Hurricane Katrina?
Inmates at Orleans Parish Prison reported that they spent several days in flooded cells without food or water while awaiting rescue after Hurricane Katrina.
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Is the Trump Administration Price Gouging Puerto Rico Evacuees and Seizing Passports?
The Trump administration did not implement a Department of State policy that was widely rumored as being applicable to Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees.
Did Physicist Michio Kaku Say HAARP Caused Irma and Harvey?
A 2013 CBS video segment about weather modification was dishonestly reframed as a clip about Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.
Hurricane Irma Rumor FAQ
Hurricane Irma has prompted the showering of social media with rumors, astonishing photographs, and other questionable claims.
Did Mexican Troops Aid the U.S. After Hurricane Katrina?
As Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017, so too did a rumor that Mexico sent troops to assist U.S. residents after Hurricane Katrina.
Were Hurricane Katrina ‘Looting’ Photographs Captioned Differently Based on Race?
News photographs alternately described subjects of different races as 'looting' or 'finding' supplies in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Blame Blanco
Did Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco decline a request to declare an emergency?
Earth’' Population as a Village of 100 People
What would the proportions of common traits be like if we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people?
Donkey Deaths
Are more people killed by donkeys every year than in airplane crashes?
Blonde Extinction
Are natural blondes likely to be extinct within 200 years?
Chicken Belittle
Disaster survivor gives mistaken answer to interviewer's question about the loss of churches.
Satellite View
Does a photograph show a satellite view of the Hurricane Katrina?
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Is This Lev Parnas at a Family Birthday Party with Donald Trump?
While this photo is nearly 30 years old, the claim that it shows the business associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has only been around since January 2020.
Did Pelosi Use $15,000 Worth of Pens to Sign Articles of Impeachment?
The tradition of using multiple pens to sign important legislation, and then giving those pens to the people involved, has been practiced by politicians for decades.
Did Dershowitz Say He Was ‘Not Happy Seeing Nixon’s Gang Being Tried by Blacks and Liberals’?
Searching the long quote trails of public figures often turns up interesting statements from days past.
Does the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 Bar Muslims from Holding Public Office?
Such an interpretation of the 1952 law would not only be incorrect, it would betray an egregious ignorance of the U.S. Constitution.
Will Aaron Hernandez’s Family Receive $15 Million from the NFL?
Aaron Hernandez's conviction could be vacated under the obscure legal doctrine of abatement ab initio, but that won't necessarily entitle his family to millions of dollars.