Were Inmates Abandoned at Orleans Parish Prison During Hurricane Katrina?
13 September 2018 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?
29 September 2017 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?
11 September 2017 A 2013 CBS video segment about weather modification was dishonestly reframed as a clip about Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.
Hurricane Irma Rumor FAQ
9 September 2017 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?
28 August 2017 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?
1 September 2005 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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Did Barack Obama Accept $21.6 Million in Foreign Contributions to His 2012 Re-Election Campaign?
24 May 2019 A number of right-leaning websites suggested that Obama "stole" the 2012 election by accepting illegal foreign campaign money.
Is This an Ancient Mayan Sculpture of Batman?
24 May 2019 The year 2014 doesn't quite qualify as ancient.
Did State Governors ‘Vote to Impeach’ U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?
24 May 2019 A notorious producer of junk news churned out yet another hoax.
Did U.S. Rep. Omar Say She ‘Hates Living in America,’ Was ‘Better Off’ in Refugee Camp?
23 May 2019 Principled criticism of aspects of one's life in a country is not the same as expressing hatred of it.
Does This Video Show Nancy Pelosi Drunk and Slurring Her Speech?
24 May 2019 Internet propagandists manipulated a clip of the U.S. House Speaker to make it appear as though she were drunk and slurring her speech.