Legal Archives

Did the Secret Service ‘Officially Debunk’ Hutchinson’s Testimony? This rumor surfaced in a tweet after Cassidy Hutchinson testified in front of the U.S....

False

Did Clarence Thomas Claim Vaccines Contain Cells of Aborted Fetuses? Some mainstream news outlets misrepresented a statement the Supreme Court justice made in a dissenting...

False

Messages on Telegram and Truth Social appeared to hint at a rumor that Stop the Steal founder Ali Alexander might be testifying as a witness before the House Jan. 6 panel aka the select committee.

Is ‘Stop the Steal’ Founder Ali Alexander Testifying at House Jan. 6 Panel Hearing? Hours after the U.S. House Jan. 6 panel announced a surprise hearing, we looked into...

False

Did Justice Burger Call Gun Lobby’s Take on 2nd Amendment a Fraud on the American Public? Warren Burger was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Richard Nixon in 1969.

Correct Attribution

Do 90% of Americans Want Universal Background Checks for Gun Buys? NBA Coach Steve Kerr called on legislators to pass H.R. 8 after another school shooting...

True

Would a Proposed Tennessee Law ‘Legalize Child Marriage’? House Bill 0233 was a GOP attempt to give legal recognition to exclusively heterosexual, "common...

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Did Senate Hearings for Supreme Court Start With First Jewish Nominee? MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell provided some interesting historical background to Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings in...

Mostly True

Does Infrastructure Bill Require Surveillance System in New Vehicles to Track Drivers? The bill was said to require a "kill switch" that law enforcement could use to...

Mixture

Does 2021 Infrastructure Bill Include ‘Methane Tax’ on Cattle, Pigs? Republican Congressman Markwayne Mullin said Democratic proposals for a "methane tax" would "run ranchers out...

False

Will Banks Have To Report All Transactions Over $600 to IRS Under Biden Plan? The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some.

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Did Trump Admin Get Taliban Leader Out of Pakistani Prison? Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is a key public figure for the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Mostly True

Were Rudy Giuliani and Roy Cohn Both Disbarred on June 24? Giuliani, former U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, had his law license suspended in New...

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