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.
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Did Bernie Sanders Say an ‘Evil Billionaire’ Should Donate Funds to Govt., Not Students?
23 May 2019 A satirical web site attributed made-up remarks to the 2020 presidential hopeful, but the comments were re-published without context.
Did Joe Biden Once Say That Roe v. Wade “Went Too Far”?
17 May 2019 The origin of this claim was an interview conducted with then-Senator Biden in 1974.
Did Joe Biden Tell a Racially Mixed Audience that Republicans Would ‘Put Y’All Back in Chains’?
15 May 2019 Biden said he was warning about the impact Republican economic policies would have on middle-class Americans.
Did Thomas Jefferson Say ‘The Government Will One Day Be Corrupt and Filled With Liars’?
10 May 2019 Finally, something on which the political left and right agree!
Did U.S. Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Say He Had ‘No Empathy’ for the Plight of Younger People?
7 May 2019 A January 2018 video of the former U.S. vice president re-emerged in May 2019 after he announced his candidacy for president.
Did Bernie Sanders Say ‘Christianity Is an Insult to Muslims’?
6 May 2019 In 2017, the U.S. senator from Vermont attacked the views of a Trump appointee who said Muslims 'do not know God' and 'stand condemned.'
Did Conservative Commentator Stephen Moore Advocate Child Labor Beginning at Age 11?
3 May 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump's choice for Federal Reserve governor faced scrutiny of his past writings and pronouncements in the spring of 2019.
Did U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris Say She’d Sign an Executive Order as President to Forcibly Confiscate Guns?
30 April 2019 The 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate is definitely on the record saying she wants stronger gun-control laws, but what exactly did she say?
Did George Washington Say ‘Firearms Stand Next in Importance to the Constitution Itself’?
26 April 2019 Always good to do some research before attributing quotes to famous historical figures.
Did Washington State Sen. Maureen Walsh Say Nurses ‘Play Cards’ for a Large Part of Their Working Day?
23 April 2019 The Republican state senator attracted nationwide coverage and widespread criticism in April 2019, but what did she actually say?
Did President Trump Say ‘This is the End of My Presidency. I’m F*cked’ After Mueller’s Appointment?
19 April 2019 According to the Mueller Report, U.S. President Donald Trump was less than enthused about the appointment of the special counsel.
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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.