Soapbox

Many political opinion pieces circulate with no identifying authorship or publication information, or with credits mistakenly attributing them to the wrong sources. In this section we attempt to set the record straight on those counts for some of the more widely-circulated pieces.

An Ode to America Romanian newspaperman Cornel Nistorescu penned a popular pro-America editorial immediately after the 9/11 attacks.
    Correct Attribution
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Allen West Pens Open Letter to Colin Kaepernick Conservative commentator and retired Army officer Allen West blasted the 49ers quarterback for protesting during...
    Correct Attribution
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Ben Carson: Muslims Worship ‘the Moon God of Arabia’? An essay denigrating American Muslims has been a viral e-mail forward for at least a...
    Misattributed
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The Tragic Life Experiences of Dallas Police Chief David Brown The deaths of five officers in Dallas prompted interest in the often tragic life circumstances...
    True
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Donald Trump Editorial via The New Yorker? A widely-circulated editorial about Donald Trump didn't reach viral popularity until it was misattributed to...
    Misattributed
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Dick Morris on Hillary Clinton Former Clinton White House advisor Dick Morris made several assertions about Hillary Clinton in a...
    Mixture
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Peggy Noonan on Donald Trump A popular e-mail forward about Donald Trump wasn't written by Peggy Noonan, nor was it...
    Misattributed
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County Sheriff’s Letter Urges Citizens to Arm Themselves Carter County, Oklahoma, Sheriff Milton Anthony urged citizens to arm themselves following the San Bernardino...
    True
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Face the Munich Did a "female physician in Munich" pen an alarming warning letter about refugees?
    Unproven
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Vladimir Putin
Did Vladimir Putin Give an Anti-Islam Speech? A supposed speech by Russian president Vladimir Putin demanding that Muslim immigrants speak Russian and...
    False
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