Was Sen. John McCain a ‘Hanoi Hilton Songbird’?
11 May 2018 A Fox News analyst was fired from the network after attempting to revive an old, debunked smear against the lawmaker and former prisoner of war.
War/Anti-War
Was Mike Pence at the White House During the U.S. Strike Against Syria?
15 April 2018 After she was criticized online, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said a photograph which included the traveling Vice President was not misleading.
Did a British Pub Chain Ban ‘Offensive’ Remembrance Poppies?
26 October 2017 A Twitter account posing as JD Wetherspoon falsely claimed the chain banned the flowers due to "multiculturalism".
Did the Hollywood Reporter Criticize Actors Who Opposed Nazi Germany in 1937?
1 October 2017 The newspaper's managing editor chided stars who he said were courting "unpopularity" by speaking out against Hitler's regime.
Vietnam Memorial Vandalized with Graffiti
16 June 2016 A replica Vietnam Wall in Los Angeles was defaced by vandals, but the larger monument in Washington, D.C., was not.
Did North Korea Display Fake Missiles During a Military Parade?
21 April 2017 Although something may have appeared odd about weapons seen during a North Korean military parade, the claim that the country's missiles are fake is only speculation.
Gitmo Detainees and the LARK Program
15 February 2005 A letter describing a LARK program under which Gitmo detainees will be housed with liberals who object to the current treatment of those prisoners is a piece of satire.
Did ISIS Murder 250 Children with a Dough Kneader?
9 February 2017 Multiple online sources aggregated a secondhand claim that ISIS operatives had killed 250 Syrian children in a dough kneader.
Did Liberals Demand an ‘Offensive’ WWI Memorial Be Torn Down?
9 December 2016 A popular meme about the Bladensburg Cross claimed that "liberals" were "offended" by the WWI memorial and demanded its removal.
Irena Sendler
3 July 2008 Irena Sendler, supposedly a candidate for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, is credited with saving 2,500 Polish Jews from the Holocaust.
Recoil
11 March 2015 Rumor: A U.S. sniper, asked what he feels when he shoots an al-Qaeda member, replies: 'Recoil.'
ISIS Tricks Mother Into Eating Son's Remains
3 March 2015 Rumor: ISIS militants fed a captured man's remains to his distraught mother.
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