War/Anti-War Archives

Have Two McDonald’s-Containing Countries Ever Been at War with Each Other? Whether an economic theory involving McDonald's franchises and war literally holds true largely depends on...

False

Did the French, But Not Trump, Attend WW1 Services at Arlington National Cemetery? French officials participated in Veterans Day services at Arlington National Cemetery on the centennial of...

True

Was Mike Pence at the White House During the U.S. Strike Against Syria? After she was criticized online, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said a photograph...

False

Did a British Pub Chain Ban ‘Offensive’ Remembrance Poppies? A Twitter account posing as JD Wetherspoon falsely claimed the chain banned the flowers due...

False

Did the Hollywood Reporter Criticize Actors Who Opposed Nazi Germany in 1937? The newspaper's managing editor chided stars who he said were courting "unpopularity" by speaking out...

True

North Korean flag with missile silhouettes.

Did North Korea Display Fake Missiles During a Military Parade? Although something may have appeared odd about weapons seen during a North Korean military parade,...

Unproven

Gitmo Detainees and the LARK Program A letter describing a LARK program under which Gitmo detainees will be housed with liberals...

False

Did ISIS Murder 250 Children with a Dough Kneader? Multiple online sources aggregated a secondhand claim that ISIS operatives had killed 250 Syrian children...

Unproven

Did Liberals Demand an ‘Offensive’ WWI Memorial Be Torn Down? A popular meme about the Bladensburg Cross claimed that "liberals" were "offended" by the WWI...

Mixture