Did Rep. Frederica Wilson Advocate Prosecuting People Who ‘Make Fun’ of Congress?
10 July 2019Context is key, which is why politically-slanted reporting frequently omits it.
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Did a City in Ilhan Omar’s District Eliminate the Pledge of Allegiance at Council Meetings?
9 July 2019Headlines attempted to connect the factual actions of a local Minnesota city council to U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, despite her being wholly uninvolved.
Was an ‘Elderly Man’ Beaten While Trying to Help a ‘Man in a Sundress’ in Portland?
3 July 2019An image of an older man with a bloody face was widely shared, but video shows he was an aggressor in a brawl.
Did a Pride Flag Replace a POW/MIA Flag at Veterans Memorial Plaza?
28 June 2019Oddly, most of the outrage over this incident came after the problem had been fixed.
Did an Ala. Court Force Rape Survivor to Allow Rapist to Visit Their Children?
25 June 2019Multiple news articles in June 2019 prompted reader inquiries about the plight of Jessica Stallings and her children in Alabama.
Did Trump Campaign Offer Actors $50 to Cheer Him at Prez Announcement?
20 June 2019The Trump campaign denied knowing a contractor hired a casting agency for the candidate's 2015 campaign-announcement rally.
Was Frank ‘Rocky’ Fiegel the Inspiration for ‘Popeye’?
20 June 2019According to local folklore, "Popeye the Sailor Man" was based on a real-life person from Chester, Ill.
Does an X-Ray Show Hundreds of Bubble Tea Pearls in a Teen’s Stomach?
19 June 2019We were able to loosen up some information about this image with the help of the American Gastroenterological Association.
Is the Trump Administration Denying U.S. Citizenship to Children of Same-Sex Couples?
19 June 2019A U.S. State Department policy blocking birthright citizenship for some children born to U.S. citizens abroad via assisted reproductive technology has been in place for more than a decade.
Did Abraham Lincoln Say ‘America Will Never Be Destroyed From the Outside’?
3 June 2019Widely shared memes contained a quotation that is commonly attributed to the Great Emancipator.
40 Years in Prison for Selling Cannabis, 17 Years for Joining the Taliban?
29 May 2019A meme compared the sentences given to John Walker Lindh, a white American known as the "American Taliban," and black Michigan resident Michael Alonzo Thompson.
Did Statesville, NC, Try to Stop Camping World from Flying the U.S. Flag?
21 May 2019The company's CEO Marcus Lemonis told Snopes.com, "We will not be taking the flag down under any circumstances ... Never going to happen."
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Is This Rachel Chandler and President Bill Clinton on Jeffrey Epstein’s Plane?
18 July 2019The answer to "Who is Rachel Chandler?" is simpler than some think.
Is This the 2020 Summer Olympics Logo?
18 July 2019The Olympics bring together the greatest athletes (and graphic designers) in the world.
Did AOC Start ‘Chain Migration’ Proceedings Against Melania Trump?
17 July 2019U.S. First Lady Melania Trump's parents, both from Slovenia, became U.S. citizens in August 2018.
Is This Video of a Theme Park Ride in India Collapsing?
17 July 2019A horrifying video shows one arm of the pendulum-style ride breaking off and falling.
Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘We Pay Soldiers Too Much’?
17 July 2019A frequent publisher of inflammatory material struck again in July 2019.