Does a 1996 U.S. Law Say Non-Citizens Who Vote Must Be Deported?
21 May 2019 The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 deemed non-citizens convicted of voting unlawfully to be "deportable."
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Is This Katie McCormick’s Gravestone from the 1870s?
21 May 2019 A young woman's death from a reported botched abortion in the late 1800s still resonates with many people today.
Did NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Once Support the Sandinista Govt. in Nicaragua?
20 May 2019 In May 2019, social media posts targeted the would-be 2020 Democratic presidential nominee for his past political positions, as well as his decision to change his name.
Were Cast and Crew on the Film ‘Titanic’ Sickened by PCP-Laced Seafood Chowder?
1 May 2019 Actor Bill Paxton: "Some people were laughing, some people were crying, some people were throwing up.”
Does This Map Show Why We Need the Electoral College?
24 March 2019 A map demonstrates the population disparity between densely populated Los Angeles County and much of the U.S.
Did President Trump’s Awarding of a Purple Heart to a Wounded Vet Go Unreported by News Media?
22 March 2019 Some social media users turned a private moment between Trump and a veteran into accusations of news bias.
Were 700-Plus Undocumented People, Including Sex Offenders, Caught in El Paso Overnight?
22 March 2019 Many readers shared stories aggregated from a U.S. Border Patrol press release as proof of the need for a 2,000-mile border wall.
Did DoubleTree Hotels Display a Sign Denying Service to Military Members?
21 March 2019 "Two Supervisor-level employees, who have since been terminated, made poor decisions including displaying a sign that they created."
Was Beto O’Rourke Arrested Twice and Part of a Band Called El Paso Pussycats?
19 March 2019 We do know he was in a punk band in the 1990s that got its name from the Icelandic word for "Waterfall."
Did Justin Schneider Avoid Jail Time Despite Strangling and Assaulting a Female Hitchhiker?
14 March 2019 A Facebook meme fueled outrage about the September 2018 punishment given to the Anchorage, Alaska, resident.
Is This a Photograph of a ‘Human Zoo’ at the 1958 World’s Fair?
4 March 2019 Expo '58 in Brussels featured a reconstructed African village populated by real people shipped over from the Belgian Congo.
Did Parents Sue Planned Parenthood for Child Support Over a Failed Abortion?
1 March 2019 The couple felt they could not afford to add another child to their family.
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Did a ‘Mob of Somali Teens’ Attack Minneapolis Commuters with Hammers in Racially Motivated Assault?
22 May 2019 A cluster of right-leaning websites jumped into action based on preliminary details about a May 2019 incident. But what actually happened?
Did Judges Agree AG Barr Has ‘Enough to Indict Clinton and Obama’?
22 May 2019 Last time we checked, 'conspiracy to create a false conspiracy' was not an actual crime.
Is a U.S. Flag Improperly Displayed at a Quality Inn?
22 May 2019 A photograph of an improperly displayed American flag outside of a Quality Inn hotel in Idaho continues to circulate on social media, despite being several years old.
Did Actor Drew Carey Appear on TV in a MAGA Hat?
22 May 2019 A Fox News guest bore a striking resemblance to the host of "The Price Is Right."
Did President Trump ‘Go Ballistic’ on ‘Fox and Friends’?
21 May 2019 "The Trump quote going around today is a poorly done Photoshop."