The President’s Term Ends at Noon on Jan. 20
President Trump’s term will end at noon on Jan. 20, 2021. At that same instant, either he will begin a second term, or the country will have a new chief executive.
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Political Bias in Media Doesn’t Threaten Democracy — Other, Less Visible Biases Do
As long as we think of governance in terms of its entertainment value and media bias in terms of Republicans and Democrats, we’ll continue to be less informed than we need to be.
‘He Spent Their Blood Like Currency’: Trump Promotes Falconer’s Bizarre Anti-Biden Conspiracy Theory
The president, trailing Biden in the polls, repeatedly promoted baseless, inflammatory claims that Biden had orchestrated the slayings of "Seal Team Six" members involved in the Osama bin Laden operation.
Who Really Defeated the Islamic State – Obama or Trump?
Objective history records that President Barack Obama launched and oversaw much of the victorious war that the current president claims for himself.
How To ‘Weaponize’ Misleading Narratives About Voting: Lessons from Trump-Linked PILF Playbook
Using internal emails, sworn testimony, and other documents, Snopes was able to break down exactly how the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) worked to "generate, create, organize and weaponize" misleading narratives.
‘Film Your Hospital’ – The Anatomy of a COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory
The #FilmYourHospital movement encouraged people to record videos of themselves in seemingly empty, or less-than-crowded, hospitals to prove the pandemic is a hoax.
How Did Hunter Biden’s Laptop Allegedly Go from a Repair Shop in Delaware to the New York Post?
News reports identified the hard drive's source as a computer repair shop owner in Delaware.
The Exceptional Catalog of Election Polling Failures
The question looms in nearly every U.S. presidential election, even in this year’s race: Could the polls be wrong?
Coronavirus Vaccine: What We Know So Far
A survey of how a COVID-19 vaccine will work, the progress a leading vaccine is making, and what challenges there will be to manufacturing and rolling a vaccine out when ready.
Investigating the ‘Truth About Breonna Taylor’ Meme
Fabricated criminal activities, distorted employment history, and conflicting reports emerged after the police shooting of a Black woman in Kentucky.
Bleached Halloween Pumpkin Post Sparks Vitriolic, Misinformed Backlash
Please remember to check your facts before piling on to the social media hate fest.
Plot to Kidnap Michigan’s Governor Grew from the Militia Movement’s Toxic Mix of Constitutional Falsehoods and Half-Truths
The U.S. militia movement has long been steeped in a peculiar – and unquestionably mistaken – interpretation of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and civil liberties.
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Is This a Photograph of Joe Biden’s House?
A little background research can go a long way towards avoiding the making of embarrassingly inaccurate accusations.
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Did Joe Biden Lie About a Drunken Driver’s Killing His Wife?
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Did Kamala Harris Have an Extramarital Affair with Willie Brown That Boosted Her Career?
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