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SURVEY: What Would You Do With a $1,000 Tax Refund in 2022?

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Dan MacGuill
Apr 13, 2022 Buy new clothes? Pay down your debt? Have your say.
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Al Franken

Did 'Bots' Force Al Franken to Resign?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb 19, 2018 The accuracy of stories blaming bots for duping Democrats into pressuring the former Minnesota s ...
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Motel 6 sign, Redwood City, California.

Washington State Sues Motel 6 for Giving ICE Guest Information

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Arturo Garcia
Jan 4, 2018 The attorney general's lawsuit alleges employees gave immigration officials information for more ...
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Los Angeles Alt-Weekly Staff Abruptly Gutted Immediately After Sale

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 1, 2017 No explanation has been offered as to why the LA Weekly's reporters and editors were laid off.
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Did Congressman Tim Murphy Urge His Mistress to Have an Abortion?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 4, 2017 Text messages presented in a news article appear to suggest Murphy asked Shannon Edwards to have ...
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Puerto Rican Hurricane Disaster Reignites Debate Over U.S. Shipping Law

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Arturo Garcia
Sep 27, 2017 Lawmakers had called for the now-waived Jones Act to be suspended to allow aid to more easily re ...
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Terremotos en México: Rumores y Desinformación

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Arturo Garcia
Sep 23, 2017 Investigamos a las habladurías que fueron circuladas tras el temblor del 19 de Septiembre de 2017.
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How To Seek Information on Loved Ones in Puerto Rico

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Sep 22, 2017 Some of the phone numbers shared widely on social media no longer appear to be working or have b ...
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Texas Accepts Mexican Offer of Hurricane Harvey Aid

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Arturo Garcia
Aug 29, 2017 The U.S. State Department thanked Mexico's government for the "very generous offer" of assistance.
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Activists Demand Probe After Footage of Police Dog Biting Handcuffed Man

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Jul 14, 2017 San Diego prosecutors charged Karond Cheatum with robbery and vandalism after the 9 July 2017 en ...
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Data Firm That Helped Trump Threatens to Sue the Guardian Over Investigative Series About Brexit

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jun 14, 2017 Cambridge Analytica denies it helped the "Leave" campaign amid two government investigations int ...
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Car Runs Down Multiple Pedestrians in Times Square

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
May 18, 2017 Multiple people were struck, New York police say.
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Facebook Introduces Measure to Block Advertisements From Sites That Share Fake News

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 28, 2017 The social media giant announced a new measure for penalizing web sites that post fake news.
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NEW YORK CITY - JULY 7 2016: Several thousand activists rallied & marched to protest recent police-involved shootings in Minnesota & Louisiana.

Did a Black Lives Matter Activist 'Demand' That White People Give Up Their Homes?

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Bethania Palma
Aug 24, 2017 Chanelle Helm wrote a list of recommendations about what wealthy white people can do to help era ...
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Police in riot gear

Were Police 'Outgunned' by White Supremacists Who Stashed Weapons Around Charlottesville?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 19, 2017 Virginia's homeland security secretary said the governor's comments were based in fact.
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Richard Spencer

Activists Criticize Alameda County Sheriffs For Sharing White Nationalist's Tweet

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Aug 15, 2017 Sgt. Ray Kelly blamed "a comedy of errors" for retweeting a livestream aired by Richard Spencer.
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'Cancelled' ICE Raid Raises Questions About Potentially Massive Operation

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 13, 2017 The scope of the potential operation prompted fears about escalating immigration enforcement.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2017 -- Police in riot gear form a line around detained #DisruptJ20 protesters holding a "Make Racists Afraid Again" banner during the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

Are 'Antifa' and the Alt-Right Equally Violent?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 17, 2017 Violence has been ratcheting up on all sides during white supremacist rallies in recent months — ...
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Trolls, Bots, 'Useful Idiots' Attack New Committee Aimed at Exposing Russian Propaganda Campaigns

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 21, 2017 The newly-formed Committee to Investigate Russia quickly came under the exact type of propaganda ...
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Germany Election So Far Unaffected by 'Fake News'

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 23, 2017 Facebook took action against "thousands of fake accounts" and partnered with German authorities ...
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A Facebook hoax claimed that to regain friends in your news feed and get rid of ads, copy and paste some text into a post to upgrade the system, then say hello new and old friends.

Facebook Hoax Promises Way 'To Regain Friends and Get Rid of Ads'
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False Rumor Claims Paul Pelosi Brought Attacker Home from Gay Bar

Is Morgan Freeman Really Jimi Hendrix?