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Alabama’s Governor Signs Abortion Ban into Law

15 May 2019 Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the measure.

Does a Newspaper Ad for the Ku Klux Klan Praise Donald Trump?

5 April 2018 A KKK recruitment flyer found in Alabama did praise President Trump, but it was not run in a newspaper.

Did Alabama State Police Arrest Three Poll Workers in Birmingham?

17 December 2017 Reports that poll workers had been detained in connection with voter fraud during Alabama's December 2017 special election are just fake news.

Were ‘Black People in Birmingham’ Caught Voting Multiple Times With Fake IDs?

A so-called "satire" site published a story falsely claiming black voters committed fraud in Alabama's special election.

Controversial Roy Moore Remarks on Slavery Resurface on Social Media

8 December 2017 The Alabama politician once again became a topic of debate just days before the end of a high-profile Senate race.

Did an Alabama Church Display a Sign Comparing Roy Moore to Jesus?

5 December 2017 Living Way Ministries said its pastor did not approve of the sign, but at least two other churches were also caught using a blatantly political sign.

Four Pastors Say They Didn’t Approve Letter Supporting Roy Moore Amid Sexual Abuse Reports

14 November 2017 The letter was re-posted by Moore's wife after allegations of sexual abuse emerged in November 2017.

Did the Attorney General of Alabama Once Tell the Ku Klux Klan to ‘Kiss My Ass’?

15 August 2017 Bill Baxley wrote the famously succinct letter to a KKK Grand Dragon in 1976 in response to threats intended to intimidate him.

Alabama Man to Display Head of 820-pound Hog He Shot in His Yard

20 July 2017 Taxidermist Wade Seago says he has no regrets about shooting the animal.

Did Alabama ‘Just Bring Back’ School Segregation?

4 May 2017 A federal appeals court barred Gardendale from forming its own district, saying its motives for doing so were racial.

Alabama CPS ‘Medical Kidnap’

17 June 2016 An alternative medicine web site reported that Alabama CPS agents took custody of a baby because his teen mother was raped, but the claim hasn't been verified.