Did Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Register Her Yacht in the Cayman Islands?
17 August 2018Several viral memes made unfounded assumptions based on the complicated inner workings of the DeVos family's business interests.
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Did Betsy DeVos Tweet ‘It’s Is My Favorite Country’ About America?
2 July 2018In response to a hashtag asking Twitter users to describe the United States in three words, a parody account for the Secretary of Education described it in five.
Did a Christian Foster Care Provider ‘Kidnap’ Migrant Children for Profit?
25 June 2018Reports and viral memes made several claims about Bethany Christian Services and its purported links to education secretary Betsy DeVos.
Former Blackwater Founder Allegedly Held Meeting with Russians in Seychelles
3 April 2017The Washington Post reported that Erik Prince met in the Seychelles and presented himself as an informal envoy for President Trump.
Did Betsy DeVos Say History Textbooks Should Be Based on the Bible?
8 March 2017A report stating that Trump's Secretary of Education wants to exclude all information not found in the Bible from history textbooks is satire, not fact.
Did Donald Trump Insult Minorities, Students with Disabilities on Twitter?
15 February 2017A rude tweet attributed to President Trump that appeared to disparage minority students and disabled schoolchildren was fabricated.
Did Betsy DeVos Say ’40 Percent’ Means ‘More Than Half’?
Reports that the Education Secretary said a 40 percent approval rating meant President Donald Trump has the support of "more than half the country" were satire.
Did Betsy DeVos Demand That Classroom Globes Be Flattened?
9 February 2017Huffington Post's satire channel confused some readers by appearing to report that newly-confirmed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has a flat-earth agenda.
DeVos Family Campaign Contributions
8 February 2017A chart purportedly shows how much money Betsy DeVos and her family contributed to Republican senators.
Meet Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Secretary of Education Nominee
25 November 2016The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education inspired an Internet meme detailing her alleged lack of qualifications for the job.
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Did Trump Supporters Leave Trash Behind After ’45 Fest’?
20 June 2019If there's one common denominator of festivals, tailgates, and rallies, it's trash.
Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in ‘Toy Story 4?’
3 June 2019A niche genre of 'satire' gives animated characters sexuality.
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.
Is this Phallic-Looking Object a Real Plant?
28 March 2019A viral image shows a Nepenthes plant in the early stages of developing its characteristic pit trap. This stage of growth has been described by some as “penile.”
Did a Man Fall into Coma After Discovering Wife Owned House They Rented?
21 June 2019Anecdotal reports of a man finding out his wife owns the house they've been renting were making the rounds in Africa years before this meme.