Did Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Register Her Yacht in the Cayman Islands?
Several 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?
In 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?
Reports 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
The 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?
A 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?
A rude tweet attributed to President Trump that appeared to disparage minority students and disabled schoolchildren was fabricated.
DeVos Family Campaign Contributions
A chart purportedly shows how much money Betsy DeVos and her family contributed to Republican senators.
Meet Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Secretary of Education Nominee
The 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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Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Selling the COVID-19 Coronavirus to China?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak in 2020.
Does Trump Benefit Financially by Promoting Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment?
The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes in pharmaceutical companies.
Will Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check Count Against Your 2020 Tax Refund?
While the stimulus payment is technically a tax credit, its categorization as such was made only so the government could disperse payments using the IRS’ existing infrastructure.
Have Plagues Repeated Exactly Every 100 Years?
The predictive value of cherry-picked data is generally low to insignificant.
Did Pelosi Call Social Security Recipients a ‘Burden on Society’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.