Did the United States Treasury Announce Plans to Put Robert E. Lee on the New $20 Bill?
An article apparently intended as topical satire was mistaken for real news by some readers.
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Public Schools Grappling with Confederate Names, Images
Education officials around the nation debated whether to remove Confederate remnants from schools, some with students who are descendants of former slaves.
Is It Legal in Texas to Use Deadly Force to Protect a Statue from Vandalism?
A viral Facebook post suggested it is legal in Texas to use deadly force to stop Confederate statues from being vandalized.
#NoConfederate Campaign Against HBO Slave Drama Takes Off
The series 'Confederate' will take place in an alternate timeline where southern states successfully seceded and in which legalized slavery continues.
Torch-Bearing White Supremacists Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
The crowd gathered to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee.
Dueling Protests as Jefferson Davis Monument Removed in New Orleans
Crews in protective attire worked around the clock to remove a statue of the Confederate leader.
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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.