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Did a City in Texas Require Harvey Aid Recipients to Promise Not to Boycott Israel?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 24, 2017
The mayor of Dickinson, Texas, says a new state law requires that the city ask aid recipients no ...
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Did the Red Cross Steal Donations in Texas, Empowered by an Obama-Era Executive Order?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 21, 2017
A viral Facebook video contains false and unproven claims about the humanitarian organization's ...
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Were Houston Residents Warned to Use Gas Masks During Mosquito Spraying?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 21, 2017
A warning video about the use of the insecticide naled in parts of Texas gets some facts wrong a ...
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Did Floodwaters in Southeast Texas Test Positive for Several Diseases After Harvey?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 13, 2017
There is no evidence to support a viral Facebook warning about certain cities, but the public sh ...
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Red Cross Instructed to Throw Away Donated Supplies in Texas?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Brooke Binkowski
Sep 13, 2017
A viral video from Houston, Texas makes claims about the Red Cross' treatment of food and other ...
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Weather Reporter Hit by a Stop Sign During Storm?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 11, 2017
A clip from a television sitcom showing a stop sign crashing into a weather reporter during a st ...
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Did a 2005 Movie Feature Hurricanes Named Harvey and Irma?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 8, 2017
An online conspiracy theory about government-created hurricanes gets even the most basic facts w ...
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Did FEMA Deny Aid to Harvey Victims Unless They Received Vaccinations?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 5, 2017
A false rumor that could discourage hurricane victims from seeking aid spread on social media.
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Did CNN Stage a Hurricane Harvey Rescue Video?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 1, 2017
Conspiracy theorists accused the news network of faking a dramatic live rescue video during Hurr ...
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Harvey Disaster Relief Donation Rumors
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Brooke Binkowski
Aug 31, 2017
In the wake of a massive hurricane, rumors abounded about public figures who have donated to vic ...
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Are There Floating Islands of Fire Ants in Hurricane-Flooded Areas of Texas?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 30, 2017
Their behavior is perhaps unnerving, but it is normal during floods.
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Can Animal Rescuers Be Prosecuted for Theft for Saving Animals from Harvey?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug 30, 2017
A rumor exaggerates the (vanishingly small) likelihood that those who rescue animals in danger d ...
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Is FEMA Hiring 'Field Inspectors' and Paying Them Thousands Per Week?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 30, 2017
The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed that a flyer advertising high-paid jobs availa ...
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Donates a 'Whopping Sum of Money' to Houston After Hurricane?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 29, 2017
A site posing as the Houston Chronicle claimed Mayweather was giving aid money to Hurricane Harv ...
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Imminent Changes Introduced to Texas Insurance Law in the Midst of Harvey?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug 28, 2017
Viral posts on social media largely accurately describe a change to Texas state law about hurric ...
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Fake Photographs: Harvey Edition
Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug 28, 2017
As usual, fake and misleading images were circulated on social media in the wake of a storm that ...
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Black Lives Matter 'Thugs' Blocked Emergency Crews from Reaching Hurricane Victims?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug 28, 2017
Reports that protesters had blocked emergency crews from reaching people stranded by Hurricane H ...
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