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Outrage Over NPR’s Declaration of Independence Tweets?

6 July 2017 On 4 July 2017, the radio network tweeted the Declaration of Independence line by line; numerous outlets gleefully — but uncritically — highlighted dubious Twitter users who appeared to interpret the exercise as left-wing propaganda.

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The Price They Paid

Updated A popular essay outlines the fates of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, but many of its details are inaccurate.

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4th of July Urban Legends

Updated A collection of urban legends related to the events of America's Independence Day.

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PBS Used Old Fireworks Footage for July Fourth Broadcast

5 July 2016 The network admitted that it used previously-shot video during its 2016 Independence Day "live" show because of cloud coverage.