Does This Video Prove Martin Luther King Was a Republican?
23 January 2019The civil rights icon was never a vocal advocate of either major political party, both of which have evolved considerably since his lifetime.
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Is This a Picture of Martin Luther King and a Police Dog Used to Intimidate Him?
22 January 2019Man's best friend, or police intimidation tactic?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A History in Rumor
15 January 2018The famed civil rights crusader has been the focus of many rumors and fake news pieces over the years. Here's our collection of some of them.
Did ‘The Boondocks’ Forecast Oprah Winfrey’s Becoming President?
10 January 2018A 2006 episode of the Cartoon Network series received a surge in attention after the talk show host's Golden Globes speech twelve years later.
Did Barack Obama Meet with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.?
7 March 2017A photograph showing an adult Barack Obama with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. is chronologically impossible.
Did President Trump Remove a MLK Bust from the Oval Office?
21 January 2017A Time magazine reporter erroneously tweeted that a bust of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. was removed from display in the Oval Office by Donald Trump.
Was President Obama Caught Making Offensive Comments on a ‘Hot Mic’?
A story about President Obama, a hot mic, and offensive comments at a Martin Luther King Day event was fake news.
Biloxi Officials Adopt MLK Holiday After Criticism Over ‘Great Americans Day’
The Biloxi city council voted unanimously to begin using the official name for the January federal holiday.
Did MLK Say ‘Our Lives Begin to End the Day We Become Silent’?
16 January 2017An oft-quoted statement attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. appears to have been paraphrased from a speech he made in 1965.
Was the U.S. Government Found Guilty of Assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr.?
20 January 2015Conspiracy theorists hold that the United States government was sued and found culpable for the murder of the civil rights icon, but the news media refused to report it.
Patti Davis, Daughter of Ronald Reagan, Denounces Trump on Facebook
11 August 2016President Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis denounced Donald Trump's "Second Amendment" remarks via a popular open letter on Facebook.
Leonardo DiCaprio Cast as MLK in New Film, Will Wear Blackface?
16 April 2014Rumor: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio will be portraying Martin Luther King in an upcoming film.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘We Pay Soldiers Too Much’?
22 July 2019A frequent publisher of inflammatory material struck again in July 2019.
Did Fox News Report That U.S. Rep. Omar Delivered a “Profanity-Laced Attack on President Trump”?
19 July 2019Does quoting some else's words back to them constitute a breach of decorum?
Is This a Transcript from a Radio Interview with U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez?
19 July 2019Absent proper context and punctuation, oral speech can be made to come across pretty silly.
Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
15 February 2019Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.