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Is Rep. Maxine Waters Facing Ethics Violations Charges?

4 October 2018 Disreputable web sites and YouTube channels tried to turn a 2010 story into a current "scandal" about the Democratic lawmaker.

Could Maxine Waters Subpoena Trump’s Bank Records If Democrats Take the House?

2 July 2018 Maxine Waters is in line to become chair of the House Financial Services Committee if Democrats take that chamber — a position that comes with broad subpoena powers.

Did Maxine Waters Call for an ‘Illegal Immigrant’ to Be the Next Supreme Court Justice?

2 July 2018 A hyperpartisan Facebook page shared an edited image from a real interview by the California congresswoman.

Did Maxine Waters Say She Would Impeach Trump If She Became President?

15 May 2018 A quote supposedly from the California Congresswoman about impeaching President Trump was digitally added into an old still from a CNN broadcast.

Is This Maxine Waters #GunControlNow Tweet Real?

20 February 2018 An impostor Twitter account posing as Rep. Maxine Waters posted an inflammatory remark with the hashtag #guncontrolnow.

Maxine Waters Fears a Trump-led War After Nuclear Attack by North Korea?

18 August 2017 Right-wing Facebook pages created a meme containing a fabricated quote attributed to the Democratic Congresswoman.

Maxine Waters Has Shown Up to Only a Tenth of Congressional Meetings for 35 Years?

9 June 2017 A self-debunking Reddit claim that Maxine Waters missed 90 percent of "Congressional meetings" was repeated by a blog as a credible statistic.

Did Maxine Waters Blame the London Attack on Climate and Healthcare ‘Inaction’?

6 June 2017 A parody Twitter account succeeds again in tricking users into taking a fake tweet seriously.

‘Young Turks’ Correspondent Says Rep. Maxine Waters ‘Shoved’ Him

5 June 2017 Michael Tracey called Waters' behavior "intemperate and unprofessional" after she walked away from him during an interview.

Did Maxine Waters Use a Picture of the Tide Receding as Proof of Climate Change?

2 June 2017 An account parodying the Congresswoman sent the tweet in response to President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord.

Were John McCain and Maxine Waters Fooled by Russian Pranksters?

19 February 2017 Russian pranksters claimed they pulled phone pranks on Senator John McCain and Congresswoman Maxine Waters by impersonating the Ukrainian prime minister.