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Bernie Sanders Buys $575,000 Summer Home, Prompting Controversy

5 February 2019

Senator Sanders' purchase of a $575,000 beachfront summer home generated some controversy, but many details...

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Is the Supreme Court Deciding Whether to Nullify the 2016 Election?

14 August 2017

A petition challenging the 2016 U.S. presidential election results has long since died on the...

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Was Sargento Brand Cheese Recalled in August or September 2017?

15 May 2017

Sargento is the latest victim of a "zombie recall" form of fake news, when an...

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Is ‘TV Frog’ a Legitimate Alternative to Cable? The product appears to be real, but it isn't, as described, a substitute for cable...

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Did a U.S. Federal Court Rule That Women are Free to Display Their Breasts in Public? Reports that women in the U.S. can now go topless anywhere without fear of legal...

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Homeless Woman Holds Frozen Baby on Bench

19 January 2017

A homeless woman was found holding a dead baby at a Portland, Oregon bus stop,...

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Russian Reality Show ‘Game2: Winter’ Allows Rape, Murder?

16 December 2016

Misleading headlines falsely stated that a Russian reality television show allows violent crimes during the...

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Paul Ryan Said Free Lunches Give Children ‘Empty Souls’?

9 December 2016

In December 2016, a purported quote that the House Speaker made in 2014 about public...

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Did the White House Press Secretary Say That WWII Vets Upset About Japan Visit Should ‘Get Over It’?

7 December 2016

Comments made by Josh Earnest about diplomatic relations with Japan around the 2016 anniversary of...

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United Airlines to Begin Charging for Use of Overhead Storage?

7 December 2016

A number of articles inaccurately reported that United Airlines would begin charging passengers for the...

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Trump Staffer Convicted of Felony Election Fraud

1 December 2016

Brandon Hall was convicted on several counts of election fraud related to a 2012 signature...

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Obama Sets Record With 572 Pages of New Regulations in One Day?

18 November 2016

The number of pages added to the Federal Register is not indicative of new regulations...

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