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Did President Trump's USDA Pick Say Scientists Are 'Dumb' for Believing Dinosaurs Existed?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jun 1, 2017 Although Sam Clovis is believed to be in line for a Department of Agriculture appointment, he di ...
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Did Pastor Scarborough Blame Women's Impure Thoughts for Breast Cancer?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 10, 2017 The Witty Liberal Facebook page resurrected a fake news story from early 2016 about the pastor.
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Did Eric Trump Say His Father Would Cancel Taxes for Wealthy People?

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Kim LaCapria
Apr 17, 2017 A fake news article that fabricated statements by Eric Trump got picked up by hyper-partisan web ...
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Did Sean Spicer Say 'We’re Absolutely Ready for WWIII' Under Trump?

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Dan Evon
Apr 11, 2017 A quote supposedly from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about the start of World War III ...
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Did Pastor John Hagee Say that God Made Lesbians 'Flat'?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Mar 28, 2017 A quote from the founder of Cornerstone Church about the relative bust size of gay women was fake.
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Did Jeff Sessions Say Marijuana Use Leads to Abortions?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Mar 22, 2017 A report that the U.S. Attorney General said that marijuana caused more unwanted pregnancies was ...
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Tom Price

Did Tom Price Say It Is 'Better for Our Budget If Cancer Patients Die More Quickly'?

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Dan Evon
Mar 17, 2017 A statement attributed to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price about the budget be ...
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Did Pat Robertson Say 'Staring' at Melania Trump 'Can Heal Gays'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb 21, 2017 A 'hybrid' fake news site built on real comments made by Pat Robertson to assert the televangeli ...
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Did KellyAnne Conway Say Being Labeled Racist is 'a Small Price to Pay' for Making America Great Again?

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Dan Evon
Jan 30, 2017 A purported quote from a White House senior adviser came from a web site that blends factual sto ...
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Chris Collins Says John Lewis Is 'Like a Spoiled Chimp That Got Too Many Bananas'?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan 15, 2017 A racist jibe purportedly directed at civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis by Trump transition team ...
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Did Bristol Palin Say Artists Won't Play Inauguration for Fear of Falling in Love with Trump?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec 30, 2016 Bristol Palin's comments about performers declining to appear at Trump's inauguration were padde ...
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John Kasich Said We Can't Entrust 'Abortion Decision' to Women?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec 16, 2016 A fake news site attributed fabricated, controversial remarks to Ohio Governor John Kasich.
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Sarah Palin Calls to Boycott Mall of America Because 'Santa Was Always White in the Bible'

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Kim LaCapria
Dec 5, 2016 A story that the former Alaska governor called for the boycott after discovering that the mall h ...
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Republican Senate Candidate Tells Melania Trump to 'Sterilize' the White House

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Bethania Palma
Nov 16, 2016 Carlos Beruff, who ran for Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat, called President Barack Obama an "ani ...
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Pence: 'Michelle Obama Is the Most Vulgar First Lady We've Ever Had'

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct 15, 2016 A fake news story overstated Republican VP candidate Mike Pence's disagreement with the First La ...
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Pat Robertson Says Husbands Must Boycott Sex with Wives Voting Hillary

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Kim LaCapria
Oct 3, 2016 Former Southern Baptist minister Pat Robertson did not propose that Christian men should boycott ...
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Ted Nugent: 'I Don’t Get How a Chimp Gets to Invoke Human Rights'

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Kim LaCapria
Sep 15, 2016 Ted Nugent recently made comments about President Obama's support for NFL player Colin Kaepernic ...
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Ted Cruz Said 'If Something Happens to Hillary' He'll 'Run as a Democrat Against Trump'

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Kim LaCapria
Sep 15, 2016 Ted Cruz did not say that he'd run as a Democrat to defeat Donald Trump if Hillary Clinton dropp ...
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Brock Turner’s Father: 'The Girl Got No Punishment for Being a Slut'

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Kim LaCapria
Sep 9, 2016 Brock Turner's father did not lament that the victim in his son's sexual assault case received n ...
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Mike Pence Calls for a Ban on Condoms Because 'They Lead to Abortions'

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 29, 2016 A fake news article claiming Mike Pence called for a condom ban led to images decoupling the fal ...
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