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

1 June 2017

Although Sam Clovis is believed to be in line for a Department of Agriculture appointment,...

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Pat Robertson: ‘Gay People Should Wear Specially-Colored Clothes to Warn Straight People’?

22 May 2017

Reports that televangelist Pat Robertson said gay people should wear colors by which heterosexual people...

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Did Pastor Scarborough Blame Women’s Impure Thoughts for Breast Cancer? The Witty Liberal Facebook page resurrected a fake news story from early 2016 about the...

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Did Eric Trump Say His Father Would Cancel Taxes for Wealthy People? A fake news article that fabricated statements by Eric Trump got picked up by hyper-partisan...

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Did Sean Spicer Say ‘We’re Absolutely Ready for WWIII’ Under Trump? A quote supposedly from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about the start of World...

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Did Pastor John Hagee Say that God Made Lesbians ‘Flat’?

28 March 2017

A quote from the founder of Cornerstone Church about the relative bust size of gay...

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Did Jeff Sessions Say Marijuana Use Leads to Abortions?

22 March 2017

A report that the U.S. Attorney General said that marijuana caused more unwanted pregnancies was...

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

17 March 2017

A statement attributed to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price about the budget...

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Did Pat Robertson Say ‘Staring’ at Melania Trump ‘Can Heal Gays’?

21 February 2017

A 'hybrid' fake news site built on real comments made by Pat Robertson to assert...

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Did KellyAnne Conway Say Being Labeled Racist is ‘a Small Price to Pay’ for Making America Great Again?

30 January 2017

A purported quote from a White House senior adviser came from a web site that...

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Chris Collins Says John Lewis Is ‘Like a Spoiled Chimp That Got Too Many Bananas’?

16 January 2017

A racist jibe purportedly directed at civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis by Trump transition...

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Did Bristol Palin Say Artists Won’t Play Inauguration for Fear of Falling in Love with Trump?

30 December 2016

Bristol Palin's comments about performers declining to appear at Trump's inauguration were padded by a...

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