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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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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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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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John Kasich Said We Can’t Entrust ‘Abortion Decision’ to Women?

16 December 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’

5 December 2016

A story that the former Alaska governor called for the boycott after discovering that the...

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Pence: ‘Michelle Obama Is the Most Vulgar First Lady We’ve Ever Had’ A fake news story overstated Republican VP candidate Mike Pence's disagreement with the First Lady's...