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Did Trump Say He'd Get a Lawyer with 'More Experience' After E. Jean Carroll Case?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 30, 2024 A Manhattan jury ordered the former president to pay Carroll millions for defaming her.
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Is This a Real Poster Identifying Trump as 'Registered Sex Offender'?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
May 12, 2023 In May 2023, a jury in New York found that Trump had defamed writer E. Jean Carroll by denying h ...
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Was Trump 'Found Guilty' of Sexually Assaulting E. Jean Carroll?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 9, 2023 The former president was fighting claims that he defamed writer E. Jean Carroll when he denied s ...
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The inside of a prison.

Did a Male Rapist Who Identifies as Female Transfer to a Women's Jail and Assault Female Inmates?

Written by:
David Emery
Nov. 30, 2018 Karen White, a transgender woman, confessed not only to abusing fellow inmates in a West Yorkshi ...
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Are 99% of Rape Allegations “Absolutely Fabricated”?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Sept. 25, 2018 The only thing that appears to be “absolutely fabricated” here is that statistic.
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Swedish police

Are Police in Sweden No Longer Investigating Rapes Since Migrants Arrived?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 15, 2017 Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage cited the conspiracy web site InfoWars in a tweet claiming polic ...
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Textbook featuring Brock Turner next to "rape" entry

Did a Criminology Textbook Use Brock Turner to Illustrate an Entry on Rape?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sept. 12, 2017 An image of the man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman on the Stanford University campus w ...
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Did the Texas House of Representatives Pass a Law Requiring Women to Buy 'Rape Insurance'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 11, 2017 An article regurgitated a slightly misleading characterization of a Texas bill to reduce health ...
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Does a Meme Accurately Advise Sexual Assault Victims?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 2, 2017 A meme posted to Reddit made statements of mixed accuracy about the rights of victims of rape an ...
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Nolan Bruder

California Man Gets 'Slap on the Wrist' After Drugging, Raping Sister

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 19, 2017 Nolan Bruder was sentenced to three years, with all but 240 days suspended, after pleading guilt ...
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Crime scene tape

Was a Pregnant Woman Raped by a Muslim Refugee in Michigan?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 16, 2017 A false story used photographs of an Argentinian domestic abuse survivor to advance a claim with ...
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Doctor talking with patient

Is Sexual Assault a Pre-Existing Condition Under 'Trumpcare'?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 7, 2017 Critics of the American Health Care Act have accused Republicans of putting rape victims at risk ...
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Did Elizabeth Warren Say Women Should Be Raped by Muslims to 'Prove Our Tolerance'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan. 10, 2017 A bizarre and offensive quote about rape, Muslims, and Planned Parenthood attributed to Senator ...
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Russian Reality Show 'Game2: Winter' Allows Rape, Murder?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 16, 2016 Misleading headlines falsely stated that a Russian reality television show allows violent crimes ...
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Pretrial Conference for Donald Trump Rape Lawsuit Delayed

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sept. 6, 2016 Proceedings in a civil suit against Donald Trump alleging he raped a 13-year-old girl have been ...
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Man Loses Genitals While Assaulting Woman Thanks to 'Anti-Rape Device'

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
June 22, 2016 A salacious story about a rapist getting his penis cut off by razor blades originated from a fak ...
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Brock Turner Rape Controversy

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 8, 2016 Widespread interest in Brock Turner — a Stanford student convicted of sexual assault — led to a ...
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Swedish Girl Refugee Assault

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 2, 2016 A meme claimed that a 14-year-old Swedish girl was raped by refugees, but the story didn't check ...
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Did an Oklahoma Court Rule It's Not Rape If the Victim Is Intoxicated?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
April 28, 2016 A controversial Oklahoma court ruling was widely interpreted to mean that under state law, rape ...
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Did Refugees Ruin New Year's Eve?

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jan. 11, 2016 An outbreak of sexual violence across Germany during New Year's revelries is being popularly bla ...
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