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Ronald Reagan

Was Nelson Mandela on US Terror Watchlist Until 2008?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 16, 2023 For decades, the anti-apartheid leader was considered a possible communist threat.
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A picture that claims to show Ronald Reagan in drag.

Is This a Photo of Ronald Reagan in Drag?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Apr 7, 2023 The photograph had circulated widely in left-leaning circles online.
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Did Ronald Reagan Describe Nancy Pelosi as 'Extremely Evil'?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 28, 2019 President Reagan may have termed the Soviet Union "evil," but Nancy Pelosi?
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Ronald Reagan once said there is absolutely no reason why out on the street today a civilian should be carrying a loaded weapon.

Did Reagan Say ‘No Reason’ to Carry Loaded Guns in Public?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 3, 2022 Readers emailed us to ask if former U.S. President and California Gov. Ronald Reagan once made a ...
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A quote meme claimed that former U.S. President Ronald Reagan once said that "you won't get gun control by disarming law-abiding citizens" and also called it "a nasty truth" that "those who seek to inflict harm are not fazed by gun control laws."

Did Reagan Say 'You Won't Get Gun Control by Disarming Law-Abiding Citizens'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 1, 2022 A quote meme with former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's image also said "it's a nasty truth" tha ...
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ronald reagan with head shaved

Yes, This Is Ronald Reagan with a Half-Shaved Head

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 23, 2022 In 1989, the former president had surgery on his skull.
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Harriet Tubman was alive when Thomas Jefferson died and when Ronald Reagan was born.

Jefferson and Reagan Were Alive During Harriet Tubman's Life

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 3, 2021 A TikTok video asked viewers to "stop saying everything was 400 years ago."
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Did Reagan Say 'Under No Pretext Should Arms Be Surrendered'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec 1, 2020 Ronald Reagan, Karl Marx, what's the difference?
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Did Ronald Reagan Always Wear a Jacket in the Oval Office?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 30, 2019 Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz renewed interest in a longstanding rumor about the former U. ...
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Ronald Reagan

Did Ronald Reagan Try for Eight Years to Build a Border Wall?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 9, 2019 If yes, it would fly in the face of his advocacy of free movement for workers between the U.S. a ...
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Did Ronald Reagan Warn Against 'Demagogues' Willing to Declare a Trade War Against America's Friends?

Written by:
David Emery
Jun 8, 2018 During a 1988 radio address, President Reagan railed against those calling for trade tariffs and ...
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Did the NRA Support a 1967 'Open Carry' Ban in California?

Written by:
David Emery
Feb 26, 2018 A law barring the open carry of loaded firearms was passed in 1967 with the support of the Natio ...
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Did Ronald Reagan Pave the Way for Fox News?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan 26, 2018 A Facebook meme gets some facts right about the demise of the Fairness Doctrine but ignores impo ...
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Ronald Reagan

Did Ronald Reagan Have Alzheimer's Disease While in Office?

Written by:
David Emery
Jan 18, 2018 It has long been rumored that President Reagan suffered from Alzheimer's Disease years before it ...
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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan: 'If Fascism Ever Comes to America, It Will Come in the Name of Liberalism'

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 24, 2017 The former California governor and future U.S. president made the comment during a 1975 intervie ...
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Ronald Reagan Beat Jimmy Carter in a Landslide Despite Trailing 6% in Polls?

Written by:
David Emery
Oct 23, 2016 The claim that Reagan won the 1980 presidential election in a landslide despite trailing well be ...
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More U.S. Embassy Attacks Under Bush and Reagan than Obama?

Written by:
David Emery
Oct 18, 2016 We investigate the claim that more U.S. embassy attacks, with more fatalities, occurred under Ge ...
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John Hinckley, Jr. Released from Mental Hospital

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Sep 10, 2016 The man who once tried to kill President Ronald Reagan had been held at Washington, D.C.'s St. E ...
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Patti Davis, Daughter of Ronald Reagan, Denounces Trump on Facebook

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Kim LaCapria
Aug 11, 2016 President Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis denounced Donald Trump's "Second Amendment" remar ...
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Did Ronald Reagan Predict a Trump Presidency?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug 10, 2016 "When I met that young man, I felt like I was the one shaking hands with a president," Reagan re ...
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