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Does Lack of Affordable Healthcare Kill More People in America Than Terrorism and Illegal Immigration?

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Dan MacGuill
Jan 8, 2019 A widely-shared Facebook meme challenged readers to reevaluate their political priorities about ...
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Were an American Couple Killed by ISIS While Trying to 'Prove Humans Are Kind'?

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Dan MacGuill
Aug 16, 2018 A widely-shared article potentially confused some readers about the motives of a couple murdered ...
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Did the Obama Administration Approve the Transfer of Money to a Listed Terrorism Funder?

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Dan MacGuill
Aug 1, 2018 An investigation into U.S. international aid practises in 2015 hit the headlines in July 2018.
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Was an Italian Economist Removed from a Plane for Doing Math That Looked Like 'Terrorism'?

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Alex Kasprak
Apr 18, 2018 In 2016, economist Guido Menzio was escorted off a flight because the passenger next to him felt ...
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'Punish a Muslim Day' Fliers Spur Warnings, Police Investigations

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David Emery
Mar 29, 2018 Authorities in the UK say that anonymous mailings of fliers advocating violence against Muslims ...
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Is an Increase in Recorded Crime in England and Wales Linked to 'Radical Islamic Terror'?

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Dan MacGuill
Oct 20, 2017 An early morning tweet from Donald Trump contains a basic factual error and a grossly misleading ...
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Attempted Bomb Attack on a North Carolina Airport?

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Dan MacGuill
Oct 12, 2017 A thwarted bombing at Asheville Regional Airport did not receive much attention or coverage in t ...
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Islamic State's Claim of Responsibility for Las Vegas Shooting Confounds Experts

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Alex Kasprak
Oct 2, 2017 The claim, originating from what is effectively a propaganda arm of the Islamic State, lacks cre ...
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CNN Staged Muslim Protests After London Attack?

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Kim LaCapria David Emery
Jun 5, 2017 Pundits and conspiracy theorists claimed that CNN staged a demonstration in London involving Mus ...
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London's Mayor Said There's "No Reason to be Alarmed" by a Terrorist Attack?

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Dan MacGuill
Jun 4, 2017 A tweet by President Trump offered Mayor Sadiq Khan's remarks out of context and did not convey ...
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Did a Counterterrorism Expert Call For ISIS to Bomb a Trump Building?

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Bethania Palma
Apr 22, 2017 Malcolm Nance's tweet was taken out of context in a "viral game of telephone".
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Swedish Police Identify Suspect in Stockholm Truck Attack

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Bethania Palma
Apr 11, 2017 Rakhmat Akilov, an Uzbek national, admitted in court to driving a truck in to pedestrians on a b ...
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Two Explosions That Killed at Least 45 Egyptian Christians

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Bethania Palma
Apr 9, 2017 The blasts in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria targeted Coptic Christian churches dur ...
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Muslim Woman Ignores Dying Victim of London Terror Attack?

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Dan Evon David Mikkelson
Mar 24, 2017 A photograph showing a chaotic scene on the Westminster Bridge after a London terror attack was ...
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Did 122 Prisoners Released from Guantanamo by President Obama Return to the Battlefield?

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Dan Evon
Mar 7, 2017 Although 122 detainees transferred from Guantanamo Bay were found to have subsequently engaged i ...
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Was Sweden 'Rocked' by a 'Massive Terror Attack' in February 2017?

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Bethania Palma
Feb 28, 2017 An unknown man possibly discharged pepper spray or tear gas into a train car in Stockholm, but t ...
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What Countries Do Most Terrorists Come From?

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David Mikkelson
Feb 14, 2017 By one standard, far more terrorists originate with countries not affected by the Trump administ ...
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No Deadly Terrorist Attacks by People from Countries Included in Foreign Entry Restriction?

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Dan Evon
Feb 1, 2017 A chart purportedly documents that no foreign national from any of seven countries included in a ...
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Did President Trump's Immigration Executive Order Lead to the Capture of an Islamic State Leader?

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Kim LaCapria
Jan 31, 2017 No, President Trump's immigration order did not result in the capture of "Rasheed Muhammed" at J ...
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Fort Lauderdale Shooting Suspect Esteban Santiago Used a Muslim Name?

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Bethania Palma
Jan 10, 2017 Some reports indicate the suspected Florida shooter may have used an Arabic-sounding name.
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