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Flyers Found on Texas Police Cars Test Negative for Fentanyl

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Alex Kasprak
June 29, 2018 One officer reportedly became ill after coming into contact with a paper printed with informatio ...
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Did Bernie Sanders Support Dumping Nuclear Waste in a 'Poor Latino Community'?

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Dan MacGuill
June 15, 2018 A conservative group's Facebook meme gets some basic facts right but leaves out important context.
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia.

Was a Statue Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Knocked Over by Vandals?

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Dan Evon
April 17, 2018 A photograph of a toppled statue is real; but the incident took place in Texas, not the Tomb of ...
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Series of Explosions Leave Victims Dead, Injured in Austin

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
March 12, 2018 Texas officials say the attacks may be racially motivated and caution residents not to open any ...
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Missing Child Alert: Heaven Ray Cox

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Snopes Staff Kim LaCapria
Nov. 29, 2017 A mother's viral Facebook post reported that the 15-year-old girl was missing from her home in O ...
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Red Cross Instructed to Throw Away Donated Supplies in Texas?

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Dan MacGuill Brooke Binkowski
Sept. 13, 2017 A viral video from Houston, Texas makes claims about the Red Cross' treatment of food and other ...
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"High Water" sign in front of water coming over a road in Kemah during Hurricane Harvey

Texas Accepts Mexican Offer of Hurricane Harvey Aid

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Arturo Garcia
Aug. 29, 2017 The U.S. State Department thanked Mexico's government for the "very generous offer" of assistance.
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Joel Osteen

Was Joel Osteen's Houston 'Megachurch' Affected By Hurricane Harvey?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Aug. 28, 2017 The evangelist was criticized on social media for not opening Lakewood Church to help people fle ...
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A meme said that a Texas homeowner grabbed his AK-47 and shot at 5 men during a home invasion and killed 3 of them after they came into his home to rob him.

Did a Texas Homeowner Shoot 5 Armed Robbers with an AK-47?

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Jordan Liles
July 5, 2022 A social media meme claimed three of the men died from gunshot wounds during the home invasion r ...
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A Facebook user named Mollie Mayfield says that she believes she may have been targeted by traffickers who left sunglasses on her car door handle in a Target store parking lot.

Target Shopper Says 'Traffickers' Left Sunglasses On Her Car Door Handle

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Jordan Liles
June 8, 2022 "So many people have asked how I knew the sunglasses were a sign of potential trafficking," the ...
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Person, Human, Clothing

Unverified Rumors Thrived After the Uvalde School Shooting

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Jordan Liles
June 6, 2022 It’s unclear why so many social media users willingly share unverified rum ...
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A false rumor on Twitter said that a representative for Texas Governor Greg Abbott visited a grieving family's home who lost a child at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and offered money in exchange for standing with the governor against stronger gun laws.

Did an Abbott Representative Offer Grieving Uvalde Family Money To Oppose Gun Control?

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Jordan Liles
May 27, 2022 The rumor originated from a now-deleted Twitter account using the handle < ...
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Did US Rep. Tony Gonzales Vote Against Gun Control?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 27, 2022 Gonzales represents Texas' 23rd Congressional District, where the deadly Uvalde school shooting ...
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ted cruz

Is America the 'Safest Country on Earth'?

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Dan Evon
May 27, 2022 After 19 children were killed in the 27th U.S. school shooting of 2022, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz from ...
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How Many US School Shootings Have Taken Place in 2022?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 26, 2022 Another deadly mass shooting occurred in Texas in May 2022.
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Person, Human, Brick

Bad Actors Target Trans Women With False Uvalde Shooter Claims

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Dan MacGuill
May 25, 2022 "It's literally me," one falsely accused woman wrote online. "Stop fucking spreading this image ...
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beto o'rourke confronts greg abbott after school shooting

Beto to Abbott: 'You Are Doing Nothing' About School Shootings

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Dan Evon
May 25, 2022 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke sharply criticized current Texas Gov. Greg Abbo ...
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Did Gov. Greg Abbott Urge Texans To 'Pick Up the Pace' in Acquiring Guns?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 25, 2022 The 2015 tweet resurfaced in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school nea ...
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Person, Human, Text

How a Small School District Became a Focal Point in the Battle Over Texas Book Censorship

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb. 1, 2022 A viral photograph showed Granbury Independent School District officials carting books out of th ...
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Tie, Accessories, Accessory

Yes, Activists Took Down the Texas GOP's Website Over Restrictive Abortion Law

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 14, 2021 The hacker group Anonymous took credit for the vandalism.
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