Did Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Register Her Yacht in the Cayman Islands?
17 August 2018 Several viral memes made unfounded assumptions based on the complicated inner workings of the DeVos family's business interests.
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Christian Non-Profit Faces Scrutiny Over Government Foster Care Contract for Separated Children
26 June 2018 Bethany Christian Services, which has links to the family of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, has fostered out at least 81 children taken from their parents at the U.S. border.
Did a Christian Foster Care Provider ‘Kidnap’ Migrant Children for Profit?
25 June 2018 Reports and viral memes made several claims about Bethany Christian Services and its purported links to education secretary Betsy DeVos.
Did Trump Kill 100,000 Boeing Jobs By Pulling Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal?
9 May 2018 A viral meme circulating on Facebook jumps to conclusions about the effects of the president's backing out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Did Samuel L. Jackson Tweet About Overpaid ‘Modern Mumble Rappers’ and Teachers’ Pay?
3 May 2018 A poorly-formatted purported Twitter quote attributed to the actor is just a hoax.
Did Abraham Lincoln Order the Execution of 38 Dakota Fighters?
14 March 2018 After a violent Native American uprising in 1862, President Lincoln signed off on 39 executions but also prevented the deaths of 264 other Dakota combatants.
Papa John’s John Schnatter vs. Little Caesar’s Mike Ilitch
2 November 2017 A meme comparing the founders of Papa John's (John Schnatter) and Little Caesar's (Mike Ilitch) pizza chains contains a mixture of facts and factoids.
Why Are NFL Players on the Sidelines for the National Anthem?
25 October 2016 For much of the NFL's history, players weren't present on the field during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."