Did Visitors to Joshua Tree National Park Cut Down Trees During the Government Shutdown?
11 January 2019The iconic wilderness area fell victim to staff shortages caused by the budget standoff in Washington.
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Is it Legal for a Migrant ‘Fleeing Violence’ to Enter the U.S. Without Authorization?
25 October 2018A viral meme confused the legalities of entering the United States with the legalities of applying for asylum.
Five Years in Prison for Stealing Sneakers, 90 Days’ House Arrest for Raping a Young Girl?
19 October 2018Two criminal cases that were widely disparate in the sentencing were also widely disparate in many other factors.
Did Georgia’s Secretary of State ‘Block’ the Registrations of 53,000 Voters, Most of Them African-American?
17 October 2018Left-wing Facebook pages weighed into Georgia's gubernatorial race with widely shared memes about alleged voter suppression in that state.
Did Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Register Her Yacht in the Cayman Islands?
17 August 2018Several viral memes made unfounded assumptions based on the complicated inner workings of the DeVos family's business interests.
Christian Non-Profit Faces Scrutiny Over Government Foster Care Contract for Separated Children
11 July 2018Bethany 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 2018Reports 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 2018A 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 2018A 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 2018After 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 2017A 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?
27 September 2017For much of the NFL's history, players weren't present on the field during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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Is This Video of a ‘Gyro Drop’ Amusement Park Ride Real?
14 June 2019The "Gyro Drop" is a real amusement park ride, but a popular video of it relies on some imagination.
Did Obama Pledge ‘More Flexibility’ Toward Russia After the 2012 Election?
13 December 2016In 2012, President Obama was overheard over a hot microphone telling President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia he would have "more flexibility" to negotiate with Putin after the election.
Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.
Will Woody Be Openly Bisexual in ‘Toy Story 4?’
3 June 2019A niche genre of 'satire' sexualizes animated characters.
Does Facebook Have ‘Shake-to-Report’ Feature That Lands Users in ‘Facebook Jail’?
14 June 2019As of late May 2019, a new Facebook feature allowing users to report technical problems by shaking their phones was being rolled out gradually to all mobile accounts.