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Did Tennessee Ban the Classic Movie 'Some Like It Hot'?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 9, 2023 The state recently passed a ban on so-called "adult cabaret performances" that feature male or f ...
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Christian Non-Profit Faces Scrutiny Over Government Foster Care Contract for Separated Children

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jun 26, 2018 Bethany Christian Services, which has links to the family of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, ha ...
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Why Are NFL Players on the Sidelines for the National Anthem?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct 24, 2016 For much of the NFL's history, players weren't present on the field during the playing of "The S ...
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Did Visitors to Joshua Tree National Park Cut Down Trees During the Government Shutdown?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan 11, 2019 The iconic wilderness area fell victim to staff shortages caused by the budget standoff in Washi ...
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Is it Legal for a Migrant 'Fleeing Violence' to Enter the U.S. Without Authorization?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 25, 2018 A viral meme confused the legalities of entering the United States with the legalities of applyi ...
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Five Years in Prison for Stealing Sneakers, 90 Days' House Arrest for Raping a Young Girl?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 19, 2018 Two criminal cases that were widely disparate in the sentencing were also widely disparate in ma ...
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Did Georgia's Secretary of State 'Block' the Registrations of 53,000 Voters, Most of Them African-American?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 17, 2018 Left-wing Facebook pages weighed into Georgia's gubernatorial race with widely shared memes abou ...
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Did Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Register Her Yacht in the Cayman Islands?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug 17, 2018 Several viral memes made unfounded assumptions based on the complicated inner workings of the De ...
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Did a Christian Foster Care Provider 'Kidnap' Migrant Children for Profit?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jun 25, 2018 Reports and viral memes made several claims about Bethany Christian Services and its purported l ...
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IranAir plane in the sky.

Did Trump Kill 100,000 Boeing Jobs By Pulling Out of the Iran Nuclear Deal?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 9, 2018 A viral meme circulating on Facebook jumps to conclusions about the effects of the president's b ...
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Did Samuel L. Jackson Tweet About Overpaid 'Modern Mumble Rappers' and Teachers' Pay?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 3, 2018 A poorly-formatted purported Twitter quote attributed to the actor is just a hoax.
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Did Abraham Lincoln Order the Execution of 38 Dakota Fighters?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Mar 14, 2018 After a violent Native American uprising in 1862, President Lincoln signed off on 39 executions ...
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Papa John's John Schnatter vs. Little Caesar's Mike Ilitch

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov 2, 2017 A meme comparing the founders of Papa John's (John Schnatter) and Little Caesar's (Mike Ilitch) ...
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