Is the Trump Admin Ending Food Assistance for Nearly 700,000 People?
A rule change that hardens work requirements for those receiving federal food assistance is expected to go into effect in 2020.
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Did a Group of Migrant Men With a Kidnapped Mexican Girl Hold a Texas Rancher in El Indio at Gunpoint?
We sought to corroborate an incident described in a social media post that went viral in early 2019.
Did Trump Tap Giorgio A. Tsoukalos for Secretary of the Space Force?
A satirical article jokingly claimed that the television personality and producer best known as "the Ancient Aliens guy" was going to lead President Donald Trump's Space Force.
Did Melania Trump Wear an ‘Exterminate’ T-Shirt to a Holocaust Memorial?
A satirical web site left some readers unsure about a fake article that followed a real controversy over the First Lady's fashion choices.
Trump Administration Asks the Pentagon to House Immigrant Families on Military Sites
Meanwhile, the federal government has not answered questions about how it will comply with an injunction ordering authorities to return children taken from their families under "zero tolerance."
Did 80 Percent of Undocumented Minors Arrive in the United States Without Parents?
Both the White House and Attorney General have used (and misused) a rudimentary and unverifiable statistic in order to downplay their roles in the family separation crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Is the Red Hen Located at 666 E. Washington?
Hacked Google Reviews and manufactured Yelp pages led some to believe that the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia had a "Satanic" address.
Was Joe Biden Refused Service at ‘Crumb and Get It’ in 2012?
A Virginia cookie shop declined to host a media event with the former U.S. vice president during a campaign stop in 2012.
Did Harley Davidson’s CEO Call President Trump ‘a Moron’?
Matthew Levatich was accused of calling Donald Trump a "moron" after the president objected to the company moving some operations to Thailand.
HHS: Reunification of Migrant Children With Detained Parents Will Mean Prolonged Child Detention
Health and Human Services officials said they will reunite children with detained parents if Congress lifts a 20-day limit on child detention.
Did Anti-Trump Protesters Call for Republicans to Be Assassinated?
Hyperpartisan web sites used shoddy image editing to spread inflammatory disinformation.
Did 233 Representatives Vote to ‘Steal’ Social Security’s $2.9 Trillion Surplus?
Claims that lawmakers voted to spend a Social Security surplus to pay off government debt stem from an alarmist account of a failed balanced budget amendment.
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Was the Netflix CEO Arrested on Child Pornography Charges?
False rumors were spread on social media in order to capitalize on heightened panic about pedophilia.
Did the Trump Campaign’s ‘Support Our Troops’ Ad Feature Russian Jets?
It's often difficult to make out the specifics of an intentionally generic image.
Allegations of Mass Hysterectomies at ICE-Contracted Facility Spark Outrage
Most of the whistleblower complaint dealt with general medical negligence at a Georgia facility, particularly around COVID-19.
Trump Promotes Tweet Falsely Labeling Biden a Pedophile
U.S. President Donald Trump promoted the baseless smear — and the anonymous account behind it — to his nearly 86 million followers.
Was Jacob Blake Charged With Raping a Child?
Online commentators and social media users sought to undermine protests sparked by the police shooting of Blake in Wisconsin in August 2020.