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Did Amnesty International 'Officially Declare' Donald Trump a 'Human Rights Violator'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb 26, 2018 The group didn't formally give the U.S. president that label, but it used strong language in acc ...
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Did the Eagles Respond to Trump's Congratulatory Tweet With a Vulgarity?

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Dan Evon
Feb 5, 2018 An image purportedly showing the official Twitter account for the Philadelphia Eagles telling Pr ...
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Did a Democratic Congressman 'Storm Out' of Trump's State of the Union?

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Dan MacGuill
Feb 1, 2018 Conservatives and conspiracy theorists have made much of the fact that Luis Gutiérrez quietly wa ...
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Is 'Trumpy Bear' a Real Product?

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Dan MacGuill
Jan 11, 2018 As seen on TV: "The fearless, super-plush American grizzly"
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Did a Republican Group Post Anti-Trump Billboards in Minnesota?

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Dan MacGuill
Jan 5, 2018 The billboards are real, but the so-called Republican group has an interesting donor behind it.
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Is the Trump Administration Planning to Bring Back Government Use of the Word 'Negro'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec 25, 2017 Despite misleading claims by a left-wing web site, federal agencies are already allowed to use " ...
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Rogue Amazon Drone Delivers Bomb to White House?

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Alex Kasprak
Dec 14, 2017 Sensational claims of President Donald Trump receiving a bomb via Amazon drone have their origin ...
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'Raftergate' Explained: Was Trump's Pensacola Rally 'Packed to the Rafters?'

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Alex Kasprak
Dec 9, 2017 Another day, another discussion of crowd size at a Trump event.
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Did Michael Lombardi Kill a Hibernating Bear in New Jersey?

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Dan Evon
Nov 7, 2017 A photograph showing a hunter with a recently killed bear is frequently shared with a erroneous ...
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Did President Trump Impatiently Dump Fish Food in a Japanese Koi Pond?

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Dan Evon
Nov 6, 2017 An image showing President Trump dumping fish food into a koi pond was shared with misleading st ...
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Did Jared Kushner Scrub His Twitter Account After Manafort Indictment?

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Dan Evon
Oct 30, 2017 A baseless rumor that Jared Kushner had scrubbed his Twitter account was circulated in the wake ...
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Is this Unflattering Image of President Trump Real?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 26, 2017 A doctored image of Trump circulated with a tongue-in-cheek request not to repost it.
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Michael Hayden Said of NFL Protest Dispute 'Put Me Down with Kaepernick'?

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Dan Evon
Sep 27, 2017 A viral quote about recent protests staged by NFL players was correctly attributed to former CIA ...
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Is Healthcare.gov Scheduled for Maintenance During Obamacare Enrollment?

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Dan MacGuill
Sep 25, 2017 News reports correctly describe the facts surrounding scheduled "Obamacare" web site downtime du ...
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Did a 1990 Comic Depict Trump Coming to Power and Building a Wall?

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Dan MacGuill
Sep 22, 2017 A 27-year-old comic strip by Peter Kuper received renewed interest on social media in 2017.
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Was Alec Baldwin Arrested at the 2017 Emmys for Threatening President Donald Trump?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 18, 2017 A satirical web site publishes yet another entirely false story.
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Did Donald Trump Cut Funding for Obamacare Enrollment Publicity?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 6, 2017 Facebook warnings accurately describe a 90 percent budget cut for publicizing the shortened 2018 ...
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Has the Secret Service Gone 'Broke' Paying Agents to Protect the Trump Family?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug 22, 2017 News reports exaggerate and misrepresent the extent and nature of financial problems at the Secr ...
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Hands holding signs reading "Impeach Now" in front of White House

How Impeachment Works, and Why Donald Trump is Safe (For Now)

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jul 17, 2017 No sitting U.S. president has ever been impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Could Don ...
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The Lies of Donald Trump's Critics, and How They Shape His Many Personas

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jul 12, 2017 An in-depth analysis of the false allegations and misleading claims made against the 45th Presid ...
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