Did Justin Trudeau Transfer Canadian Border Control to the United Nations?
20 December 2018News spread on social media accused the Canadian prime minister of breaching Canadian sovereignty.
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Did the UN Declare War on America and Order Trump to Let the Migrant Caravan In?
1 November 2018Junk news and mendacious memes falsely reported the United Nations had declared "war" on the United States.
New York Times Walks Back Article Over ‘Unfair Impression’ of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley
14 September 2018The newspaper said that their report "should not have focused" on the former governor of South Carolina.
Trump Administration Pulls US out of UN Human Rights Council
20 June 2018The announcement came just a day after the U.N. human rights chief, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, denounced the Trump administration for separating migrant children from their parents.
Guatemala to Move Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
25 December 2017The Central American country is following the lead of the United States in moving its embassy, a move that many fear will threaten the region's stability.
Will UN Peacekeepers Be Deployed on the Streets of Chicago?
There are no plans to put UN Peacekeeper boots on the ground in Chicago.
U.S. Votes Against United Nations Ban on Death Penalty for Same-Sex Relations
3 October 2017The United States joined 12 other countries, including Saudi Arabia and China, in voting against a United Nations resolution condemning the use of the death penalty to punish blasphemy, adultery, and same-sex relations.
Did Melania Trump Steal Her United Nations Speech from Michelle Obama?
23 September 2017A meme claiming that Trump plagiarized a September 2017 speech from a 2014 talk by the former First Lady is false.
Is the U.S. Pulling Out of the United Nations?
22 January 2017A new congressional bill seeks to end U.S. participation in the United Nations, but the same bill has been introduced to each new Congress for 20 years running.
Obama-Led U.N. Has Just Made It Official, U.S. to Immediately Pay Blacks ‘Reparations’
21 December 2016Untrustworthy web sites reported that at President Obama's behest, the United Nations ordered the U.S. to pay reparations to African Americans for slavery.
Is the United Nations ‘Backing’ Black Lives Matter?
8 October 2016A new report criticizing 'pervasive racial bias' against African-Americans has right-wing websites in a tizzy.
UN Demands U.S. Pay Reparations for Slavery
28 September 2016The United Nations has not ordered the United States to pay reparations to black citizens for slavery.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘We Pay Soldiers Too Much’?
17 July 2019A frequent publisher of inflammatory material struck again in July 2019.
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.
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