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Did Justin Trudeau Transfer Canadian Border Control to the United Nations?

20 December 2018 News spread on social media accused the Canadian prime minister of breaching Canadian sovereignty.

Did the UN Declare War on America and Order Trump to Let the Migrant Caravan In?

1 November 2018 Junk 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 2018 The 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 2018 The 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 2017 The 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 2017 The 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 2017 A 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 2017 A 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 2016 Untrustworthy web sites reported that at President Obama's behest, the United Nations ordered the U.S. to pay reparations to African Americans for slavery.