WikiLeaks’ Assange Gets 50 Weeks in Prison for Jumping Bail
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said after the sentencing that the extradition battle with the U.S. is now the "big fight" facing Julian Assange.
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‘I Know Nothing’ — Trump Changes His Tune on WikiLeaks
It was a stark contrast to how Trump showered praise on Julian Assange's hacking organization during the 2016 presidential campaign.
WikiLeaks Chief Could See Charges, US Court Filing Suggests
Julian Assange's name appears twice in an August court filing from a federal prosecutor in Virginia, who was attempting to keep sealed a separate case involving a man accused of coercing a minor for sex.
That Time Fox News Retracted Their Story Linking Seth Rich’s Murder to Leaked E-mails
A year after retracting the conspiracy-tainted story and vowing to investigate the matter further, Fox News has not issued an update.
Did Hillary Clinton Say ‘We Must Destroy Syria for Israel’ in a Leaked E-Mail?
Controversy around military action in Syria led to the recirculation of an inaccurate claim about Hillary Clinton.
Did WikiLeaks Release a Trove of ‘Deep State Files’?
A fake news site appeared to report that WikiLeaks released a cache of so-called "Deep State Files" in late December 2017, but no such document dump took place.
CNN Corrects Report About Trump Campaign and Wikileaks Tip
The network had to correct a story that suggested the Trump campaign had been tipped off early about Wikileaks documents damaging to Hillary Clinton.
Fox News Hits Back at Lawsuit Over Botched Seth Rich Story
Attorneys for the cable news station said that Rod Wheeler's lawsuit doesn't show he was defamed, and that it should be handled in arbitration.
Lawsuit Claims Fox News ‘Contrived’ Fake Seth Rich Story With Trump Administration
Contributor Rod Wheeler claims he was pressured into taking part in a fake news story claiming Rich leaked the e-mails to WikiLeaks, not Russians.
Did Hillary Clinton Side With Kremlin on Sanctions Due to a $500,000 Payment to Bill?
A Fox News story cites only a sentence from a staffer's leaked email as proof of Clinton's wrongdoing.
Did Hillary Clinton Tell FBI’s Mueller to Deliver Uranium to Russians in 2009 ‘Secret Tarmac Meeting’?
Hyperpartisan web sites mischaracterized a State Department cable alerting the U.S. Embassy in Russia of a transfer of criminal evidence obtained in a sting operation.
Sweden Drops Case But WikiLeaks’ Assange is Not in The Clear
On 19 May 2017, Sweden's top prosecutor Marianne Ny said a seven-year investigation into rape claims against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was over.
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Did Republicans Actually Say These Things About Rape?
A list purportedly offers controversial and embarrassing statements about rape made by Republican politicians.
Did Biden Disparage Troops as ‘Stupid Bastards’?
An offhanded remark during a 2016 speech was "made in jest," according to the Biden campaign.
Are These Giant Human Skeleton Photographs Real?
According to the Old Testament, the Nephilim were were the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" before the Deluge.
Snopes Coverage of the First 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate
Joe Biden and Donald Trump met in Ohio for the first of four debates this election season. Snopes fact-checked it live.
Saving Plastic Bottle Caps for Medical Treatment
Will collecting plastic bottle caps provide chemo treatments to cancer sufferers or prosthetic limbs for wounded soldiers?