As in the past, it's unclear whether a military parade will in fact materialize.
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Snopes→ Did Netflix Make $845M In Profit and Pay $0 in Taxes Under New Tax Law?
Netflix was one of the first major companies to post its annual financial disclosure report.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Laud the ‘Abolition of Civil Rights’?
What exactly did President Trump say — and what did he mean to say — at the 2019 National Prayer Breakfast?
Snopes→ Did Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Say He Would ‘Execute a Baby After Birth’?
U.S. President Donald Trump used his 2019 State of the Union address to criticize the Democratic governor of Virginia.
Snopes→ Was El Paso One of the ‘Most Dangerous Cities’ in U.S. Before a Border Fence Was Built?
What did make a difference was a flood of Border Patrol agents, who began Operation Hold the Line in 1993.
Snopes→ Was the 2019 State of the Union Address Watched by More People Than the Super Bowl?
Wishing a thing true does not make it so -- especially when it's objectively measurable.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Make These Pro-Life Remarks?
A meme rearranged excerpts from President Donald Trump’s pre-taped remarks at the 46th annual March for Life in January 2019.
Snopes→ Was Miriam Adelson Honored for Donating Money to Help Trump Aides with Legal Expenses?
The honor Adelson received, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, is considered the highest civilian award.
Snopes→ Did Diahann Carroll Praise President Trump, Plead with Democrats to Stop Criticizing Him?
Right-leaning web sites and Facebook pages shared an old meme that attributed a quotation to the veteran Broadway and Hollywood actor.
Snopes→ Did Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Ask People to Send Her Their January Salaries?
Paula White, a member of Trump’s evangelical advisory committee, is a televangelist who preaches the “prosperity gospel,” which offtimes involves sending money to White.
Snopes→ Did Nancy Pelosi Order Trump to ‘Use the Back Door’ for the State of the Union?
All eyes were glued to President Trump's Twitter account for a response.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Say ‘I Can Do My Job Without Any Intelligence Whatsoever?’
For some readers, the line between presidential satire and reality grows hazier every day.
Snopes→ Were President Trump’s Border Wall Specs Designed to Benefit a Russian Oligarch?
A chain message made a series of questionable assertions about President Trump’s signature border wall and Russian steel magnate Roman Abramovich.
Snopes→ Did the Republican National Committee Block Challengers to President Trump’s Re-Election?
The RNC passed a resolution supporting President Trump at a winter 2019 gathering but didn't completely preclude an intra-party challenge.
Truth or Fiction?→ Chuck Schumer Border Wall 2013 vs. 2018
In January 2019, the Facebook page “McGroarty for Freedom” shared the following meme, which contrasted purported positions held by Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2013 and 2018 on the topic of a border wall to separate the United States from Mexico:
Snopes→ Was Roger Stone an Adviser to President Richard Nixon?
Stone's arrest has prompted comparisons between his role in both Nixon's and Trump's presidential campaigns.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Taxpayers Foot the Bill for the Trump Family’s Dinner at His Property While Furloughed Workers Went Unpaid?
On January 24 2019, a Facebook user shared the following shutdown related meme to Facebook: Beneath a photograph of Donald Trump, his children, and their spouses, text stated: So get this … Last Night, Taxpayers Paid Donald Trump To Feed Donald
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Donald Trump Say He Would ‘Gladly Take… Slings and Arrows’ of Criticism for His Supporters?
On January 21 2019, the Facebook page “We Love President Donald J. Trump” shared the following quotation meme: Beneath an image of Donald Trump, the text said: They knew they would throw every lie they could at me and my family and my love
Snopes→ 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.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the President Tweet in Support of a Covington Catholic Student?
On January 19 2019, Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann was named in a viral video after a clip of his interaction with Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the National Mall spread across social media. In the ensuing controversy, a tweet
Snopes→ Did President Trump Tout San Antonio as a City Made Safe by a Border Wall?
President Donald Trump seemingly boasted to reporters about how well San Antonio’s non-existent border wall is working.
Snopes→ Did President Donald Trump Run TV Ads Asking Border Wall Supporters to Call an 800 Number?
"We need to deliver the voices of millions of Americans that we support President Trump, and it starts with your phone call."
Snopes→ Can Federal Government Workers Be Fired After 30 Days of Shutdown?
The law varies depending on the type of shutdown.
Snopes→ Has the FDA Halted Food Inspections Because of the Government Shutdown?
Some inspectors have returned to resume their duties, but it's unclear for how long.
Snopes→ Did Clifford Walker Say at a 1924 KKK Rally That He Would Build a ‘Wall of Steel’ Against Immigrants?
A presidential biographer drew a comparison to then-Georgia Gov. Walker's comments and steel border wall construction desired by President Trump.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Urge Americans to Boycott Chinese Restaurants?
Always good to beware of what news items you ingest.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did President Trump Say ‘Illegal Immigration’ Has Been a Problem in the U.S. for ‘Thousands of Years’?
On January 6, 2019, the following status update appeared, paraphrasing purported comments made by United States President Donald Trump which described “illegal immigration” as an American problem for “thousands of years”: Th
Snopes→ Trump Denied He Said Mexico Would Write a Check for the Wall — But He Did
President Trump's comments on how border wall construction would be funded shifted as it became clear Mexico would not pay.
Snopes→ Did Trump Use a Concrete Wall Metaphor During a 2004 Commencement Speech?
Donald Trump in 2004: "‘If there’s a concrete wall in front of you, go through it, go over it, go around it. But get to the other side of that wall."
Snopes→ Did Trump Order FEMA to ‘Send No More Money’ for California Wildfire Aid?
President Trump has threatened to cut off aid to California unless authorities changed their forest management policies. Did he go one step further in early 2019?
Snopes→ Did Ronald Reagan Try for Eight Years to Build a Border Wall?
If yes, it would fly in the face of his advocacy of free movement for workers between the U.S. and Mexico.
Truth or Fiction?→ United States President Donald Trump’s Immigration Speech
On the evening of January 8, 2019, United States President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office on the topic of immigration and what he calls a humanitarian and national security crisis on the country’s southern border as a shut
Snopes→ Did Schumer and Pelosi Help Obama Hand $150 Billion to an ‘Enemy of the US’?
Two prominent Democratic members of Congress didn't "help" bring about something that never happened.
Snopes→ Did These Politicians Build Walls Around Their Homes?
A meme attempting to equate a national border wall with home security featured provocative images of politicians' residences.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are More Americans Killed Annually by Lack of Affordable Healthcare Than in Terror Attacks or Undocumented Immigrants?
On December 20 2018, the Facebook page Teanderthal Party posted the following meme about healthcare, “illegal immigration,” terror attacks, and the mortality rate in the United States: It stated: FACT: More Americans die every year from la
Snopes→ Was President Trump’s Visit to Walter Reed Hospital Ignored by the Media?
The media doesn't typically afford prominent coverage to year-old stories.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Say U.S. Generals Were ‘Better Looking Than Tom Cruise, and Stronger’?
The 45th president's first public cabinet meeting of 2019 gave rise to a widely shared Facebook meme.
Snopes→ Is Mike Pence Slated to Resign at the Request of President Trump?
A tidbit of major 'breaking news' that somehow escaped the attention of the mainstream press.
Snopes→ Did a Trump Campaign Advisor Demand Sen. John McCain ‘Answer Questions’ — Four Months After His Death?
As usual, the simplest explanation is the correct one.
Snopes→ Did a GoFundMe Campaign to Fund a Border Wall Raise Millions of Dollars Within a Few Days?
In the midst of a budget standoff between Congressional Democrats and the White House, some Americans sought to take matters into their own hands.