Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis didn't target President Trump's supporters as such, but he appears to have directed comments at supporters of Trump's response to events in Charlottesville.
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Snopes→ Has the Secret Service Gone ‘Broke’ Paying Agents to Protect the Trump Family?
News reports exaggerate and misrepresent the extent and nature of financial problems at the Secret Service.
Snopes→ Vietnam Memorial Vandalized with Graffiti
A replica Vietnam Wall in Los Angeles was defaced by vandals, but the larger monument in Washington, D.C., was not.
Snopes→ Are Vigilante Protesters Digging Up Confederate Graves After Charlottesville Clashes?
Despite reports, emboldened protesters in Charlottesville have not started unearthing the bodies of Confederate soldiers.
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Right-wing web sites accurately describe the basic facts of a real incident which lasted for around 30 minutes.
Truth or Fiction?→ Unite the Right Organizer Jason Kessler Was Obama Supporter-Truth! & Misleading!
Unite the Right Organizer Jason Kessler Was Obama Supporter, Occupy Wall Street-Truth! & Misleading! Summary of eRumor: Jason Kessler, a right-wing blogger and organizer of the “Unite the Right” event in Charlottesville, was once a supp
Snopes→ Leftist Activists Demand New York Museum Take Down Statue of ‘Racist’ Theodore Roosevelt?
Clashes with neo-Nazis in Charlottesville did not inspire "leftists" to demand the removal of a statue of Theodore Roosevelt in New York City.
Snopes→ Did the Attorney General of Alabama Once Tell the Ku Klux Klan to ‘Kiss My Ass’?
Bill Baxley wrote the famously succinct letter to a KKK Grand Dragon in 1976 in response to threats intended to intimidate him.
Snopes→ Is the Accused Charlottesville Killer an ‘Anti-Trump Leftist’ Supported by Clinton, Soros?
Various right-leaning sources immediately — and inaccurately — identified the driver of the vehicle that plowed through a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville as a "radical leftist."
Snopes→ Was a Crowd Hire Company Involved in Protests Against a White Supremacist Rally?
Internet speculation about a Craigslist advertisement does not appear to be based on any concrete evidence.
Snopes→ Did Trump Retweet a Cartoon of a Train Hitting a CNN Reporter?
President Trump retweeted, then quickly deleted, a cartoon of a train hitting a CNN reporter, leaving some to wonder if the posting was real.
Snopes→ Did an ‘Illegal’ Immigrant Brag About Voting Five Times for Hillary Clinton?
A conservative web site mischaracterized the case against Rosa Ortega, who voted illegally -- and allegedly for Republican candidates.
Snopes→ Melania Trump Criticizes Charlottesville Violence, Plagiarizes Michelle Obama?
An image positing that First Lady Melania Trump again copied words from Michelle Obama while denouncing violence in Charlottesville is likely a spoof.
Snopes→ Donald Trump’s Father Arrested at KKK Rally?
A 1927 New York Times article about KKK arrests mentioned Donald Trump's father Fred, but the reporting was vague and inconclusive.
Snopes→ Did President Donald Trump Target a Democratic State Senator’s Family for Deportation?
A dubious right-wing web site makes a false claim about the family of California lawmaker Kevin de León.
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A hoax news article falsely reports that the House Minority Leader was involved in a collision with a bus in Los Angeles.
Snopes→ Obama Left Trump a White House Full of Roaches?
Various outlets misleadingly quoted a 2013 article to blame President Obama for a 2017 roach infestation that likely never occurred.
Snopes→ Has the National Debt Fallen by $102 Billion Since Donald Trump’s Inauguration?
A conservative web site accurately describes a remarkable decline in the debt since January 2017, but offers no evidence that the President is responsible for it.
Snopes→ Did the Texas House of Representatives Pass a Law Requiring Women to Buy ‘Rape Insurance’?
An article regurgitated a slightly misleading characterization of a Texas bill to reduce health insurance coverage for abortions.
Snopes→ Was Hillary Clinton Offered a Plea Deal in August 2017?
A single source claimed that Hillary Clinton was offered a plea deal after the Justice Department reopened an investigation into her server.
Truth or Fiction?→ John McCain Accidentally Voted “No” on Obamacare Repeal-Fiction!
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Snopes→ Guam Reaches the Tipping Point
Rep. Hank Johnson said he feared that stationing 8,000 Marines on Guam would cause the island to 'become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.'
Snopes→ Did Congress Vote to Allow Horses to Be Slaughtered for Food?
The House Appropriations Committee ended a USDA ban on funding for inspections of horse slaughterhouses.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Predict the ‘Pizzagate’ Conspiracy Theory in a 2011 Interview?
Although Trump did mention the word "Pizzagate", he was referring to a non-controversy over a lunch meeting with Sarah Palin, not the pedophile ring conspiracy theory.
Truth or Fiction?→ John McCain Started the Aircraft Carrier USS Forrestal Fire-Fiction!
John McCain Started the Aircraft Carrier USS Forrestal Fire that Killed 134 Sailors-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Senator John McCain started the 1967 aircraft carrier USS Forrestal fire that killed 134 sailors. The Truth: John McCain wasn’t to bla
Snopes→ Starbucks Dreamer Day
Starbucks Dreamer Day was a hoax concocted on 4chan's /pol/ forum as a way to drive a wedge between liberal groups.
Snopes→ Sgt. Gregory Hayes Killed Two Syrian Refugees for Raping His Daughter?
A popular meme proclaimed that Sgt. Gregory Hayes beat a pair of Syrian refugees to death for raping his teenaged daughter, but we found no record Hayes even exists.
Truth or Fiction?→ “Poor” Maxine Waters’ $4.5 Million Los Angeles Mansion Raises Questions-Truth! & Fiction!
“Poor” Maxine Waters’ $4.5 Million Los Angeles Mansion Raises Questions-Misleading! Summary of eRumor: Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) owns a $4.5 million Los Angeles mansion despite being an advocate for the poor and representing
Snopes→ Did John McCain’s Vote Stop the ACA Repeal for the 2017 Fiscal Year?
A theory spread online overstated the consequences of the Arizona senator's July 2017 vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Snopes→ Is ‘Baron Trump’s Marvelous Underground Journey’ a Real Book from the 1890s?
Two books from the 1890s contain seemingly eerie connections to modern-day politics.
Snopes→ Did The Federal Bureau of Investigation Seize Smashed Hard Drives From Rep. Wasserman-Schultz’s Home?
A dubious web site contradicted its own source on an alleged seizure concerning the lawmaker's former aide.
Truth or Fiction?→ President Nixon Pardoned John McCain of War Crimes-Fiction!
President Nixon Pardoned John McCain of War Crimes-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Senator John McCain confessed to being a war criminal and to committing treason during the Vietnam War, and President Nixon pardoned McCain, sparing him from death by firing
Snopes→ Alan Simpson and ‘The Greediest Generation’
An anonymous letter took former Senator Alan Simpson to task for referring to Americans as 'the greediest generation.'
Snopes→ Did President Trump Send Feds to Raid Islamberg, New York?
A blog fabricated a story about the tiny hamlet — after a series of threats and demonstrations targeted people living there.
Snopes→ John McCain No Longer a Senator?
A 2016 opinion piece was plagiarized in July 2017, complete with a click-bait headline.
Snopes→ Did a Former Haitian Official Commit Suicide Before Clinton Testimony?
After Klaus Eberwein's suicide, inevitable links to the "Clinton Body Count" rumor emerged, but without clear merit.
Snopes→ Was George Soros an SS Officer in Nazi Germany?
A viral image purportedly showing a young George Soros in a Nazi SS uniform actually depicts an Auschwitz guard named Oskar Groening.
Snopes→ Did an Oklahoma State Representative Say Rape and Incest are the ‘Will of God’?
Republican George Faught was put on the spot by fellow state representatives while defending his bill to restrict abortions in Oklahoma.
Truth or Fiction?→ Nancy Pelosi’s Daughters Arrested for Selling Cocaine-Fiction!
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The United States president has offered to help the terminally ill boy, but there is no evidence he made this specific gesture.