Anti-immigration policy hardliners evolved cheek by jowl with pro-eugenics and conservation groups.
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Snopes→ Is Devin Nunes Invested in a Wine Company That Does Business in Russia?
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee owns stock in a California winery that says they sold 22 cases of wine to a Russian distributor in 2013.
Snopes→ Is a Maine Crematorium Offering Free Cremations?
Downeast Direct Cremations has offered the service for free to contest winners, attracting the attention of meme groups.
Snopes→ Great White Sharks Spotted in Mississippi River?
A photograph purporting to show two great white sharks swimming in the Mississippi River depicts bull sharks, not great whites, and was taken in Costa Rica.
Snopes→ Chair of House Science Committee Says the Journal ‘Science’ Is Not Objective
Chairman Lamar Smith dismissed commentary presented during testimony on climate change because it came from the journal Science — one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific publications in existence.
Snopes→ Did the Trump Administration Remove LBGT Categories from the 2020 Census?
LGBT data were not previously included in any U.S. census, but an altered report suggested the Census Bureau was considering the topic for inclusion for 2020.
Snopes→ U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Disbarred for Misconduct?
Hyperpartisan web sites spread the false claim that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be disbarred thanks to a letter of complaint signed by 2,000 U.S. lawyers.
Snopes→ Crime In Sweden, Part I: Is Sweden the ‘Rape Capital’ of Europe?
Not according to the data.
Snopes→ Man Found Dead in Belly of Python?
Police in Indonesia say that a missing man's body was discovered inside a seven-meter-long python.
Snopes→ Did the IRS ‘Fast Track’ Tax-Exempt Status for ‘After School Satan’ Clubs?
The Internal Revenue Service granted nonprofit status in 2014 to an organization that now sponsors "After School Satan" clubs, two years before they were created.
Snopes→ Pregnant Melania Trump Stands In Front of Airplane?
A photograph showing a pregnant Melania Trump in a bikini reappeared more than a decade after it was first published.
Snopes→ Did Pastor John Hagee Say that God Made Lesbians ‘Flat’?
A quote from the founder of Cornerstone Church about the relative bust size of gay women was fake.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Give German Chancellor Angela Merkel a NATO Bill?
Both German and U.S. government officials deny a media report that President Trump presented German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a multi-billion dollar NATO bill.
Snopes→ USDA Reviews Procedures After M-44 ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Kills Family Dog in Idaho
The M-44 "cyanide ejector device" is widely used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cull predator species such as coyotes, foxes, and feral dogs.
Snopes→ Fired Cracker Barrel Manager ‘Brad’s Wife’ Becomes Internet Meme
An Indiana man's question for the popular food and retail chain sparked a wave of online heckling towards the company.
Snopes→ Narrow Brush with Human Traffickers at a Southern California IKEA?
A familiar urban legend about retail environments and human trafficking popped up again in a viral Facebook post about a Southern California IKEA store.
Snopes→ Did Devin Nunes Meet with Michael Flynn and Turkey’s Foreign Minister?
The House Intelligence Committee chair was a speaker at an event for public figures and officials held at Donald Trump's hotel in Washington, D.C.
Snopes→ Did Democrats Tweet an Altered Version of a Socialist Party Poster?
A DNC tweet celebrating a Republican setback featured an altered version of a message from the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
Snopes→ Should People Call the Police if They See a New Guinea Flatworm?
Claims that this invasive species presents a 911-level emergency overstate the risk that they pose to humans, and conflate ecological risks with medical ones.
Snopes→ Morgue Worker Arrested After Giving Birth to Dead Man’s Baby?
Reports that a female mortuary worker was arrested after becoming pregnant by one of the corpses she was preparing for burial are fake news.
Snopes→ Were the Words ‘Hail Satan’ Hidden on the United States $10,000 Bill?
According to longstanding, untrue rumors, subliminal messages appear in certain banknotes.
Snopes→ Call Before You Dig! — Gas Main Explosion
Photographs allegedly show a gas pipeline rupture and explosion caused by a neglectful backhoe operator.
Snopes→ Cargo Container Full of Young Black Women Discovered in Savannah?
The "mainstream media" isn’t covering the discovery of a cargo container full of young black women in Savannah because no such event has been documented.
Snopes→ All 8 Supreme Court Justices Stand in Solidarity Against Trump SCOTUS Pick?
Supreme Court justices didn't pen a "letter" saying President Trump was "completely wrong in choosing Neil Gorsuch" to fill a vacant seat on the court.
Snopes→ School Orders a Boy to Undress Next to a Girl?
A pending lawsuit against a Pennsylvania school district pertains to the use of gendered facilities by transgender students.
Snopes→ No Leggings Allowed on United Flights?
A woman traveling from Colorado says two girls were barred from flying until they changed their clothes.
Snopes→ Florida Homeowner Forced to Remove ‘Racist’ Blue Lives Matter Flag?
The father of a Florida woman said her homeowner's association ordered the removal of her Blue Lives Matter flag due to a complaint it was "racist."
Snopes→ Was a Murdered Russian Ex-Politician to Testify Against Paul Manafort in Treason Trial?
Unreliable sources claimed that Denis Voronenkov, a Vladimir Putin critic who was shot dead in Ukraine in March 2017, was slated to testify against Trump's former campaign manager.
Snopes→ Did the State Department Ban the Vice President of the Philippines from the U.S.?
Reports that Leni Robredo was sanctioned by the U.S. for "destabilizing" her country's government are fake news.
Snopes→ Did 14 Washington, D.C., Girls Go Missing Within a 24-Hour Period?
Although there are still a number of missing teenagers in the D.C. area, local police refuted claims of a mass disappearance of girls there.
Snopes→ Texas Woman Admits to Fabricating Abduction, Racial Hoax
Breana Harmon Talbott now faces a misdemeanor charge of filing a false report.
Snopes→ Does a Single Volcanic Eruption Release as Much CO2 As All of Humanity Has to Date?
No matter how you look at it, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by volcanoes is significantly lower than the amount emitted by anthropogenic sources on human timescales.
Snopes→ Did Paul Ryan Say He Wants to Destroy Health Care?
An old video capturing a gaffe from House Speaker Paul Ryan reappeared in March 2017.
Snopes→ Payless ShoeSource Files for Bankruptcy Protection
The discount shoe chain has filed for Chapter 11 protection and will close nearly 400 stores.
Snopes→ Muslim Woman Ignores Dying Victim of London Terror Attack?
A photograph showing a chaotic scene on the Westminster Bridge after a London terror attack was widely circulated without relevant context.
Snopes→ Timberland CEO: ‘I’d Rather Not See Blacks in My Boots’?
Reports that Timberland's CEO said derogatory things about black people wearing the company's products are fake news.
Snopes→ Three Sheets to the Wind: The Rum-Soaked Voyage of the USS Constitution
Naval lore has it that the crew of the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") consumed more than 250,000 gallons of liquor and not a single drop of water during a six-month voyage in the late 1700s.
Snopes→ Did Trey Gowdy Order the Exhumation of Vince Foster’s Body?
Reports that the South Carolina Congressman ordered the disinterment of Foster (a Clinton associate who died in 1993) originated from a hoax news site.
Snopes→ Did President Trump’s Lawyers Send a Teen a Cease and Desist Letter Over TrumpScratch.com?
Some details of a viral claim that President Trump took legal action against a teen's TrumpScratch.com web site might not check out.
Snopes→ Will Entering Your PIN in Reverse at an ATM Summon the Police?
Entering your PIN in reverse at any ATM will not automatically send an alarm to local police -- the idea is nothing more than an old and unimplemented suggestion.