Control of Alaska state government, at least for the next two years, could hinge on a mystery ballot that an election worker found on a table in a Fairbanks voting precinct.
Snopes→ Teen Freed After Being Stuck in Vault at Abandoned Bank
Officials say a teen has been freed after spending more than three hours in the vault of an abandoned Florida bank.
Snopes→ Bloomberg Announces $50 Million to Fight Opioid Epidemic
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's charity has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation's opioid epidemic.
Snopes→ As G-20 Summit Opens, Contentious Issues Loom on Sidelines
Diplomats from the Group of 20 countries were haggling hard over a final summit statement, with deep divisions over what language to use on the Paris climate accord and the World Trade Organization, according to two European officials involved in the d
Snopes→ Massive, Extended Data Breach at Marriott’s Starwood Hotels
The information of as many as 500 million guests at Starwood hotels has been compromised and Marriott said that it's discovered that unauthorized access within its Starwood network has been taking place since 2014.
Snopes→ Cohen Confesses to Lying About Trump Tower Moscow Deal
The surprise plea agreement with President Donald Trump's former lawyer made clear that prosecutors believe Michael Cohen was continuing to pursue the Trump Tower Moscow project weeks after his boss had clinched the Republican nomination for president
Snopes→ Trump Joins Leaders of Canada, Mexico to Sign New Trade Pact
President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina to sign a revised North American trade pact, fulfilling a longstanding political promise with a deal he celebrated as a "groundbreaking achievement."
Washington Post→ Does the sentencing bill give early release to drug traffickers, sex offenders?
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) says yes. But he gives short shrift to safeguards in the bill that could keep many of them behind bars.
Snopes→ Did Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Announce She Will Be Retiring in January 2019?
"Santa Monica Observer plays fast and loose with the facts." In spades.
Snopes→ Did Louis Farrakhan Lead a ‘Death to America’ Chant in Iran?
Farrakhan was accused of leading the chant while speaking to students at Tehran University.
Snopes→ Did a Biology Student Cross a Marijuana Plant with Strawberries?
This would be handy if you were looking for a nice blended pot smoothie.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Sketchy Cohen Claims
President Donald Trump went on the attack against Michael Cohen, saying his former personal attorney is a “weak person” trying to avoid jail time by “lying” about negotiations with Russian officials about a possible Trump Tower
Internet Archive→ President Trump Departure Remarks : CSPAN2 : November 29, 2018 7:10pm-7:21pm EST
Before he departed for the G20 summit in Argentina, President Trump spoke to reporters at the White House on a range of topics. He called his former lawyer Michael Cohen a "weak person" and accused hime of "lying" to reduce his sentence....This item be
Internet Archive→ NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt : WRC : November 29, 2018 7:00pm-7:30pm EST
A summary of the day's news..This item belongs to: movies/TV-WRC.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerprint TV, Columbia Sparse Fingerprint TV, Item Tile, JSON, MP3, MPEG1, Metadata, SubRip, TV Clips JSON, Thu
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Border Patrol Agent Injured by a Thrown Rock?
“He who has a glass head should not throw stones at others.”
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Minneapolis Did NOT Install Sharia Hotline to Report Americans Who Criticize Islam
Did Minneapolis set up a "Sharia Hotline" to report Americans criticizing Islam? No, that's not true: a website that makes a living by copy pasting real bits of news and then adding a fake headline to attract clicks has claimed that a new hotl
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker Legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general are wending their way through th
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker Legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general are wending their way through th
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misinform on McCarran-Walter Act
Quick Take The 1952 McCarran-Walter Act codified immigration policies. It doesn’t bar “Muslims from holding public office,” as social media posts erroneously claim. Full Story When the Trump administration announced its controversi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Scientific Proof Intelligent People Are More Likely To Have Stains On Their Clothes
Do intelligent people have a higher likelyhood of having stains on their clothes and did science prove this somehow? No, that's not true: an entertainment website made some general claims in that direction but did not provide any links to actu
Snopes→ Merkel’s Plane Makes Emergency Stop, Tech Issues Reported
A German news agency says a plane carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the Group of 20 meeting in Argentina has been forced to make an unscheduled landing after developing technical problems.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Did NOT Have Woman’s Brain Transplanted and Did NOT Have Five Car Crashes in Two Weeks
Did a man named Phil Robertson from Scranton in Pennsylvania get a brain transplant of a woman who died in a car accident and did he subsequently have five car crashes in two weeks? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian ent
Snopes→ Grinch Steals Christmas from Nuns, But They Get It Back
The Little Sisters of the Poor have a theory about how they got Christmas back from the Grinch who stole half the presents they bought for hospice residents and employees.
Snopes→ Do These Photographs Show a Guitar Graveyard?
The least someone could do is to give these instruments a decent burial.
PolitiFact→ How much has been spent so far on Donald Trump's border wall?
With a possible shutdown looming on Dec. 7, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are battling over what should go into a bill to keep the government lights on. The key obstacle to a bipartisan agreement is how much should be spent on President Donald Tr
Snopes→ Officials: Woman Passes Gas, Pulls Knife on Offended Man
A Florida woman faces an aggravated assault charge after authorities say she passed gas in line at a dollar store and pulled a knife on a man who complained about it.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the Obama administration separated immigrant children from their parents at the border the sa
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the Obama administration separated immigrant children from their parents at the border the sa
Snopes→ Photo Thought to Be of Vincent van Gogh Is His Brother
One of only two known photos of painter Vincent van Gogh turns out to most likely be an image of his brother, Theo, the Van Gogh Museum announced.
Snopes→ Did Muslim Groups Keep Money Intended for Victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting?
Conservative web sites grossly misrepresented the facts surrounding the transfer of $238,634 in funds raised by two Muslim charities.
Snopes→ Suicide, at 50-Year Peak, Pushes Down US Life Expectancy
Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live.
Snopes→ Sinclair Distances Itself from Commentary After Protest
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is distancing itself from commentary by its chief political analyst Boris Epshteyn, who this week supported the Trump administration's efforts to stop migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico.
Snopes→ Murder Charges Against Brother in Mansion Fire Slayings
A New Jersey tech executive was charged with murder in the deaths of his brother, the brother's wife and their two children, whose bodies were found last week at their burning mansion.
Snopes→ Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, made a surprise appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday to plead guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia.
Snopes→ The Homebody President: Trump Keeps It Quick on Trips Abroad
Marathon days. Red-eye flights. Jam-packed agendas. When President Donald Trump travels abroad, he's increasingly keeping it quick lately.
Snopes→ China Halts Work by Team on Gene-Edited Babies
China's government ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies.
Snopes→ Trump Says He Wouldn’t Take Manafort Pardon ‘Off the Table’
A pardon for Paul Manafort is "not off the table," President Donald Trump said, drawing swift rebuke from critics who fear the president will use his executive power to protect friends and supporters caught up in the Russia probe.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Mugabe NOT In a Coma, NOT Rushed to Hospital
Has Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe, fallen into a coma and has he been rushed to hospital? No, there hasn't been any official announcement about this, the story seems to have been made up by a website that is known for publis
Washington Post→ A tour through the tumbleweeds of Trump’s thoughts on the Fed
A section of President Trump's interview with The Washington Post utterly confused readers. We try to steer our way through the rhetoric.
Snopes→ Did TBS Cancel Their ‘Christmas Story’ Marathon Due to Its Bullying Scene?
The classic 1983 holiday film about the adventures of Ralphie Parker famously contains a confrontation with bully Scut Farkus.