A dispute exists over whether the constitution could allow a president to change or remove the 14th Amendment.
PolitiFact→ Troy Balderson – In Ohio, Troy Balderson brings up a seldom-mentioned health care angle
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | In Ohio, Troy Balderson brings up a seldom-mentioned health care angle Obamacare was supposed to make health coverage available to most Americans. But for someone to get coverage, an insurance company must sell i
Internet Archive→ Morning Joe : MSNBCW : October 30, 2018 3:00am-6:00am PDT
Former GOP representative Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski interview newsmakers, politicians and pundits about the issues of the day..This item belongs to: movies/TV-MSNBCW.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fin
Washington Post→ Democrats hype estimates of people with preexisting conditions
In the political battle over protecting people with existing health problems, Democrats have been using numbers that do not stand up to scrutiny.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a 110-Pound Squirrel?
Forced perspective can give any rodent the appearance of an unusually large size.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show Pipe-Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc With a ‘Known Democrat,’ Proving a Hoax Conspiracy?
Eager conspiracy theorists wrenched a photograph of two former soccer teammates out of context, and without factual basis.
Snopes→ Was Cesar Sayoc an Obama-Supporting Stripper Before Trump’s Rise?
Cesar Sayoc, Jr., the alleged anti-Democrat mail bomber, was a stripper at various points in his life, but there is no evidence that he ever held pro-Obama views.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says NYSE opened a day after 9/11. It didn't
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump says NYSE opened a day after 9/11. It didn't On the day a gunman killed 11 and wounded six others in a Pittsburgh synagogue, President Donald Trump twice defended his decision to hold a scheduled campaig
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2018 Ohio U.S. Senate Debate : CSPAN : October 29, 2018 5:25pm-6:27pm EDT
In Ohio's Senate race, incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown faced Republican Rep. Jim Renacci in their third and last scheduled debate before Election Day. Sponsor: WLWT-TV.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: C
Snopes→ Is This a Photograph of Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting Victim Rose Mallinger?
A Twitter user shared a photograph wrongly said to be the 97-year-old synagogue shooting victim.
Snopes→ Official: Pipe-Bomb Suspect Had Hit List of Targets
The man suspected of sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and other opponents of President Donald Trump kept a list of elected officials and others who investigators believe were intended targets
PolitiFact→ How large is the migrant caravan? Estimates vary
Thousands of Central American refugees are fleeing their homes on foot in hopes of resettling in the United States. But, how many thousand, exactly? According to conservative website Chicks on the Right, the group has grown to 14,000. "You know ab
Truth or Fiction?→ The Florida Mail Bombs Are Not ‘False Flags’
In the final days of October 2018, after a series of glass-packed pipe bombs were delivered to high-profile critics of United States President Donald Trump, rumors ran wild about who the suspect was and what he wanted. Few of these theories were organi
PolitiFact→ Congressional Leadership Fund – Despite claim, Minnesota's Dan Feehan isn't throwing the border gates open
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Despite claim, Minnesota's Dan Feehan isn't throwing the border gates open A new ad from a Republican-backed super PAC has a scary message about Democrat Dan Feehan for voters in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional D
PolitiFact→ Erik Paulsen – No, Dean Phillips was not involved in a sexual harassment case at one of his companies
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, Dean Phillips was not involved in a sexual harassment case at one of his companies A television ad in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District attempts to tie Democratic candidate Dean Phillips to a congressm
Snopes→ Trump Escalates Threats Against Migrant Caravan
Trump tweeted: "This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!"
Internet Archive→ White House Briefing : CSPAN2 : October 29, 2018 2:27pm-2:52pm EDT
[LIVE] White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders holds a briefing with reporters. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN2.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerprint TV, Columbia Sparse Fing
Snopes→ Was Mail Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc a Registered Democrat?
A listing for the mail bomb suspect on MyLife.com underwent a series of edits after his arrest in October 2018.
Snopes→ CNN Says Suspicious Package Received at Atlanta Post Office
The latest suspicious package comes just hours before a federal court hearing was to begin for Cesar Sayoc, 56, who faces five federal charges.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show Water and a “Chemical” Turning Into “Milk”?
Numerous substances are liquid, white, and opaque, and not all of them are milk.
Snopes→ Guns Send over 8,000 US Kids to ER Each Year, Analysis Says
In a study looking at data from 2006-14, serious gun injuries including many from assaults sent 75,000 U.S. children and teens to emergency rooms over the nine years.
Snopes→ Synagogue Survivors Recall Ordeal; Suspect is Due in Court
The first funeral is planned for Tuesday.
Snopes→ Brazil Elects Far-Right President, Worrying Rights Groups
Jair Bolsonaro, a brash far-right congressman who has waxed nostalgic for Brazil's old military dictatorship, won the presidency of Latin America's largest nation.
Snopes→ Wait Times for Citizenship Applications Stretch to 2 Years
More than 700,000 immigrants are waiting on their applications to become U.S. citizens, a process that in many parts of the country now takes a year or more.
Snopes→ Indonesia Says Survivors Unlikely from Lion Air Plane Crash
President Joko Widodo urged Indonesians to "keep on praying" as rescuers search for victims.
Snopes→ Trump Says Media is ‘Enemy’ After Shooting, Bomb Plot
The president's comments follow a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead and a mail bomb scare targeting Democrats and CNN.
Washington Post→ These Republicans are misleading voters about our Obamacare fact checks
We have discovered at least seven Republicans are running for reelection by falsely telling voters their opponents earned Four Pinocchios for statements on preexisting conditions.
Snopes→ Indonesia Lion Air Flight with 189 on Board Crashes Into Sea
A Lion Air flight with 189 people on board crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital.
Snopes→ Was Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victim Rose Mallinger a Holocaust Survivor?
A mass shooting by a man who reputedly said he 'wanted all Jews to die' led some to place additional layers of tragedy onto the calamity.
Snopes→ Do Uncancelled Stamps Prove Mail Bombs Were Not Send Through the USPS?
Not every standard procedure is an absolute, especially when it comes to the U.S. Postal Service.
Snopes→ Migrant Caravan to Test Following Report of Abducted Child
Coordinators of a caravan of several thousand Central American migrants moving through southern Mexico urged its members to rest.
Snopes→ An Open Door and a Massacre: Gunman Kills 11 at Synagogue
The gunman targeted a building that housed three separate congregations, all of which were conducting Sabbath services when the attack began.
Snopes→ Are Texas Voting Machines Switching People’s Votes?
Social media rumors report that voting machines in Texas are changing voters' selections to the opposite party's candidate in the state's U.S. Senate race.
Washington Post→ No, President Trump, the NYSE did not open the day after the Sept. 11 attacks
The president justified holding a rally after the Pittsburgh synagogue attack by claiming the NYSE opened the next day. Has no one at the White House heard of Google?
Internet Archive→ President Trump’s Remarks at Future Farmers of America Convention : CSPAN : October 27, 2018 2:59pm-4:29pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump delivers remarks at the Future Farmers of America convention in Indianapolis. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Colu
Truth or Fiction?→ Suspect in Attempted Bomb Attacks Had History of Crime, Conspiracy Theories
An unsettling week of threats and bombs sent to various high-profile political figures and pundits culminated in the arrest of a suspect in south Florida, a reckoning online, and a whole slew of conspiracy theories around the bombs and the culprit. Ces
Suspect in Attempted Bomb Attacks Had History of Crime, Conspiracy Theories
An unsettling week of threats and bombs sent to various high-profile political figures and pundits culminated in the arrest of a suspect in south Florida, a reckoning online, and a whole slew of conspiracy theories around the bombs and the culprit. Cesar Sayoc, Jr. already had a long list of convictions by the time he […]
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Sam Hyde Is NOT The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
Today there was a shooting near a Pittsburgh synagogue and predictabley people started blaming comedian Sam Hyde of being the shooter on social media even though it is not true. Police responding to 'active shooter' in Pittsburgh synagogue A
Lead Stories→ Satirical Fake News Writer Christopher Blair Announces Midterm Election Moratorium
Readers of this site are probably aware that some of the content found on Macedonian fake news websites is often copied directly from the satirical sites and Facebook pages of Christopher Blair and his friends. On those sites and pages they wr
Snopes→ Trump Lectures Media for Trying ‘To Score Political Points’
President Donald Trump lectured the media at length, accusing reporters of trying "to use the sinister actions of one individual to score political points" against him.