Law enforcement officials were still uncertain whether the devices were poorly designed or never intended to cause physical harm.
PolitiFact→ Don Bacon – Don Bacon's comment on tax revenues increasing needs clarification
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Don Bacon's comment on tax revenues increasing needs clarification In Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, claims about the nation’s finances flew back and forth in a recent debate between Democrati
Snopes→ Blowtorch Used to Kill Spiders May Have Started House Fire
There's no word on what happened to the spiders.
Snopes→ UK Police Hunt Shoplifter Who Looks Like David Schwimmer
The actor responded with a Twitter video that showed him scuttling furtively through a convenience store clutching a carton of beer.
Snopes→ Kelly Absent from Show, Reportedly Fired Following Blackface Comments
"I have never been a PC kind of person, but I do understand the value of being sensitive to our history, particularly on race and ethnicity," she said.
Snopes→ China Building Boom Uncovers Buried Dinosaurs, Makes a Star
China's rapid city building has churned up a motherlode of new dinosaur fossils, and no one has seized the scientific opportunity more than one paleontologist.
Snopes→ Mattis Expected to Send Hundreds of Troops to Border
There already are about 2,000 National Guard troops assisting at the border under a previous Pentagon arrangement.
Snopes→ Trump Blames Media for ‘Anger We See Today in Our Society’
A day after CNN's New York headquarters were evacuated after receiving one of the devices, Trump lashed out at the media on Twitter.
Snopes→ Did the ‘Shawshank Husband’ Dig a Tunnel from His Bedroom to a Pub?
An old satire article about a man digging a tunnel to a pub has been fooling unsuspecting readers for years.
Snopes→ Government Ranks 18 US Volcanoes as ‘Very High Threat’
There are 161 active U.S. volcanoes.
Snopes→ Most Americans See a Sharply Divided Nation
How Americans view Trump divides along partisan lines, according to the poll.
Snopes→ Sickness, Fear, Harassment in Mexico Whittle Away at Caravan
The group, many with children and even pushing toddlers in strollers, departed Mapastepec at dawn with more than 1,000 miles still to go before they reach the U.S. border.
Snopes→ Packages to De Niro, Biden Seized, Similar to Pipe Bombs
Police said the package recovered in Manhattan addressed to De Niro, who dropped an expletive insult at Trump at this year's Tony Awards, was similar to the other pipe bombs recovered this week.
Lead Stories→ Fake Headline: Deep State NOT PROVEN To Have Sent Explosive Packages To Themselves In Hopes Of Stopping Red Wave
Did so-called deep-state operatives send bombs to several prominent Democrats hoping to influence the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections? Nobody knows yet: at this point no investigation has been able to definitively prove who sent the
Snopes→ Changing Story Again, Saudi Arabia Says Killing Was Planned
Saudi prosecutors say the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned, state-run media reported.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show a Woman Recording the “Sounds of a Sunflower”?
A viral video captures a woman using a musical tool to translate changes in a plant’s conductivity to an ethereal sounding, but wholly meaningless, noise.
Washington Post→ A caravan of phony claims from the Trump administration
Zero evidence shows that Middle Easterners or terrorists are traveling with the caravan of Central American migrants.
Snopes→ Did the 82nd Airborne Division Receive Word They Are Being Deployed to the Border?
A baseless social media rumor led some readers to believe U.S. soldiers were being sent to the Mexican border in response to a Central American migrant caravan.
Snopes→ Is This a German Village Shaped Like a Fingerprint?
If this village is ever found at the scene of a crime, the culprit won't be difficult to catch.
Snopes→ Are Uber and Lyft Offering Voters Free Rides to the Polls for the 2018 Elections?
Viral memes leave out significant nuance in the transportation companies' efforts to boost democratic participation in 2018.
Snopes→ Did the FBI Confirm George Soros Was Funding the Migrant Caravan?
An echo chamber consisting of dozens of Twitter and Facebook accounts pushed an unfounded conspiracy theory about George Soros.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2018 President Trump Holds Rally in Wisconsin : CSPAN3 : October 24, 2018 7:56pm-9:21pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump holds a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin, ahead of midterm elections to support the re-election bid of Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) and U.S. Senate Candidate Leah Vukmir (R-WI), who is challenging Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldw
Truth or Fiction?→ Makeshift Bombs Sent to Subjects of Major Conspiracy Theories
In the final weeks of October 2018, following months of increasingly shrill, increasingly baroque conspiracy theories pushed by official after elected official, someone began sending mail bombs out to their favorite subjects. The first person to recei
Makeshift Bombs Sent to Subjects of Major Conspiracy Theories
In the final weeks of October 2018, following months of increasingly shrill, increasingly baroque conspiracy theories pushed by official after elected official, someone began sending mail bombs out to their favorite subjects. The first person to receive a mail bomb was philanthropist billionaire George Soros, who has been the American far right’s favorite bugbear at least […]
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FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Soros Is Funding Immigrant ‘Caravan’
Q: Is George Soros paying Central Americans to immigrate to the U.S.? A: That’s an unsubstantiated claim that began with a tweet from Rep. Matt Gaetz and then spread widely online. FULL ANSWER A video purportedly showing Central American emi
PolitiFact→ Future45 – A vote for any Democrat is not a vote for socialism, open borders and tax increases
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | A vote for any Democrat is not a vote for socialism, open borders and tax increases A new national ad sponsored by Future 45, a pro-President Donald Trump Super PAC, claims that voting for any Democrat will
Snopes→ Experts: Bomber Likely Left Behind Trove of Forensic Clues
The U.S. Secret Service says agents have intercepted packages containing "possible explosive devices" addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Snopes→ White Supremacists Arrested on Charlottesville Riot Charges
The leader of a Southern California white supremacist group and three other members have been arrested weeks after indictments of other group members for allegedly inciting the riot last year in Charlottesville, Virginia.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘Greatest Idea’ for a 2014 Law
In his midterm campaign rallies, President Donald Trump has repeatedly made the preposterous claim that he came up with “the greatest idea” for “veterans choice” — a program that was launched in 2014 during the Obama admin
PolitiFact→ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee – Did Andy Barr dismiss military service while boosting serving in political office? Not really
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Did Andy Barr dismiss military service while boosting serving in political office? Not really There are few things worse than belittling military service, and an ad from the Democratic Congressional Campaign C
Snopes→ Auschwitz Museum Gets Nazi Death Camp Conductor’s Baton
The 32-centimeter (13-inch) wood-and-ivory baton with a plaque reading "F. Nierychlo 1940 (A)" was obtained from a private individual.
Snopes→ Kansas Man Guilty in Death of Boy Found Encased in Concrete
Stephen Bodine was also found guilty of child abuse, aggravated child endangerment and two counts of kidnapping.
Washington Post→ Virginia lawmaker promises ‘honest truth’ in misleading ad
Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) looks directly at the camera and tells a whopper about his rival, Abigail Spanberger (D), and her plans for health care.
Snopes→ Putin Says Russia Will Target Nations Hosting US Missiles
Putin rejected Trump's claim that Russia breached the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Snopes→ Did a 17-Year-Old Eagle Scout Build a Nuclear Reactor in His Mom’s Backyard?
The tale of a David Hahn, who earned a merit badge in atomic energy and then turned his backyard into a superfund site as he attempted to build a nuclear reactor there.
Snopes→ Did Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams Once Burn the Georgia State Flag?
The Democrat's participation in a 1992 protest re-emerged during the hotly-contested Georgia governor's race in October 2018.
Snopes→ Man Is Accused of Groping Woman on Plane and Claiming the President Said It’s OK
An FBI affidavit reports that a man groped a woman's breast on a Southwest flight and invoked President Trump's infamous "grab them by the pussy" comment.
Snopes→ Explosive Devices Sent to Obama, Clintons; CNN Evacuated
A police bomb squad was sent to CNN's offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
Snopes→ Report: Agencies Blindsided by Trump Immigration Order
With the White House considering tougher immigration measures as a caravan of migrants slowly heads north from Central America, the GAO report stands as a cautionary tale.
Snopes→ US Advisory Group Urges Hepatitis A Shots for Homeless
The recommendation would make it easier for shelters, emergency rooms and clinics that serve the homeless to offer hepatitis A shots along with other services.