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Snopes→ Is This a Photograph of Susan B. Anthony Being Beaten on the Street?
A "get out the vote" meme highlights a photograph that was crucial to garnering public support for the British suffragette movement.
Snopes→ Mega Millions Players Ponder How to Spend Record $1.6 Billion Prize
With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at a record $1.6 billion, people are snapping up tickets across the U.S.
PolitiFact→ The facts on taxes in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report
The large tax bill passed by the Republican Congress and signed by President Donald Trump is not getting mentioned much on the midterm campaign trail, perhaps because the public seems to be lukewarm on whether it was a good idea. But taxes, like d
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2018 President Trump Holds rally in Nevada : CSPAN : October 21, 2018 5:56am-6:59am EDT
President Donald Trump held a "Make America Great Again" rally in Elko, Nevada. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) who is up for re-election this year joined the president on stage. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CS
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Remove Your Account From Yahoo’ Phishing Scam
This email, which purports to be from Yahoo, claims that your account will soon be deactivated as you requested. The post ‘Remove Your Account From Yahoo’ Phishing Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Chemotherapy Patient NOT Beaten Up By Antifa Mob After Being Mistaken For Neo-Nazi Skinhead
Did 37-year-old cancer patient Derrick Johnson get beaten up in East Portland after coming out of a chemotherapy session because an Antifa mob mistook him for a neo-nazi? No, that's not true: the story was mde up by a Canadian website that in
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Canada Did NOT Pay Off Entire Federal Debt One Day After Marijuana Legalization
Was Canada able to pay off its entire federal debt one day after legalizing marijuana because of all the extra tax money coming in? No, that's not true: a small Canadian satire website scored a huge viral hit with a fictional article making t
Lead Stories→ Fake News: New Scientific Study Did NOT Show 95% Of Men Who Wear Skinny Jeans Are Attracted To Men
Did a study by "Dr. Felipe Maybals" show that 95% of men who wear skinny jeans are attracted to men? No, that's not true: the doctor and the study don't exist, the whole thing was made up by a "fauxtire" website as a joke. It is not real. Th
Hoax-Slayer→ Fake Spotify Premium Receipts Being Used to Steal Apple IDs
This email, which purports to be an Apple payment notification, confirms that you have purchased a yearly subscription to Spotify Premium for $150.99. The post Fake Spotify Premium Receipts Being Used to Steal Apple IDs appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Mexico Slowly Processes Caravan Migrants at Guatemala Border
Authorities began handing out numbers for people to be processed in a strategy seen before at U.S. border posts when large numbers of migrants show up there.
Snopes→ Amy Schumer Supports Kaepernick, Sits Out Super Bowl Ads
Don't look for Amy Schumer in any Super Bowl LIII commercials this time around.
Snopes→ Trump Says US Will Pull Out of Intermediate Range Nuke Pact
President Donald Trump said he will pull the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty because Russia has violated the agreement.
Snopes→ Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1.6 Billion
Based on sales projections, 75 percent of the 302 million possible combinations will be chosen for Tuesday's drawing.
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2018 President Trump Holds Rally in Nevada : CSPAN : October 20, 2018 2:16pm-3:22pm EDT
[LIVE] President Donald Trump holds a "Make America Great Again" rally in Elko, Nevada. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerpr
Snopes→ Elizabeth Warren Ancestry Issue Highlights How Tribes Decide Membership
The clash between the Massachusetts Democratic senator and President Donald Trump over her Native American heritage highlights the varying methods tribes use to determine who belongs.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CDC Did NOT Accidentally Switch Flu Shots With HIV
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) switch flu vaccinations with HIV samples, infecting millions of children with AIDS by accident? No, that's not true. The rumor was launched by satire website The Onion as a joke, it is
Internet Archive→ The Ingraham Angle : FOXNEWSW : October 19, 2018 11:00pm-12:00am PDT
Laura Ingraham shines a spotlight on everyday Americans and examines how their lives are affected by politics at the federal, state and local level..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Tex
Snopes→ Does This Photograph of a Marine Saluting the U.S. Flag Violate Twitter’s Rules?
Despite claims that an image of a marine saluting an American flag was deemed offensive by Twitter, we found no evidence that it violated the company's rules.
Snopes→ What Are the Requirements for Women Seeking to ‘Get Their Tubes Tied’?
An online image highlights the "paternalistic" treatment some women face when they seek tubal ligations.
Snopes→ Saudis Blame ‘Fistfight’ for Jamal Khashoggi’s Death
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a "fistfight" in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom claimed, finally admitting that the writer had been slain at its diplomatic post.
Snopes→ Five Years in Prison for Stealing Sneakers, 90 Days’ House Arrest for Raping a Young Girl?
Two criminal cases that were widely disparate in the sentencing were also widely disparate in many other factors.
Snopes→ Did George Soros Pay Refugees in Honduras to Join a Caravan and Storm the US Border?
A baseless, fear-mongering and factually inaccurate tweet claiming that a group of refugees in Honduras were paid by George Soros to storm the border was posted by a United States Congressman in October 2018.
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘All Democrats Voted Against a Social Security Raise’ Meme
Weeks before the 2018 United States’ midterm elections, propaganda from across the political spectrum flew thick and fast. Some of it contained grains of truth, while other stories were completely made up, such as a particularly lazy cut-and-pas
The ‘All Democrats Voted Against a Social Security Raise’ Meme
Weeks before the 2018 United States’ midterm elections, propaganda from across the political spectrum flew thick and fast. Some of it contained grains of truth, while other stories were completely made up, such as a particularly lazy cut-and-paste meme that appeared in mid-October: The meme asks rhetorically, without citation or supporting evidence: Were any of you aware […]
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FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump Campaigning in Kentucky
CNN’s “State of the Union” and FactCheck.org this week review three claims that President Donald Trump made at a campaign rally in Kentucky. Speaking in Richmond, Kentucky on Oct. 13, the president said he was putting coal miners “b
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Did Nevada's Dean Heller break his promise to protect expanded Medicaid?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did Nevada's Dean Heller break his promise to protect expanded Medicaid? Democrats have been dogging Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller ever since he sided with his party on a couple of key health care votes last
Snopes→ Did Officials in Georgia Stop a Bus Filled with Black Seniors Going to Vote?
Activists have accused Jefferson County officials of racially-motivated voter suppression, but officials claim they were enforcing a ban on "political activities" at a Louisville senior center.
Washington Post→ A grainy video from Guatemala sparks Trump conspiracy theory
President Trump and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) cherry-picked a video of Honduran migrants to float unfounded conspiracy theories.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman High On Meth Did NOT Die After Pumping Gasoline Into Her Anus
Did a woman high on meth die after pumping gasoline into her anus? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a fake news website pretending to be CBS News that is part of a network of sites recycling the same false stories over and over ag
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misleads on Menendez Case
Q: Is Sen. Robert Menendez on trial — and was his co-defendant convicted on prostitution charges — as an online meme says? A: No. Menendez was tried on corruption charges last year, but was not convicted. His co-defendant was found guilty
Internet Archive→ After the Bell : FBC : October 19, 2018 4:00pm-5:00pm EDT
Analysis of the day's trading activities..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FBC.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fingerprint TV, Columbia Sparse Fingerprint TV, Item Tile, JSON, MP3, Metadata, SubRip, TV Clips JSO
Snopes→ Why Is It ‘Cancelled’ in the UK, But ‘Canceled’ in America?
Is it true that extraneous letters were dropped from certain words in American English because newspapers charged by the letter for advertising?
Snopes→ Russian Woman Charged with US Election Interference
The U.S. is concerned about the campaigns "to undermine confidence in democratic institutions and influence public sentiment and government policies," officials said in a joint statement.
PolitiFact→ Paul Davis – No, the House GOP super PAC isn't spending the most in Kansas 2nd, but they are spending a lot
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | No, the House GOP super PAC isn't spending the most in Kansas 2nd, but they are spending a lot As we close in on the last month before the midterms, the ad wars continue to escalate. Political groups are pouri
Snopes→ Train Mows Down Crowd at India Festival, At Least 58 Dead
The train failed to stop after the accident on the outskirts of Amritsar, a city in Punjab state, said the state governing Congress party politician, Pratap Singh Bajwa.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did United States President Donald Trump Praise an Elected Official Who Body Slammed Reporter?
In late October 2018, as the hideous story of journalist and United States resident Jamal Khashoggi‘s disappearance and suspected brutal murder at the behest of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince continued to unfold, the Trump administration and
Did United States President Donald Trump Praise an Elected Official Who Body Slammed Reporter?
In late October 2018, as the hideous story of journalist and United States resident Jamal Khashoggi‘s disappearance and suspected brutal murder at the behest of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince continued to unfold, the Trump administration and its allies appeared to brush off any sense of urgency about ongoing investigations. “My assessment from these meetings is that […]
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