President Donald Trump campaigned for Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) at a "Make America Great Again" rally in Richmond, Kentucky. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) briefly joined him on stage." Sponsor: White House Trave
Internet Archive→ Pastor Andrew Brunson at the White House : CSPAN : October 13, 2018 7:00pm-7:27pm EDT
President Trump met with Pastor Andrew Brunson and his family in the Oval Office. Pastor Brunson had been detained in Turkey on espionage and terrorism-related charges since 2016. He was convicted on Friday and released on time served....This item belo
The Friends, the Video, and the Bear in the Bucket
October 2018 was, like the months immediately preceding it, a seemingly endless march of stressful news stories and increasing political tensions globally as elections loomed in countries around the world. That naturally led a subsection of internet regulars to seek out more uplifting, simple stories, preferably those involving rescuing cute animals. The Daily Mail got in on […]
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Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested For Trying Out Dozens of Sex Toys In Walmart Store
Was 27-year-old Laura Martinez arrested in a Union City Walmart in California for testing various sex toys in the middle of a Walmart store? No, that's not true, the story was made up by a Canadian website that publishes fictional tales of bi
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO College Boys Pledge To Remove Testicles If Trump Wall Is Built
Is a college sophomore named Trent Griliphaen the latest college boy to pledge the removal of his testicles if President Donald Trump builds a wall on the Mexican border? No, that's not true, an old hoax story has been reposted by a network of
Hoax-Slayer→ First Communion on the Moon
This story was first published on October 28th 2009 – Image: NASA – Buzz Aldrin on the Moon This long circulated message claims… The post First Communion on the Moon appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Home Where Witch Trials Victim John Proctor Lived for Sale
A house where a victim of the Salem witch trials once lived is on the market for $600,000 just in time for Halloween.
FactCheck.org→ Americans for Prosperity
Political leanings: Conservative/Libertarian Spending target: Part of a network aiming to spend $400 million Americans for Prosperity is a “social welfare” organization that belongs to an influential network of politically active groups ba
Snopes→ Are Visitors to Virginia Prisons Barred from Wearing Tampons?
A controversial Virginia Department of Corrections regulation regarding tampons was scuttled shortly before it took effect.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump Say the Sitting President Should Be Impeached If the Dow Jones Loses 1,000 Points in Two Days?
A viral October 2018 tweet has all the hallmarks of a fake.
PolitiFact→ National Taxpayers Union – Do Trump tariffs cost more than Affordable Care Act taxes?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Do Trump tariffs cost more than Affordable Care Act taxes? In an op-ed for the Washington Examiner, analysts at the National Taxpayers Union wrote that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would cost American t
FactCheck.org→ Taking Pelosi Out of Context
Q: Did Nancy Pelosi describe how the Democrats use a tactic called the “wrap-up smear” to attack political opponents? A: No. Pelosi was describing a tactic that she anticipated Republicans would use against her in 2018. Her remarks were
Snopes→ NASA Official: Tense Moments but Calm Crew in Aborted Launch
Two minutes after Hague and Ovchinin blasted off for the International Space Station, their rocket failed.
Snopes→ After 20 Years, Wyoming Still Struggles with Shepard Murder
The acrimony over Shepard's legacy runs high here.
Snopes→ Facebook Says Hackers Accessed 29M People’s Accounts
Facebook says third-party apps and Facebook apps like WhatsApp and Instagram were unaffected by the breach.
Snopes→ Is This a Photograph of Hurricane Michael?
A photograph of an approaching storm is real, but it was taken months before Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida.
Snopes→ What Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thomas Jefferson Say About the Constitution?
An out-of-context, incomplete sentence and an apocryphal quotation do not make for an informative comparison.
Snopes→ Excerpts of Pope Francis’ Letter to Cardinal Wuerl
Pope Francis sent Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl a warm letter in accepting his resignation.
Snopes→ Florida Cancels Mobile Morgues, No Mass Casualties Found
Rescue teams have reached 80 percent of the disaster zone, deploying across a vast area from the Florida coast to the Georgia border to look for survivors.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Medicare Op-Ed
CNN’s Jake Tapper this week looks at some of the numerous false and misleading claims that President Trump made in an op-ed that ran under the president’s name in USA Today: Trump falsely claimed that the Medicare for All Act would “tak
Snopes→ Lawsuit: Man Convicted After Mother Rejected ‘Dirty Cop’
A suit filed in federal court alleges Lamonte McIntyre was targeted after his mother rebuffed a homicide detective's sexual advances.
Snopes→ Did Donald Trump’s First Year as President See the Lowest Jobs Growth Since 2011?
A left-wing web site's January 2018 meme was based on data that were accurate at the time, but which have since been revised.
Pro-Choice Activist Breaks World Record With 27th Abortion?
A story about a woman cheerfully embarking on her 27th straight abortion hit social media in October 2018, shocking readers who learned about Elena Travis, the 34-year-old med school student with an unusual hobby (but a heart of gold): The historic operation was performed at the Sacramento Street Health Center and required Elena Travis, 34, […]
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