Summary In the time Donald Trump has been in the White House: The jobless rate dropped to the lowest in nearly half a century, and the number of unfilled job openings hit a record high. Economic growth spurted to a 4.2 percent annual rate in the most
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Snopes→ Did Brett Kavanaugh Rule That a Raped Immigrant Teen Must Delay Her Abortion in Order to ‘Think About it Maturely’?
A widely-shared meme got the basic facts right about an October 2017 case involving the newest Supreme Court justice but embellished certain details.
Snopes→ California Judge Will Order New Trial in $289M Roundup Award
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos wrote that plaintiff DeWayne Johnson failed to produce “clear and convincing evidence of malice or oppression” by Monsanto.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Booker Quote Lifted from Satirical Story
Q: Did Sen. Cory Booker say he’s “sick and tired of the Constitution … manipulating everything we do”? A: No. That viral quote was lifted from a satirical story. FULL ANSWER The satirical Christian website the Babylon Bee poke
Snopes→ Did a ‘West Virginia Republican’ Tell Women to ‘Get Your Coat Hangers Ready’ ?
Parkersburg City Councilman Eric Barber made the "coat hanger" comment in a reply to a Facebook post about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation.
LaCroix and its Chemical Additives
LaCroix sparkling water has had something of a moment, but anything popular comes with detractors. The fruity, low-calorie beverage met its own in October 2018 in the form of a class-action lawsuit that claims, among other things, that the drink contains ingredients used in cockroach insecticide. Chicago-based law firm Beaumont Costales also slammed LaCroix for false […]
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FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Escalating Exaggerations on Blumenthal
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Marine Corps reservist during the Vietnam War, wrongly claimed years ago that he “served in Vietnam” and once spoke of the mistreatment of Vietnam veterans “when we returned.” Those misstatements are fair game for his
Identifying Fake News Series: Contact Us Pages
Fake news can vary widely in quality and believably from source to source, but quite often identifying it is as easy as taking a moment to learn who is behind a that particular website or social media account. Frequently the creators of fake news put quantity ahead of quality and they are counting on the […]
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