Harry S. Truman: ‘Socialism is a Scare Word’
A viral Facebook meme claims that the 33rd President of the United States criticized the use of the term as wielded against the public’s interest.
Politics
Local News Station Conducts Voting Poll Listing Bernie Sanders as ‘Other’?
Viewers cried foul after a segment appeared to omit the Vermont senator and presidential candidate.
Were Senators Given Protester ‘Assistance’ Cards To Use Against Journalists?
An aide said the instructions represent “longstanding best practices” in dealing with demonstrators.
Is the Equal Rights Amendment Now Law?
A vote to ratify the ERA amendment in Virginia could start still more legal battles.
Does This Photograph Show Syrians Leaving Idlib?
The Russian embassy augmented an announcement about escape routes from Syria with an unrelated, years-old, misleading photograph.
500,000 Americans Will Go Bankrupt This Year from Medical Bills?
A Facebook post claims that half a million Americans “will go bankrupt this year” due to medical bills, and they didn’t “blow their money at a casino in Las Vegas.”
‘Vermont Socialist Plans Mayoralty with Bias Toward Poor’ Headline
An apparent screenshot of a New York Times article from 1981 described Bernie Sanders as having a pro-poor “bias.”
December 7 1943: 56,082 People in Auschwitz; December 7 2019: 69,550 Children in Border Camps?
Social media users shared a shocking comparison between the number of people in Auschwitz at the end of 1943 with the number of children alone in border camps.
Iranians, Iranian-Americans Stopped at U.S. Border with Canada
One woman said a border agent asked her parents, “Did you immigrate, or are you a refugee?”
‘Weird Twitter’ Account Spreads Video Distorting Joe Biden Campaign Speech
The eighteen-second clip was taken out of context from the Democratic Party presidential candidate’s remarks on violence against women.