Did Canada Agree to Take in 100,000 Palestinians?
The Canadian government refuted a story that originated with a one-source report out of Lebanon.
Politics
Did Trump Share a Logo Identical to One Used by a White Nationalist Group?
The use of lion-related iconography has a long history among fascists and their supporters.
Was a North Carolina Teenager Registering People to Vote at a Popeye’s Chicken?
David Ledbetter’s ingenuity made his efforts into a national story in August 2019.
Has Denmark Offered to Buy the United States From Russia?
Timely geopolitical satire was mistaken for a real story by some presumably exhausted readers.
Did the Presidents of the United States and France Agree on Inviting Russia Back Into the Group of Seven?
A report relying on an anonymous “senior official” within the Trump administration was quickly contradicted by other news organizations.
Did Someone Act Out a ‘Mock Assassination’ of Trump at a Democratic Fundraiser?
Illinois state Sen. Martin Sandoval said a vendor was responsible for the “regrettable exchange.”
Did Franklin Graham Show a Double Standard on Presidential Infidelity?
The difference in the evangelist’s treatment of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton was captured in a graphic online.
Is Donald Trump Deleting Anti-Immigrant Tweets?
In the hours after a mass shooter at a mall in El Paso, Texas left at least 22 people dead, rumors flew that the President of the United States was deleting relevant tweets.
Did U.S. President Donald Trump Say ‘What You’re Seeing’ Is ‘Not What’s Happening’?
In July 2019, the Facebook page “Bristol for Europe” shared side-by-side prints that contrasted a purported quote by United States President Donald Trump with one from English author George Orwell: On the left was a quote attributed to George Orwell from the novel 1984, first published in 1949. That portion read: THE PARTY TOLD YOU TO REJECT THE …
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Did ICE Detain an American Citizen Despite His Proof of Citizenship?
In July 2019, multiple news organizations reported that American-born teenager Francisco Galicia was apprehended and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the previous month — who then kept him for close to a month: A United States citizen has been detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly a …
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