The Buffet Rule and the Congressional Reform Act of 2017-Mostly Fiction!
“The Buffet Rule” to fix Congress came from an interview Warren Buffet gave in 2011, but Buffet wasn’t making serious policy proposal at the time.
Politics
Monica Petersen Dies While Investigating Clinton Human Trafficking in Haiti-Unproven!
Monica Petersen, a woman doing field work on human trafficking in Haiti, died on Nov. 13 — but rumors that Petersen was investigating the Clinton Foundation’s role in human trafficking sex ring, or that the Clintons killed Petersen, are unproven.
Did Ford Move its Truck Manufacturing Operations to Ohio Because Trump Won the Presidency?
Low-level blogs engaged in outright plagiarism to prop up Trump’s false claims of automaker solidarity.
Hillary Clinton Had Drunken Meltdown after Election Loss-Unproven!
Hillary Clinton supposedly became physically abusive to her staff on election night, but like similar rumors in the past, this one is unproven.
3 Million Non-Citizens Voted in 2016 Election-Unproven!
There are unproven rumors circulating social media that 3 million illegal votes were cast by non-citizens in the 2016 presidential election.
Four-Year-old Dies After Anti-Trump Protesters Block Ambulance-Unproven!
Unfounded rumors are circulating that a four-year-old child died after anti-Trump protesters blocked an ambulance on the way to a hospital.
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooya Bashes Donald Trump-Misleading!
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooya’s comments about Donald Trump and the 2016 election have largely been taken out of context, leading to some calling for a boycott of Pepsi products.
Trump Advisor Steve Bannon is a Racist White Nationalist-Commentary!
Questions have been raised about whether Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s top advisor, is a white nationalist or white supremacist who has racist, sexist and xenophobic world views.
The Rush to Blame 2016 Anti-Trump Protests on George Soros
The billionaire is a familiar — and easy — target for right-wing, antisemitic disinformation.
Mike Pence Supports Electroshock Gay Conversion Therapy-Fiction!
Vice President-elect Mike Pence didn’t outright say that he supports gay conversion therapy, or electroshock gay conversion therapy, contrary to rumors.