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Disinformation, Fact Checks, Immigration, Trump

Are Members of a Refugee Caravan Defiling American Flags on Their Way to the United States? Various photographs purporting to show members of a caravan of asylum-seekers en route to the United States border were stolen and repurposed from unrelated protests.

An annual caravan heading from Central America to the southern United States border to seek asylum has been beset by rumors, misinformation, and dramatic disinformation during the 2018 election cycle. Participants in the annual event are ...

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Clinton, Obama, Trump, Trump

Melania Trump Hired an Exorcist to Rid the White House of Demons-Fiction!

A spokesperson for Melania Trump said that rumors the first lady brought an exorcist into the White House were "not true in any way."

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Crime / Police, Politics, Trump

Florida Shooter Nikolas Cruz Was a Registered Democrat-Fiction!

False rumors that Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is a registered Democrat are baed on the public voter registration records of someone with a similar name.

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Immigration, Trump, Trump

American Teen Who Killed Muslim Refugee for Raping His Sister Sentenced to Prison-Fiction!

A Facebook post falsely claims that an American teenager who killed a Muslim refugee for raping his 7-year-old sister was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

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Immigration, Trump, Trump

Melania Trump's Parents Used Chain Migration to Gain U.S. Citizenship-Unproven!

Melania Trump’s Parents Used Chain Migration to Gain U.S. Citizenship-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: First Lady Melania Trump’s parents used what the White House refers to as “chain migration” to gain U.S. citizenship. The Truth: There’s ...

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Politics, Trump, Trump

Rep. Adam Schiff's Sister is Married to George Soros' Son-Fiction!

As the congressional investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election heated up, false rumors that U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff's sister married George Soros' son went viral.

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Politics, Trump, Trump

Joe Kennedy's Home Surrounded by a Wall, Proving His Hypocrisy-Fiction!

False claims that Joe Kennedy's home is surrounded by a wall are based on photos of an estate that the Kennedy family sold in 1995, when Joe was just 14.

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Politics, Trump

Elizabeth Warren Claimed Native American Heritage to Land Harvard Teaching Job-Disputed!

Questions about Sen. Elizabeth Warren's claims to Native-American heritage have been around since 2012, but there's no definitive proof either way.

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Obama, Politics, Trump

Intel Officer: Obama Could Be First President With Felony Indictment-Outdated!

False rumors that an intel officer revealed President Obama could be the first president with a felony indictment date back to March 2017.

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Politics, Trump

Democratic Livermore Mayor Marshall Kamena on Donald Trump-Incorrect Attribution!

A pro-Trump column was incorrectly attributed to Dr. Marshall Kamena, former Democratic mayor of Livermore, California, in November 2017.