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ABC News Yanks ‘Slaughter in Syria’ Video Revealed as YouTube Clip Filmed in Kentucky

News Media, Reporting / By Arturo Garcia / October 15, 2019

The segment aired on two network news shows before finally being pulled.

Did Republicans Hold 33 Benghazi Hearings and Make Hillary Clinton Testify for 11 Hours?

Disinformation, Fact Checks / By Kim LaCapria / October 15, 2019

A popular tweet compared the Trump administration to Clinton’s experiences as secretary of state under former United States President Barack Obama.

A still from a video promoting violence against specific groups and individuals.

Trump Administration Rushes To Distance Itself From Massacre Video at Far-Right ‘Meme Event’

News Media, Reporting / By Arturo Garcia / October 14, 2019

The White House claimed that the president “strongly condemns” the video, even though he had not seen it.

Donald Trump standing at a podium with a clenched fist in the air.

Officials Say United States Not Vacating Syria, Contradicting Trump: Reports

Disinformation, Reporting, Trump / By Arturo Garcia / October 7, 2019

The situation has created an information vacuum that will potentially be a major problem to forces in the region.

Will 154,000,000 Pieces of Plastic from Christmas Crackers in the UK Wind Up in the Ocean in a Single Year?

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / October 3, 2019

Here’s how the rumor about hundreds of millions of pieces of “crackers” becoming ocean plastic got started.

Did the FBI Say Knives are Used in Five Times More Murders than Rifles?

Disinformation, Fact Checks / By Kim LaCapria / October 2, 2019

A number of posts led readers to believe the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s crime statistics implicated knives as far deadlier than rifles, but there are a few issues with that assessment.

Teddy Roosevelt’s Bar Fight: ‘If I’ve Got to, I’ve Got to’

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / September 27, 2019

Sometimes historical facts in meme form are unreliable, but a story about the 26th United States president punching a cocky gunslinger comes from a fairly credible source.