‘President Harris’: Biden Misspeaks During Vaccine Update Yes, U.S. President Joe Biden mentioned "President Harris" during a brief set of remarks about vaccine rollout progress.
Did Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Say ‘Amen and Awomen’ During a Congressional Prayer? A January 3 2021 clip of Rep. Cleaver purportedly saying "amen and awomen" has been labeled as a "misguided" attempt at inclusivity.
Did ‘Nancy and the Dems’ Try to ‘Slip Taxpayer-Funded Abortion’ into a Coronavirus Aid Bill? Dueling viral Facebook posts are presenting the same story, but from different ends of the American political continuum.
Can You Adjust Facebook to Block Fact-Checkers? An account appearing to belong to a Texas woman exhorted her friends to block "Zuckerberg's bots" on her own page.
Does Footage Prove Elizabeth Warren Lied About ‘Visibly Pregnant’ Firing? According to rumors, videos disprove the Democratic presidential candidate's claim that she was fired for being "visibly pregnant," but headlines can be misleading.
Is it Now Illegal to Say ‘Illegal’ in New York City? A number of increasingly hysterical posts on social media claimed that New York City had either criminalized or outright banned calling people "illegal," a rumor that spread like wildfire.
Did Nancy Pelosi Call ‘Late-Term Abortion’ Bans ‘Really Quite a Sad Thing?’ On April 14 2019, a Facebook user shared a text-based status update (archived here), claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had described “late-term abortion” bans as “really quite a sad thing”: Against a purple gradient background, white text read: Nancy Pelosi just called Trump’s request to ban late-term abortion “Really quite a sad thing.” No […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell Posing With Confederate Flag? A purported 1990s-era photograph of McConnell in front of a large Confederate flag has circulated intermittently since at least 2015.
Did Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence Call White House Fast Food a ‘Perfect Blue Collar’ Party? In mid-January 2019, after United States President Donald Trump served visiting Clemson football players fast food in an understaffed White House during a record-breaking, ongoing government shutdown, a meme emerged with a purported quote from attendee Trevor Lawrence: Text overlaid on a photograph of Lawrence read (in all capital letters): CLEMSON QB SPEAKS OUT TO […]
Did Obama Order ‘Behavior Experiments’ on Americans? A program that helped U.S. troops with their finances was painted as something more sinister online.
