Is a Photograph of Roger Stone Holding a ‘Hillary for Prison’ Shirt Real? After political operative Roger Stone was arrested on January 25 2019, a photograph in which he appeared to proudly display a shirt bearing the slogan “Hillary for Prison” began circulating on social media: As in the example above, the image was often captioned “A rare picture of what karma looks like.” The commentary alluded to […]
Is Nancy Pelosi Refusing to Meet with Any U.S. Citizen Who Had a Family Member Murdered by ‘an Illegal’? In January 2019, a Facebook user posted a status update that has since become virally popular. It said: IMAGINE THAT NANCY PELOSI IS REFUSING TO MEET WITH ANY U.S. CITIZEN WHO HAD A FAMILY MEMBER MURDERED BY AN ILLEGAL. The post appeared on its own with no citations or other information to contextualize its claims. However, we […]
Did a CNN Reporter Assault a White House Employee? The morning after a hotly-contested midterm election resulted in Republicans resoundingly losing control of the House, United States President Donald Trump held a press conference to discuss the results and take questions from journalists. In the middle of the event, CNN reporter Jim Acosta stood to ask questions of Trump, including one about the ongoing […]
