Was a Bill Passed in Iran Allowing Men to Marry Their Daughters?
An article circulating on social media about Iranian policy contains claims that are both outdated and misleading.
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Did Trump-Supporting Teens Trick Bernie Sanders into Posing with Them?
Images from local news sources are often removed from their context and recaptioned, as was the case with a photo of Sen. Bernie Sanders and high school girls.
Causes of Death Per Day and Rifles Meme
A social media meme purportedly lists causes of death per day in the United States, with rifles coming in lower than nearly any other manner of death.
Is a Box of Ivanka Trump’s Footwear Marked ‘Tariff Exempt’?
A circulating image of a box of the Trump-branded footwear appeared to be stamped “tarriff [sic] exempt”… but it wasn’t.
Did Maxine Waters Say 700 Billion People Will Lose Healthcare Coverage in a Trumpcare Bill?
A September 2019 meme from TPUSA claimed that the lawmaker dramatically overestimated the population of the United States.
Do These Photographs Accurately Contrast Birmingham in 1940 with Birmingham in 2017?
A photograph of “Englishmen ready to die… preventing a foreign invasion” was placed alongside an image of Europe’s largest Eid celebration in 2015 to attempt to push an anti-Islam narrative.
Was Emmett Till’s Sign Vandalized Again, 35 Days After it Was Replaced?
In September 2019, Facebook users circulated an article which claimed that an Emmett Till memorial sign was vandalized, replaced, and then vandalized again.
Starbucks 20-Ounce Venti vs. 12-Ounce Grande Video Experiment
A Facebook video of purported similarities in volume between a Starbucks Venti and Starbucks Grande cup has gone viral, leading some readers to believe the sizes are a scam.
Did North Carolina Ban Sharia Law Statewide?
To understand claims about “sharia law” bans, we first have to understand what constitutes “sharia law” in the first place.
Is the Trump Administration Rewriting the Statue of Liberty’s Poem?
A number of headlines appeared to convince people that acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli was literally replacing the plaque bearing the fabled sonnet on the Statue of Liberty.