Did a Texas Newspaper Claim “Members of Antifa’ Were Attacking the Capitol? The "Tyler Morning Telegraph" took some creative liberties with an Associated Press photograph.
Did a Dallas Teacher Call the Kenosha Homicide Suspect a ‘Hero for the Modern Age’? The Wisconsin teen was listed alongside civil rights leaders -- and one of the people he killed.
Is ‘Brisket’ Among HEB Hurricane Supplies? Multiple screenshots of the grocery chain's "hurricane supplies" showed "brisket" listed in its list of essential items.
Did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Admit That Reopening Businesses Would Lead to More COVID-19 Cases? Audio from the governor's conference call with state lawmakers surfaced after a two-day spike in infections statewide.
Northeast Police Department ‘Shopping Cart’ Arrest Controversy A Facebook post by Northeast Police Department in Denton County, Texas about their arrest of an individual for "stealing" a shopping cart faced backlash from outraged readers.
Was a Texas Man Arrested for Dressing as an ‘Alien’ and Abducting People? An El Paso radio station responded after the city was named by a longtime satire blog whose articles are often repurposed as disinformation.
Are El Paso Mass Shooting Victims or Their Families Avoiding Hospitals for Fear of Immigration Enforcement? In the hours after a mass shooting in Texas, rumors appeared that victims and families were too fearful of border authorities to visit hospitals in El Paso.
Is a Proposed Bill in Texas Trying to Disenfranchise the Elderly and Poor by Prohibiting Transportation to Polls? On May 6 2019, the following tweet described proposed legislation in Texas that would purportedly disenfranchise voters unable to drive themselves to the polls: Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes' new bill, S. Bill 9, will disallow driving of elderly, disabled, or poor people to the polls. It would ban efforts with vans full of elderly from nursing […]
Asylum-Seekers Held Under a Bridge in El Paso On March 28 2019, a Twitter user shared the following tweet, purportedly showing a large number of people being detained under an overpass in El Paso, Texas: This concentration camp full of children is in El Paso, Texas, United States. It’s 2019. pic.twitter.com/9wIHzsGKNL — Amir (@AmirAminiMD) March 28, 2019 The images appeared to be authentic […]
Pilot Flying J Truck Stops Remove American Flag-Reported as Fiction! Pilot Flying J has not removed American flags because of complaints from foreigners. The company said a flagpole was being repaired to meet military rules and protocols at a store in Amarillo, and the flag would be returned as soon as possible.
