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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-banks-600-dollar-irs/
Will Banks Have To Report All Transactions Over $600 to IRS Under Biden Plan?
Nur Ibrahim
09/16/2021
[ "The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some." ]
Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Bidens American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans' access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-banks-600-dollar-irs/
Do banks need to disclose all transactions exceeding $600 to the IRS as part of the Biden administration's proposed plan?
Nur Ibrahim
09/16/2021
[ "The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some." ]
Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Bidens American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans' access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-banks-600-dollar-irs/
Will banks be required to disclose all transactions exceeding $600 to the IRS as part of the Biden proposal?
Nur Ibrahim
09/16/2021
[ "The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some." ]
Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Bidens American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans' access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-banks-600-dollar-irs/
Do banks need to disclose all transactions exceeding $600 to the IRS as part of the Biden proposal?
Nur Ibrahim
09/16/2021
[ "The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some." ]
Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Bidens American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans' access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-banks-600-dollar-irs/
Is it required for banks to disclose every transaction exceeding $600 to the IRS as per the Biden proposal?
Nur Ibrahim
09/16/2021
[ "The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some." ]
Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Bidens American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans' access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-banks-600-dollar-irs/
Will banks be required to disclose all transactions exceeding $600 to the IRS as part of the Biden administration's plan?
Nur Ibrahim
09/16/2021
[ "The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some." ]
Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Bidens American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans' access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-banks-600-dollar-irs/
Does the Biden plan require banks to report all transactions exceeding $600 to the IRS?
Nur Ibrahim
09/16/2021
[ "The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some." ]
Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Bidens American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans' access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-banks-600-dollar-irs/
Will banks be required to disclose all transactions exceeding $600 to the IRS as outlined in President Biden's proposal?
Nur Ibrahim
09/16/2021
[ "The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some." ]
Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Bidens American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans' access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requi...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-banks-600-dollar-irs/
Will banks be required to disclose all transactions exceeding $600 to the IRS as part of the Biden administration's proposal?
Nur Ibrahim
09/16/2021
[ "The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some." ]
Announced in April 2021, U.S. President Joe Bidens American Families Plan is an ambitious proposal that aims to expand Americans' access to childcare and education and increase the number of women in the workforce. The plan is to fund all of this through more taxes on higher-income earners and increased reporting requi...
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neutral
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cdc-speech-children-masking/
Did CDC Lower Speech Milestones for Kids Due to Effects of Masking, Lockdowns?
Nur Ibrahim
03/05/2022
[ "Children who are 30 months old should have a vocabulary of around 50 words, the new CDC guidelines say. " ]
In early 2022, the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many were debating the effects of masks and lockdowns on early childhood development. Internet rumors abounded, including one claiming that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) actually lowered the standard milestones for measuring childhood devel...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/10/joel-griffith/some-countries-ditched-wealth-taxes-what-might-mea/
Of the 14 wealthy OECD countries with a wealth tax in 1996, 10 have since then abandoned it.
Jon Greenberg
05/10/2019
[]
Elizabeth Warren pins a lot of hopes on her ultra-millionaire tax. The Democratic presidential candidate would like to put a 2% levy on assets over the $50 million mark, and 3% on those over $1 billion. The revenues would pay for her plans to pay for universal child care, student debt forgiveness and other programs she...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/san-jose-alien/
Close Encounters of the Blurred Kind
Kim LaCapria
11/09/2015
[ "Photographs of an \"alien\" found in San Jose are likely pictures of a deer fetus, and they clearly aren't being removed from Facebook as part of a cover-up." ]
Claim: A photograph taken shortly after a California "UFO sighting" depicts a dead alien creature. Example:[Collected via e-mail, November2015] Seems this is going viral on Facebook. They are talking about a missle launch and consequent "lights" then stating they heard screaming and found this "alien" or animal: "In S...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/house-exorcism-hurricane/
Did an Exorcism Save a House from Destruction During a Hurricane?
Dan MacGuill
05/03/2018
[ "A viral meme fabricated supernatural involvement in an already remarkable hurricane survival story." ]
In September 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall in Galveston, Texas, the site of the deadliest hurricane in American history 108 years earlier, and caused multiple deaths and an estimated $30 billion in property damage throughout Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate thei...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/feb/14/tammy-baldwin/expansive-definition-helps-green-jobs-outnumber-oi/
Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce, which is more than the number of people working in the fossil fuel industry.
Tom Kertscher
02/14/2014
[]
The notion of counting the number of green jobs in America made us think, oddly enough, of a middle-age guy trying for cool by pairing a sport coat with blue jeans. Not easy. Yet quite matter-of-factly, while touting a clean energy jobs bill she introduced, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin made the following statement Jan. 22, ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-laziness-is-a-trait-in-blacks/
Did Trump Say 'Laziness Is a Trait in Blacks; No Black President Again Any Time Soon'?
David Emery
08/08/2016
[ "A meme created the impression that Donald Trump claimed that there wouldn't be a black president again any time soon because 'laziness is a trait in blacks.'" ]
An Internet meme circulating in August 2016 paired two racially charged statements previously attributed separately to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump: While neither attribution was new, the conjunction of the two statements created the impression that Trump must have at some time opined that no black per...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/extremist-warnings-facebook/
Is Facebook Issuing New Warnings About 'Extremist Content'?
Jessica Lee
07/07/2021
[ "The purported messages urge users to seek support from the tech giant's partners." ]
In July 2021, some Facebook users reported seeing new warning messages from site administrators about "harmful extremist content" or asking whether they felt someone they knew was "becoming an extremist." The reports authentically captured a new Facebook-led pilot initiative that attempted to help site administrators...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oakland-guaranteed-income-bipoc/
Is Oakland Offering "Guaranteed Income" Only to People of Color?
Alex Kasprak
04/05/2021
[ "The experimental program originally described itself as solely for families who are Black, indigenous, and people of color, but that has since changed. " ]
On March 23, 2021, The Associated Press reported on an Oakland, California, initiative named Oakland Resilient Families "that will give low-income families of color $500 per month with no rules on how they can spend it." This "demonstration project," as Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf described it, is a test of what is know...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/jul/23/barack-obama/obama-us-has-recovered-recession-better-almost-eve/
We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth.
Lauren Carroll
07/23/2014
[]
While his critics decry his economic policies, President Barack Obama keeps insisting that hes had economic success. In a speech in Wilmington, Del., last week, Obama offered several pieces of evidence that, in his view, suggests that the country is rebounding from the recession. Unemployment is at its lowest rate sinc...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/where-is-god/
Billy Graham's Daughter's Speech
David Mikkelson
10/02/2001
[ "Did Billy Graham's daughter say that 'We cannot just ask God in when disaster strikes'?" ]
As many others have pointed out, one of the pitfalls of the Internet as a means of communications is that it can be used to spread misinformation as rapidly as accurate information, but all too often the former is set loose to spread far and wide, and correction comes too late, if at all. Here is a case in point of why...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/firefighters-helmet-stolen-911/
Was an FDNY Firefighter's Helmet Worn on 9/11 Stolen?
Dan Evon
04/12/2019
[ "Firefighter Michael O'Connell has received two replica helmets and numerous messages of support since his 2015 plea went viral, but his original helmet has not been returned. " ]
On 2 June 2015, New York firefighter Michael O'Connell took to Facebook to ask social media users for help in locating a helmet that had been stolen from his house a few years prior. O'Connell posted a photograph of his son with the helmet and explained that he had worn it throughout his FDNY career, including during 9...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/firefighters-helmet-stolen-911/
Has a firefighter's helmet from the FDNY that was worn on September 11th been taken?
Dan Evon
04/12/2019
[ "Firefighter Michael O'Connell has received two replica helmets and numerous messages of support since his 2015 plea went viral, but his original helmet has not been returned. " ]
On 2 June 2015, New York firefighter Michael O'Connell took to Facebook to ask social media users for help in locating a helmet that had been stolen from his house a few years prior. O'Connell posted a photograph of his son with the helmet and explained that he had worn it throughout his FDNY career, including during 9...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/firefighters-helmet-stolen-911/
Was a Fire Department of New York firefighter's helmet that was worn on September 11th taken without permission?
Dan Evon
04/12/2019
[ "Firefighter Michael O'Connell has received two replica helmets and numerous messages of support since his 2015 plea went viral, but his original helmet has not been returned. " ]
On 2 June 2015, New York firefighter Michael O'Connell took to Facebook to ask social media users for help in locating a helmet that had been stolen from his house a few years prior. O'Connell posted a photograph of his son with the helmet and explained that he had worn it throughout his FDNY career, including during 9...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steve-scalise-convention/
Did Steve Scalise Attend a White Supremacist Convention?
Kim LaCapria
12/28/2014
[ "\"Throughout his career in public service, Mr. Scalise has spoken to hundreds of different groups with a broad range of viewpoints.\"" ]
On 28 December 2014, the web site CenLamar published an article titled "House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Was Reportedly an Honored Guest at 2002 International White Supremacist Convention." According to the site, current House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, then a Louisiana state representative, was a guest speaker at a...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steve-scalise-convention/
Was Steve Scalise present at a gathering organized by white supremacists?
Kim LaCapria
12/28/2014
[ "\"Throughout his career in public service, Mr. Scalise has spoken to hundreds of different groups with a broad range of viewpoints.\"" ]
On 28 December 2014, the web site CenLamar published an article titled "House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Was Reportedly an Honored Guest at 2002 International White Supremacist Convention." According to the site, current House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, then a Louisiana state representative, was a guest speaker at a...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cos-cause/
Bill Cosby on Blaming White People
Barbara Mikkelson
10/15/2005
[ "Did comedian Bill Cosby's remarks form the basis of a 'We Can't Blame White People' essay?" ]
Claim: Comedian Bill Cosby's remarks form the basis of a 'We Can't Blame White People' essay. CORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2005] They're standing on the corner and they can't speak English. I can't even talk the way these people talk: Why you ain't, Where you is, What he drive, Where ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/howl-to-the-chief/
Jang Sung-taek Executed by Hungry Dogs?
David Mikkelson
01/03/2014
[ "Was North Korean official Jang Sung-taek executed by being thrown into a cage with 120 starved dogs?" ]
Claim: North Korean official Jang Sung-taek was executed by being thrown into a cage with 120 starved dogs. Example: [Collected via e-mail, January 2014] Did North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un kill his Uncle by feeding him and his assistants to starving dogs? Origins: On 13 December 2013, North Korean state media...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2010/may/28/empower-texans/pac-says-texas-public-schools-employ-one-non-teach/
There are 321,092 public school teachers in Texas. And there are 313,850 non-teachers in our public schools.
Ciara O'Rourke
05/27/2010
[]
Urging Texans to find out how public schools are spending their money, Michael Quinn Sullivan, president of the conservative-leaning Empower Texans, which advocates for limited government, suggests that maybe too many non-teachers are soaking up taxpayer dollars that could be spent on classroom instruction. Everyone sa...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tucker-carlsons-mom-leave-him-1-in-her-will/
Did Tucker Carlson's Mom Leave Him $1 in Her Will?
Alex Kasprak
04/26/2023
[ "The will, which surfaced amid a three-generation inheritance dispute, did not prevent Carlson from inheriting portions of his mom's estate." ]
Following the unexpected firing of Fox News personality Tucker Carlson on April 25, 2023, a flurry of claims both old and new about the conservative commentator went viral. One long-standing assertion regarding Carson is that his mother left him only $1 in her will: unexpected firing The claim stems from documents p...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kandiss-taylor-jesus-guns-babies/
Yes, Kandiss Taylor's Campaign Slogan is 'JESUS, GUNS, AND BABIES'
Madison Dapcevich
02/17/2022
[ "The Georgia governor hopeful launched her Paint Georgia Taylor Red Bus Tour in February 2022." ]
Curious about how Snopes' writers verify information and craft their stories for public consumption? We've collected some posts that help explain how we do what we do. Happy reading and let us know what else you might be interested in knowing. help explain let us know Political hopeful Kandiss Taylor, who is vying to b...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kandiss-taylor-jesus-guns-babies/
Certainly! Kandiss Taylor's campaign slogan is 'JESUS, GUNS, AND BABIES'.
Madison Dapcevich
02/17/2022
[ "The Georgia governor hopeful launched her Paint Georgia Taylor Red Bus Tour in February 2022." ]
Curious about how Snopes' writers verify information and craft their stories for public consumption? We've collected some posts that help explain how we do what we do. Happy reading and let us know what else you might be interested in knowing. help explain let us know Political hopeful Kandiss Taylor, who is vying to b...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kandiss-taylor-jesus-guns-babies/
Indeed, the campaign slogan of Kandiss Taylor is 'JESUS, GUNS, AND BABIES'.
Madison Dapcevich
02/17/2022
[ "The Georgia governor hopeful launched her Paint Georgia Taylor Red Bus Tour in February 2022." ]
Curious about how Snopes' writers verify information and craft their stories for public consumption? We've collected some posts that help explain how we do what we do. Happy reading and let us know what else you might be interested in knowing. help explain let us know Political hopeful Kandiss Taylor, who is vying to b...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pizza-vending-machine/
Pizza Vending Machines
Kim LaCapria
07/02/2015
[ "Rumors of the imminent arrival of pizza vending machines swept social media in mid-2015, but those machines have been \"coming soon\" for several years now." ]
In mid-2015, social media users got their collective hopes up about the advent of the pizza vending machine, an innovation that would enable them to obtain one of their favorite things (pizza) while simultaneously avoiding one of its least popular aspects (human interaction). Tweets and Facebook posts about the pizza v...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tiffany-chokers-slave-collars/
Did Tiffany Chokers Originate as Slave Collars?
Kim LaCapria
09/27/2016
[ "Tiffany & Co. never made or sold slave collars, and a viral image of a slave collar is not from an exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C." ]
On 26 September 2016, a Facebook user published the following status update and photograph reporting that his sister had captured an image of a Tiffany slave collar at an "African-American history museum in DC" (presumably a reference to the National Museum of African American History and Culture): status update presum...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walmart-plastic-bag-free-giveaway/
SCAM ALERT: Walmart Is Not Giving Away Vouchers To Celebrate Going Plastic Bag-Free
Madison Dapcevich
03/24/2021
[ "Though the retail giant has made a commitment to reduce the use of plastic bags, stores around the world still offer them." ]
A scam that circulated on Facebook in late March 2021 claimed that anyone who shared and commented on a post would receive a bag full of goodies and a $75 Walmart voucher after validating their entry at a link included in the post (archived here). here The text in the post read: To celebrate the great news of Walmart...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pressure-canner/
Blunder Pressure
Kim LaCapria
08/28/2015
[ "" ]
FACT CHECK: Does a photograph depict a pressure canner accident? Claim: A photograph depicts a pressure canner accident. PROBABLY Example: [Collected via Reddit, August 2015] Why I'm not allowed to cook dinner anymore Origins: On 24 August 2015, a user (who has since deleted the post from their history) publish...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/arctic-century-photos/
Do These Photographs Show the Same Spot in the Arctic 100 Years Apart?
Dan Evon
10/19/2018
[ "A glacier comparison project documented some stark changes in the Arctic landscape across the span of a century." ]
In early October 2018, the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a dire report stating that unprecedented efforts were needed in order to prevent destabilization of Earth's climate. The report reignited (at least briefly) interest in global warming and climate change and drew social ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/macron-scolds-biden-nato-summit/
Did Macron Scold Biden at NATO Summit?
Dan Evon
06/18/2021
[ "Single photographs can be misinterpreted easily. " ]
In June 2021, world leaders from dozens of countries met in Brussels for the 31st formal meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). U.S. President Joe Biden held a number of bilateral meetings and news conferences during the event, and although a number of world leaders made remarks praising the American...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/billionaire-steve-guoves-last-words/
Are These the Last Words of Billionaire Steve Gouves?
Dan Evon
01/07/2019
[ "Can fictional characters be penalized for plagiarizing fake news?" ]
In December 2015, we looked into a bit of text being shared on social media which was said to represent the final words of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. We hoped our article helped to put the kibosh on that false rumor, but in January 2019 a nearly identical speech was circulated anew, only this time attributed to a dif...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/santa-cross/
Santa Hung on a Cross in Japan?
David Mikkelson
10/22/1999
[ "Did a Japanese department store once display Santa Claus nailed to a cross?" ]
Driven by a thriving retail industry, a cultural penchant for obligatory gift-giving, and a fascination with the West, the Japanese adopted (and adapted) several traditional Western holiday celebrations after World War II. Stripped of their meaning and bent to the whims of retailers, however, these holidays have taken...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/santa-cross/
Did Santa Claus get crucified in Japan?
David Mikkelson
10/22/1999
[ "Did a Japanese department store once display Santa Claus nailed to a cross?" ]
Driven by a thriving retail industry, a cultural penchant for obligatory gift-giving, and a fascination with the West, the Japanese adopted (and adapted) several traditional Western holiday celebrations after World War II. Stripped of their meaning and bent to the whims of retailers, however, these holidays have taken...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/santa-cross/
Did Santa Hang on a Cross in Japan?
David Mikkelson
10/22/1999
[ "Did a Japanese department store once display Santa Claus nailed to a cross?" ]
Driven by a thriving retail industry, a cultural penchant for obligatory gift-giving, and a fascination with the West, the Japanese adopted (and adapted) several traditional Western holiday celebrations after World War II. Stripped of their meaning and bent to the whims of retailers, however, these holidays have taken...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/aug/21/gina-raimondo/gina-raimondo-says-her-former-company-helped-creat/
Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs.
Karen Lee Ziner
08/21/2014
[]
In herBack To Workcampaign ad, General Treasurer Gina Raimondo, one of four Democrats running for governor, stated that her former venture capital firm, Point Judith Capital, helped create more than 1,000 jobs when she was partner. She made the same claim while campaigning for treasurer in the 2010 election. (Raimondo ...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/26/steve-adler/steve-adler-jeopardy-austin-safety-best-place-live/
Says Austin is the safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running.
W. Gardner Selby
04/26/2018
[]
Austin MayorSteve Adler, who seeks a second term this November, reacted to a game-show moment with a swaggering claim. In anApril 25, 2018, tweet, Adler responded to this clue fromthat nights episodeof Jeopardy: Per Rick Perry, its the blueberry in the tomato soup. Perry, the Republican former governor,often offers the...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/26/steve-adler/steve-adler-jeopardy-austin-safety-best-place-live/
Austin, deemed the safest major city in Texas, boasts an unemployment rate of less than 3% and has been consecutively recognized as the top place to reside in the entire United States for two years in a row.
W. Gardner Selby
04/26/2018
[]
Austin MayorSteve Adler, who seeks a second term this November, reacted to a game-show moment with a swaggering claim. In anApril 25, 2018, tweet, Adler responded to this clue fromthat nights episodeof Jeopardy: Per Rick Perry, its the blueberry in the tomato soup. Perry, the Republican former governor,often offers the...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/26/steve-adler/steve-adler-jeopardy-austin-safety-best-place-live/
Austin is recognized as the safest major city in Texas, boasting an unemployment rate of less than 3% and winning the title of the top place to reside in the entire United States for two consecutive years.
W. Gardner Selby
04/26/2018
[]
Austin MayorSteve Adler, who seeks a second term this November, reacted to a game-show moment with a swaggering claim. In anApril 25, 2018, tweet, Adler responded to this clue fromthat nights episodeof Jeopardy: Per Rick Perry, its the blueberry in the tomato soup. Perry, the Republican former governor,often offers the...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/mar/31/donald-trump/donald-trump-has-no-evidence-ted-cruz-was-responsi/
SaysTed Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug.
C. Eugene Emery Jr.
03/31/2016
[]
Call it the war over the wives. An ad suggesting that Donald Trump's wife, Melania, might not be modest enough to be first lady started a series of nasty exchanges between Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz that have been the talk of the campaign for more than a week. CNN's Anderson Cooper grilled Trump about the ad during aMarch...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2010/jan/20/linda-chavez-thompson/says-most-texans-arent-millionaires/
Most Texans aren't millionaires.
W. Gardner Selby
01/19/2010
[]
Linda Chavez-Thompson kicked off her campaign for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor by assailing the personal wealth of incumbent Republican David Dewhurst, whos jet-fueled three winning statewide campaigns partly from personal funds.Chavez-Thompson, whose background lies in labor unions, said Jan. 4: I...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-inherit-depleted-military/
Did Trump Inherit a 'Depleted' Military From Obama?
Dan Evon
09/26/2020
[ "U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly exaggerated the \"depleted\" state of the military when he took office. " ]
One claim that has often been repeated by U.S. President Donald Trump is that he rebuilt a military that was "totally depleted" by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Trump's grievance is based on a grain of truth military spending was reduced during Obama's second term but Trump's statements on the matter have combined d...
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false
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-inherit-depleted-military/
Did Trump receive a military that was weakened from Obama?
Dan Evon
09/26/2020
[ "U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly exaggerated the \"depleted\" state of the military when he took office. " ]
One claim that has often been repeated by U.S. President Donald Trump is that he rebuilt a military that was "totally depleted" by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Trump's grievance is based on a grain of truth military spending was reduced during Obama's second term but Trump's statements on the matter have combined d...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-inherit-depleted-military/
Was the military that Trump inherited from Obama considered weakened?
Dan Evon
09/26/2020
[ "U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly exaggerated the \"depleted\" state of the military when he took office. " ]
One claim that has often been repeated by U.S. President Donald Trump is that he rebuilt a military that was "totally depleted" by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Trump's grievance is based on a grain of truth military spending was reduced during Obama's second term but Trump's statements on the matter have combined d...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-inherit-depleted-military/
Was the military that Trump inherited from Obama considered to be lacking in resources?
Dan Evon
09/26/2020
[ "U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly exaggerated the \"depleted\" state of the military when he took office. " ]
One claim that has often been repeated by U.S. President Donald Trump is that he rebuilt a military that was "totally depleted" by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Trump's grievance is based on a grain of truth military spending was reduced during Obama's second term but Trump's statements on the matter have combined d...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-inherit-depleted-military/
Did Trump receive a military that was weakened by the previous administration of Obama?
Dan Evon
09/26/2020
[ "U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly exaggerated the \"depleted\" state of the military when he took office. " ]
One claim that has often been repeated by U.S. President Donald Trump is that he rebuilt a military that was "totally depleted" by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Trump's grievance is based on a grain of truth military spending was reduced during Obama's second term but Trump's statements on the matter have combined d...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-a-bird-poop-on-biden/
Did a Bird Poop on Biden?
Dan Evon
04/13/2022
[ "Something fell on the president's shoulder. Was it bird poop?" ]
On April 12, 2022, a video went viral on social media that supposedly showed bird poop falling onto U.S. President Joe Biden's shoulder as he was speaking at an event in Iowa. We examined that video and photographs from the event, and collected statements from White House officials and journalists. Here's what we lear...
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false
null
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jan/25/martin-omalley/could-gm-worker-afford-college-tuition-just-two-we/
Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughters college tuition on just two weeks wages.
Louis Jacobson
01/25/2016
[]
Democratic presidential candidate Martin OMalley recently offered a striking comparison about American families and college tuition. Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughters college tuition on just two weeks' wages, OMalley wrote in apost on Medium. Today, we are saddling our ...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-eagle-hopi-indian-resistance/
Did a 'Hopi Indian Chief' Write a Lockdown-Era Message About 'Resistance'?
Dan MacGuill
11/04/2021
[ "Check your source's sources' sources. " ]
Snopes is still fighting an infodemic of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and advice you encounter. Beco...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fascism-corporations-corporatism-dictionary/
Fascism, Corporations, and Merriam-Webster
Dan MacGuill
04/27/2018
[ "A popular meme repeated confused and inaccurate claims about the purported links between fascism and modern corporations." ]
The American corporation has long been a target, especially in online debate, of criticism and condemnation sometimes well-founded and justified, but at other times irrelevant and wrong-headed. According to a theory advanced by Academy Award-nominated director Adam McKay, there is a direct link between the modern cor...
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false
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/apr/15/michael-t-owens/new-hotel-fee-adds-costs-not-always-guests/
A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax thats part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgias convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.
April Hunt
04/15/2015
[]
It was clear that everyone would pay a bit more when the Georgia Legislature rammed through a $900 million transportation funding bill that voters and businesses alike said the state needed. State gasoline taxes will increase by almost 35 percent. Electric vehicle drivers, who havent been paying for gas, and truckers b...
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true
null
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/sep/18/facebook-posts/can-someone-afford-apartment-making-minimum-wage/
There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment.
Steve Contorno
09/18/2014
[]
What kind of apartment can you afford on a minimum-wage salary? Your options may be very limited. There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment, says aFacebook graphicposted Sept. 11 from OurTime.org, an advocacy group for young Americans. At PolitiFact...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trombone-of-contention/
Trombone Death
David Mikkelson
11/10/2004
[ "Was a band musician killed by a slide trombone?" ]
Claim: A band musician received a fatal head injury from a trombone slide. Status: False. Example: [Weekly World News, 1996] Bocholt, Germany A band musician died of a brain injury when the trombonist behind him jerked the slide of his trombone forward and struck the trumpeter in the back of the head! Police say t...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/park-place/
Zuccotti Park - Brookfield Properties
David Mikkelson
11/10/2011
[ "Is Zuccotti Park owned by Brookfield Properties?" ]
Claim: Zuccotti Park is owned by Brookfield Properties, which has other political connections. OF AND INFORMATION Examples: [Collected via e-mail, October 2011] Whaaaaaaaaaaaat a coincidence! Hey, this is great! Imagine the odds of this happening. Do you know the park in NYC that the Wall Street protesters are occu...
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neutral
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/29/andrew-cuomo/what-gov-cuomo-got-right-about-disparity-between-s/
Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.
Meghan Hall
04/29/2020
[]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose daily press briefings on the states battle against the coronavirus have drawn wide coverage, has extended his rhetorical reach through social media. On April 12, Cuomo took to Twitter to spotlight what he saw as a disparity in federal funding between New York and states that had fewer ...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1249363265731297280" ], "sentence": "Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case...
true
null
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/may/03/ed-fitzgerald/ed-fitzgerald-says-people-are-working-longer-hours/
Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores.
Tom Feran
05/03/2013
[]
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald formally announced his candidacy for governor last month, kicking off his campaign with speeches in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. The Democrat, taking aim at the man he hopes to unseat next year, portrayed Republican Gov. John Kasich as a politician whose policies hurt midd...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf" ], "sentence": "According to its American Time Use Survey, the average employed American spent an average of 7.6 hours per day working on days that theyworked in 2011, the most recent year available. That's an increase from 7.48 hours in2...
true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/andromeda-galaxy-moon-photo/
Photograph 'Taken Without a Telescope' Shows Andromeda Galaxy Next to the Moon
Dan Evon
05/25/2016
[ "A purported photograph that shows the galaxy next to (and much larger than) the moon is actually a composite of two separate images." ]
An image purportedly showing the Andromeda Galaxy next to the moon circulated in May 2016, along with the claim that it was taken from Finland and without the aid of atelescope. However, this picture is actually a composite of two separate images, and the Andromeda Galaxy appears far smaller in the night sky to the nak...
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false
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2011/jun/21/rick-scott/gov-rick-scott-says-canadians-love-florida-beaches/
Almost 10 percent of Canadians came to visit Florida last year ... (Canadians) buy 7.4 percent of our homes in the state.
Katie Sanders
06/21/2011
[]
Fresh off afive-day trade missionto Canada, Florida Gov. Rick Scott was eager to drop a few tidbits about the country's relationship with the Sunshine State. In a news conference with the Capitol press corps on June 16, 2011, Scott showed off his Florida-Canada knowledge, claiming that: Almost 10 percent of Canadians c...
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true
null
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2011/jul/08/herb-conaway/assemblyman-herb-conaway-jr-claims-gov-chris-chris/
This governor has cut funding repeatedly for people who have AIDS, who need drugs to save their life.
Bill Wichert
07/08/2011
[]
Wearing pink shirts and holding up signs, people gathered outside the Statehouse in Trenton recently as Democratic legislators led a rally to increase womens health care funding in the face of opposition from Gov. Chris Christie.When Assemblyman Herb Conaway Jr. (D-Burlington/Camden) addressed the crowd on June 20, he ...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-economy-pandemic/
Did Trump Add 11.6M Jobs to U.S. Economy During Pandemic?
Jessica Lee
10/12/2020
[ "U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made the claim during a debate with Democratic rival U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris." ]
Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here Facing Democratic rival U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris for a debate in October 2020, Vice President Mike Pence attempted to give credit to his boss, President Donald Tru...
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neutral
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-economy-pandemic/
During the pandemic, did Trump contribute to the U.S. economy by generating 11.6 million jobs?
Jessica Lee
10/12/2020
[ "U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made the claim during a debate with Democratic rival U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris." ]
Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here Facing Democratic rival U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris for a debate in October 2020, Vice President Mike Pence attempted to give credit to his boss, President Donald Tru...
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neutral
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-economy-pandemic/
"Was 11.6 million jobs added to the U.S. economy by Trump during the pandemic?"
Jessica Lee
10/12/2020
[ "U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made the claim during a debate with Democratic rival U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris." ]
Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here Facing Democratic rival U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris for a debate in October 2020, Vice President Mike Pence attempted to give credit to his boss, President Donald Tru...
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neutral
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-economy-pandemic/
Did Trump create 11.6 million jobs in the U.S. economy amid the pandemic?
Jessica Lee
10/12/2020
[ "U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made the claim during a debate with Democratic rival U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris." ]
Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here Facing Democratic rival U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris for a debate in October 2020, Vice President Mike Pence attempted to give credit to his boss, President Donald Tru...
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neutral
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/whistleblowers-firsthand-knowledge/
Did US Intelligence Eliminate a Requirement That Whistleblowers Provide Firsthand Knowledge?
Bethania Palma
10/01/2019
[ "A conspiracy theory about the \"deep state\" got shared widely by the president and his supporters." ]
In September 2019, whistleblower allegations that U.S. President Donald Trump held back military aid to Ukraine in an effort to obtain damaging information on a political rival led to an impeachment inquiry and an ongoing scandal. allegations It wouldn't be the 2010s if the fallout didn't include a conspiracy theory ci...
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false
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/soda-meme/
Macy's Drops SodaStream Over Israeli Controversy?
David Mikkelson
10/24/2014
[ "Did Macy's remove SodaStream products from their stores because the products are made in disputed territory in Israel?" ]
Claim: Macy's removed SodaStream products from its stores because the products are made in disputed territory in Israel. PROBABLY Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2014] Bowing to pressure from leftwing pro-Palestinian activists, Macy's has decided to scrub Israeli-made SodaStream products from their shelves ...
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false
null
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/may/31/greg-casar/greg-casar-says-austin-ranked-repeatedly-high-econ/
Says Austin has been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country.
W. Gardner Selby
05/31/2018
[]
An official concerned about government not enforcing fair housing regulations says Austin has long been known to be a city divided. Greg Casar, who represents District 4 on the Austin City Council,toldtheAustin American-Statesmanin May 2018: We do have a really serious problem in Austin. Weve been ranked repeatedly as ...
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true
null
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oj-simpson-sag-aftra-strike/
Did O.J. Simpson Tweet That He Would Join SAG-AFTRA Strike?
Nur Ibrahim
07/14/2023
[ "The former football player has acted and produced professionally in the past." ]
In mid-July 2023, the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the union representing Hollywood actors and performers, voted to go on strike against major studios after negotiations broke down. voted A tweet by @KeatonPatti went viral on July 13, 2023, purporting to show ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oj-simpson-sag-aftra-strike/
Was there a tweet by O.J. Simpson stating that he intended to participate in the SAG-AFTRA strike?
Nur Ibrahim
07/14/2023
[ "The former football player has acted and produced professionally in the past." ]
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/oj-simpson-sag-aftra-strike/
Was it O.J. Simpson who posted on Twitter that he intended to participate in the SAG-AFTRA strike?
Nur Ibrahim
07/14/2023
[ "The former football player has acted and produced professionally in the past." ]
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-nyc-ban-hot-dogs/
Did NYC Ban Hot Dogs?
Dan Evon
04/25/2019
[ "Government-run facilities in New York City are definitely cutting back on processed meats." ]
On 22 April 2019, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city's "Green New Deal," an "audacious plan to attack global warming on all fronts." While this package of investments and new legislation covered several approaches to reduce emissions by nearly 30 percent by the year 2030, a number of outlets focused ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/are-these-children-separated-by-obama/
Were These Children Separated From Their Parents Under Obama?
Kim LaCapria
06/21/2018
[ "A 2014 photograph of unaccompanied minor immigrants is misleadingly being described as showing children separated from their parents by the Obama administration." ]
During ongoing national debate over a novel policy of separating families at the border, a photograph circulated (originally from Joshua Feuerstein, a self-styled "American evangelist, Internet and social media personality" who last made headlines in 2015 when he manufactured a so-called "Christmas cup controversy") th...
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Were these children separated from their parents during the Obama administration?
Kim LaCapria
06/21/2018
[ "A 2014 photograph of unaccompanied minor immigrants is misleadingly being described as showing children separated from their parents by the Obama administration." ]
During ongoing national debate over a novel policy of separating families at the border, a photograph circulated (originally from Joshua Feuerstein, a self-styled "American evangelist, Internet and social media personality" who last made headlines in 2015 when he manufactured a so-called "Christmas cup controversy") th...
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Were these kids divided from their parents during the Obama administration?
Kim LaCapria
06/21/2018
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/praying-hands-cloud-formation/
Is This Video of a 'Praying Hands' Cloud Formation Real?
David Emery
01/22/2023
[ "Photoshop works in mysterious ways." ]
It's not uncommon for the human eye to pick out familiar-seeming shapes among clouds in the sky, nor for the human mind to experience, however briefly, the sensation that such a resemblance is more than just coincidental. There's a name for this general phenomenon: pareidolia. pareidolia It's also not uncommon, especia...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/united-states-deporting-veterans/
Does the United States Deport Military Veterans?
Brooke Binkowski
02/07/2016
[ "Honorably-discharged veterans of the U.S. military have, under certain circumstances, either received deportation orders or been deported." ]
Immigration is a sensitive and touchy issue, and never more so than in the United States during an election year. Thus, when stories started to emerge in 2016 about a group of veterans of the U.S. military living in Mexico after they had been deported from the United States (a story we previously reported on) it seemed...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tom-cotton-drug-testing/
Did Senator Tom Cotton Call for Drug Testing for Social Security Recipients?
Dan MacGuill
01/24/2018
[ "The Arkansas Republican has supported drug screening for welfare programs, but never for Social Security." ]
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Was it suggested by Senator Tom Cotton that drug testing should be required for individuals receiving Social Security benefits?
Dan MacGuill
01/24/2018
[ "The Arkansas Republican has supported drug screening for welfare programs, but never for Social Security." ]
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tom-cotton-drug-testing/
Was Senator Tom Cotton advocating for drug testing for those who receive Social Security benefits?
Dan MacGuill
01/24/2018
[ "The Arkansas Republican has supported drug screening for welfare programs, but never for Social Security." ]
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tom-cotton-drug-testing/
Did Senator Tom Cotton advocate for drug testing individuals receiving Social Security benefits?
Dan MacGuill
01/24/2018
[ "The Arkansas Republican has supported drug screening for welfare programs, but never for Social Security." ]
Amid tense talks between Congressional Republicans and Democrats over the 2018 federal budget, the attention of many observers turned to each side's record on government spending, benefits and entitlements, and fiscal priorities. In that vein, a widely-shared Facebook meme took aim at Republican Senator Tom Cotton of ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tom-cotton-drug-testing/
Did Senator Tom Cotton Advocate for Drug Testing Social Security Beneficiaries?
Dan MacGuill
01/24/2018
[ "The Arkansas Republican has supported drug screening for welfare programs, but never for Social Security." ]
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ice-cube-50-cent-trump-hats/
Does a Photo Show Ice Cube, 50 Cent Wearing Trump Hats?
Dan Evon
10/20/2020
[ "A manipulated image was just a lil bit misleading." ]
Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here On Oct. 20, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump posted an image to social media that supposedly showed musicians Ice Cube and Curtis "50 Cent" Jack...
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Is there a photograph depicting Ice Cube and 50 Cent wearing hats with the Trump logo?
Dan Evon
10/20/2020
[ "A manipulated image was just a lil bit misleading." ]
Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here On Oct. 20, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump posted an image to social media that supposedly showed musicians Ice Cube and Curtis "50 Cent" Jack...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ice-cube-50-cent-trump-hats/
Is there a photo depicting Ice Cube and 50 Cent wearing hats that support Trump?
Dan Evon
10/20/2020
[ "A manipulated image was just a lil bit misleading." ]
Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here On Oct. 20, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump posted an image to social media that supposedly showed musicians Ice Cube and Curtis "50 Cent" Jack...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/11/jon-ossoff/sen-david-perdue-hasnt-held-town-halls-did-offer-a/
Says David Perdue hasn't held a single public town hall meeting in six years and sells four meetings a year and a retreat on a private island for a $7,500 corporate PAC check.
Tom Kertscher
12/11/2020
[ "We found no evidence that Perdue has held open town halls during his nearly six years in the Senate., He does offer meetings with political action committees that make annual donations to his campaign." ]
In a debate where he appeared alongside an empty lectern, Democrat Jon Ossoff attacked his absent Republican opponent, saying Georgia Sen. David Perdue hasnt been accessible to his constituents and has sold his time for donations from political action committees. Perdue hasn't held a single public town hall meeting in ...
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Did Dave Ramsey Write This 'Wake Up America' Op-Ed?
Dan Evon
01/08/2021
[ "A months-old opinion piece was recirculated on social media in January 2021, this time with a famous name (incorrectly) attached to it. " ]
On Jan. 7, 2021, a lengthy piece of text urging Americans to "wake up" was widely circulated on social media along with the claim that it had been penned by radio host Dave Ramsey. Scott Baio, a conservative pundit best known for playing Chachi on the 1970s sitcom "Happy Days," was one social media user who misattribut...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rowan-atkinson-death-hoax/
Rowan Atkinson Death Hoax
David Emery
07/14/2016
[ "A frequently recirculated Facebook hoax has convinced many people that actor Rowan Atkinson (\"Mr. Bean\") either committed suicide or died in a car accident, but he is alive and well." ]
Another celebrity death hoax reared its head in July 2016, then again in March 2017, and yet again in July 2018, as posts circulated on Facebook sharing the news that British actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson, best known for playing the character Mr. Bean on television and in movies, was dead, having committed suicide ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/monica-lewinsky-net-worth/
Did Monica Lewinsky 'Leave Behind' a 'Stunning' Net Worth?
Jordan Liles
12/29/2020
[ "Online advertisements falsely implied that Monica Lewinsky was dead and claimed that her net worth stunned her family." ]
In late December 2020, a misleading online advertisement appeared to announce that Monica Lewinsky was dead and that her net worth stunned her family. It read: "Monica Lewinsky's Net Worth Stuns Her Family At Age 47. Monica Lewinsky Leaves Behind A Net Worth That Will Boggle Your Mind." appeared However, this was not...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/monica-lewinsky-net-worth/
Has Monica Lewinsky left a significant net worth behind?
Jordan Liles
12/29/2020
[ "Online advertisements falsely implied that Monica Lewinsky was dead and claimed that her net worth stunned her family." ]
In late December 2020, a misleading online advertisement appeared to announce that Monica Lewinsky was dead and that her net worth stunned her family. It read: "Monica Lewinsky's Net Worth Stuns Her Family At Age 47. Monica Lewinsky Leaves Behind A Net Worth That Will Boggle Your Mind." appeared However, this was not...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/monica-lewinsky-net-worth/
Did Monica Lewinsky 'Leave Behind' an 'Impressive' Net Worth?
Jordan Liles
12/29/2020
[ "Online advertisements falsely implied that Monica Lewinsky was dead and claimed that her net worth stunned her family." ]
In late December 2020, a misleading online advertisement appeared to announce that Monica Lewinsky was dead and that her net worth stunned her family. It read: "Monica Lewinsky's Net Worth Stuns Her Family At Age 47. Monica Lewinsky Leaves Behind A Net Worth That Will Boggle Your Mind." appeared However, this was not...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/monica-lewinsky-net-worth/
Has Monica Lewinsky accumulated a substantial net worth?
Jordan Liles
12/29/2020
[ "Online advertisements falsely implied that Monica Lewinsky was dead and claimed that her net worth stunned her family." ]
In late December 2020, a misleading online advertisement appeared to announce that Monica Lewinsky was dead and that her net worth stunned her family. It read: "Monica Lewinsky's Net Worth Stuns Her Family At Age 47. Monica Lewinsky Leaves Behind A Net Worth That Will Boggle Your Mind." appeared However, this was not...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://archive.vn/cXpzY#selection-1923.0-2048.0" ], "sentence": "In late December 2020, a misleading online advertisement appeared to announce that Monica Lewinsky was dead and that her net worth stunned her family. It read: \"Monica Lewinsky's Net Worth Stuns Her Family At Age 47. ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rigged-tornado/
Drilling Rig Tornado
David Mikkelson
04/18/2006
[ "Photograph taken in west Texas shows a tornado funnel and lightning bolt alongside an oil rig?" ]
Claim: Photograph taken in west Texas shows a tornado funnel and lightning bolt alongside a drilling rig. Example: [Collected via e-mail, July 2008] Drilling Rig Talk about your one in a million photo.Imagine this.... You are working the night shift on a drilling rig in West Texas, south of the small town of Ft ...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/jan/29/marco-rubio/rubio-says-he-has-never-supported-cap-and-trade-de/
I have never supported cap and trade.
Joshua Gillin
01/29/2016
[]
Sen. Marco Rubio defended past support of a cap-and-trade bill in the Florida House by saying it was an attempt to protect the state from future federal regulations. Fox News moderator Bret Baier asked Rubio about the issue at a Republican presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 28, 2016. Baier said Ru...
[ "Candidate Biography", "Cap and Trade", "Florida" ]
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/apr/23/marco-rubio/rubio-cap-and-trade-would-hurt-economy-might-not-h/" ], "sentence": "Rubio has been very outspoken during this campaign abouthis opposition to cap and trade, which lets businesses trade pollution credits if t...
true
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nancy-pelosi-tesla/
Did Nancy Pelosi Invest Up to $1M in Tesla?
Dan MacGuill
02/01/2021
[ "The U.S. House Speaker came under scrutiny for the contents of a financial disclosure in January 2021." ]
In January and February 2021, Snopes readers asked us to examine reports that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had invested as much as $1 million in the electric vehicle company Tesla, prompting concerns over a potential conflict of interest on her part. On Jan. 25, Business Insider published an article with the headlin...
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[ { "hrefs": [ "https://web.archive.org/web/20210125133024/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/nancy-pelosi-discloses-1-million-call-options-tesla-stock-2021-1-1029998372" ], "sentence": "On Jan. 25, Business Insider published an article with the headline \"Nancy Pelosi Has Plowed Up to ...
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jet-scream/
Jets Spell 'F*ck Off'
David Mikkelson
12/05/2011
[ "Photograph shows military jets in formation spelling out an obscene phrase?" ]
Claim: Photograph shows military jets in formation spelling out an obscene phrase. Examples: [Collected via e-mail, January 2011] Look at it very very carefully - until you can appreciate the message. Final Harrier salute The Harrier boys might appreciate this view from the left side and at a distance (or half clos...
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