Voting Conspiracies
Q: Is it true that there were more votes than voters in Wood County, Ohio, and St. Lucie County, Fla., and that Obama lost every state with photo ID laws? A: No. A viral email that makes those claims...
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No Russian Troops in U.S.
Q: Is Russia providing 15,000 troops to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency provide security for the U.S.? A: No. A renewed agreement between the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry and FEMA...
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A False Claim of a Medicare Change
Q: Does the Affordable Care Act require Medicare beneficiaries over age 75 to be admitted to the hospital by their primary care physician? A. No. There is no such requirement in the law. FULL QUESTION...
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Roots Not Related to Ambassador Stevens
Q: Is Charles Roots a cousin of the late U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, and did he write the “true story” about Stevens’ death? A: No. Roots is not related to Stevens, and he says he is...
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No ‘New World Order’
Q: Did President Obama call for a “new world order” in a speech in Europe? A: No. Video of Obama’s speech was edited to change the meaning of what he said. FULL QUESTION Did Obama, in a televised...
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FlackCheck.org Video: Spotting Bogus Claims
“That Chain E-mail Your Friend Sent to You Is (Likely) Bogus. Seriously.” That’s the title of a special report we published in 2008 encouraging readers to be highly skeptical of any chain emails that...
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Congressional Pensions Update
Q: Can members of Congress retire and receive their full pay after serving one term? A: No. Only senators are eligible for a pension after one term, but it won’t be their full salary. FULL QUESTION Do...
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Return of the False Tax Claims
Every once in a while bogus emails get revised, recycled – and widely recirculated. That is happening now with a viral email that purports to list income tax increases that take effect this year and...
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‘New’ Taxes Aren’t New
It’s back! That false chain email about the “new” tax increases that aren’t new is circulating again. The taxes weren’t new when we wrote about them in 2014 or 2015, and they weren’t “all passed under...
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Prayer Day Still Not Cancelled
Year after year, we see some of the same false viral claims circulating on social media and via email with little about them changing but the dates. Claims that President Barack Obama has cancelled the...
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