Unsupported Claim About Black Lives Matter Is Revived on Facebook August 8, 2018 Q: Does a viral claim accusing Black Lives Matter activists of mugging a woman provide any evidence? A: No, it doesn’t. The claim takes an actual story about a 2016 mugging and adds that unsupported accusation.
Bogus Claim About LGBT History Lessons August 3, 2018 Q: Is California forcing “schools to show kids ‘gay sex’”? A: No. California law requires the state’s history curriculum to include “the role and contributions of” LGBT people.
Jennifer Garner Supported Hillary Clinton August 1, 2018 Q: Did actress Jennifer Garner say, “I’m joining Trump train”? A: There is no evidence of that. Garner supported Hillary Clinton for president in 2016.
Noncitizens Get Narrow Access to Polls in San Francisco July 26, 2018 Q: Has San Francisco given noncitizens “the right to vote in elections”? A: Yes, but only in San Francisco school board elections and only for parents, guardians or legal caregivers of children in the city’s schools.
YourNewsWire Hawks False Fraud Headline July 20, 2018 Q: Is the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, “facing fraud charges”? A: No. Two separate cases accuse Puerto Rico officials of misusing government funds, but Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz isn’t involved.
Sen. Harris Didn’t ‘Lie’ About Integration July 13, 2018 Q: Was Sen. Kamala Harris “lying” when she tweeted about integration in the Berkeley public schools? A: No. The school district fully integrated in 1968, and Harris began attending public school in first grade, in 1970.
Trumped Up Headlines Distort Old Story July 11, 2018 Q: Did The New York Times say in 1984 that Donald Trump would be “our best president”? A: No. That year The New York Times published a magazine story featuring Trump’s early success as a businessman, not his political potential.
Partisan Websites Spin Mexican Campaign Rhetoric June 29, 2018 Q: Did the front-runner in the presidential race in Mexico call for an “invasion” of migrants to the U.S.? A: No. Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged to “defend migrants … who of necessity have to leave their villages.”
Sanders Didn’t Call Christianity Insulting June 29, 2018 Q: Did Sen. Bernie Sanders say that Christianity is an insult to Muslims? A: He didn’t say that. He criticized a statement made by a presidential nominee as Islamophobic.
Conspiracy Theory Follows Call For ‘Space Force’ June 21, 2018 Q: Did President Donald Trump call for the creation of a “space force” to fight off an “alien attack”? A: No. The president did request exploration of a “space force,” but it is unrelated to extraterrestrial activity.