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Many political opinion pieces circulate with no identifying authorship or publication information, or with credits mistakenly attributing them to the wrong sources. In this section we attempt to set the record straight on those counts for some of the more widely-circulated pieces.

Congressional Pensions

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 29, 2001 Are Congressmen exempt from paying into Social Security?
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Franklin Graham giving a speech

The American Dream Ended Last Night in Ohio?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 2, 2015 A speech by Franklin Graham laments that the American dream ended with the reelection of Barack ...
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US President Joe Biden holds a face mask

Did a Prague Newspaper Call U.S. a 'Confederacy of Fools' for Electing Joe Biden?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov 12, 2012 A Czech newspaper editorial purportedly claimed the U.S. was endangered by the people who electe ...
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A picture of a trucker prayer circle showed men near trucks praying purportedly near the Canada or Canadian border in 2022 but actually showed Honduras in 2020.

Does Photo Show Trucker Convoy Prayer Circle at US-Canada Border?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb 16, 2022 An old picture that showed men kneeling in a "trucker prayer circle" was shared in 2022 as if it ...
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Did Netanyahu Give This Speech to Hamas?

Did Netanyahu Give This Speech to Hamas?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 12, 2021 This text has been circulating since 2014.
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Lester Holt said fairness is overrated which was stripped of its context by subsequent stories.

Did Lester Holt 'Urge Journalists to Ditch Objectivity'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Apr 1, 2021 Holt's remarks about the dangers of misinformation on the internet were misconstrued in a mislea ...
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serena williams

Did Tennis Star Serena Williams Write the Viral 'I'm Sick of COVID-19' Post?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 24, 2020 A person by that name definitely posted the message.
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Is This Trump's 'Congressional Reform Act of 2017'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 23, 2020 This is one of those ideas that really shouldn't be passed around.
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Did Comedian Steve Harvey Praise President Trump as a Politically Incorrect 'Fixer'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Mar 4, 2019 Facebook users attributed an unusual analogy about "raccoons" to "Steve Harvey" in early 2019. B ...
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Did Hal Lundgren Write an Open Letter to Lebron James?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec 3, 2018 We're skeptical that an open letter criticizing NBA star Lebron James was actually penned by fre ...
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Wedding cake with figurines of two men in suits on top.

Did a Tennessee Hardware Store Put Up a 'No Gays Allowed' Sign?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 7, 2018 The store that put up the sign in 2015 was back in the news several years later when it celebrat ...
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Did Mike Huckabee Complain About Michelle Wolf After Mocking 'Triggers' on Twitter?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Apr 30, 2018 Two tweets by the former GOP presidential candidate were combined to highlight a discrepancy in ...
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Did History Professor Heather Richardson Posit the Immigration Ban Was a 'Shock Event'?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan 31, 2017 A viral Facebook post holding that President Trump's controversial immigration ban was a "shock ...
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U.S. 'Divorce Agreement' Letter

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct 3, 2016 A letter that has been passed around since at least 2009 has questionable origins.
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Allen West Pens Open Letter to Colin Kaepernick

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 30, 2016 Conservative commentator and retired Army officer Allen West blasted the 49ers quarterback for p ...
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Ben Carson: Muslims Worship 'the Moon God of Arabia'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Aug 17, 2016 An essay denigrating American Muslims has been a viral e-mail forward for at least a decade and ...
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The Tragic Life Experiences of Dallas Police Chief David Brown

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jul 13, 2016 The deaths of five officers in Dallas prompted interest in the often tragic life circumstances o ...
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Donald Trump Editorial via The New Yorker?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb 29, 2016 A widely-circulated editorial about Donald Trump didn't reach viral popularity until it was misa ...
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Dick Morris on Hillary Clinton

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 19, 2016 Former Clinton White House advisor Dick Morris made several assertions about Hillary Clinton in ...
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Peggy Noonan on Donald Trump

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan 12, 2016 A popular e-mail forward about Donald Trump wasn't written by Peggy Noonan, nor was it published ...
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