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Latest Fact-Checks By Ciara O'Rourke

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stated on May 21, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph shows Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 23, 2019
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stated on May 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"How to Survive The Coming Ice Age" was a Time magazine cover story in 1977.  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 23, 2019
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stated on May 12, 2019 a Facebook post
"Not one Democrat showed up to listen to border officials about the dangerous situation at our border. Not one!!! NOT ONE!"
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 22, 2019
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stated on May 21, 2019 a Facebook post
A photo shows a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, not the Woodstock music festival.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 22, 2019
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stated on May 16, 2019 a Facebook post
"Donald Trump has been in public eye for over 30 years and he was never once accused of being racist by anyone until he decided to run against the Democrats."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 22, 2019
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stated on May 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Vanilla ice cream was black until 1912, when "white people couldn’t tolerate eating something that tasted soooooo delicious being black."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 21, 2019
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stated on May 14, 2019 a Facebook post
There’s a "new Netflix show to make little boys into ‘sexy’ little girls."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 17, 2019
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stated on May 6, 2019 a Facebook post
"70% of Americans in poverty are white."  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 16, 2019
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stated on May 6, 2019 a Facebook post
"In 2010, Maxine Waters steered $12 million in TARP funds to her husband’s private bank account. She was indicted but served no time."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 16, 2019
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stated on May 7, 2019 a Facebook post
An app called Talking Angela asks children personal questions and takes their photo.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 14, 2019
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stated on May 8, 2019 a Facebook post
"The city of Minneapolis has set up a Sharia hotline for residents to report citizens who criticize Islam, in order to prosecute them for ‘hate crimes.’"
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 10, 2019
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stated on May 8, 2019 a Facebook post
A New Hampshire congressman was arrested "when caught by Capitol police defacing the presidential limousine with swastikas."  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 10, 2019
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stated on May 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Says John F. Kennedy said, "What if we go to heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response?"
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 10, 2019
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stated on April 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Neil Armstrong’s space boots don’t match a photo of his footprint on the moon, suggesting the moon landing was a hoax.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 7, 2019
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stated on April 27, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bill de Blasio is "banning hot dog sales to stop climate change."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 7, 2019
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stated on April 22, 2019 a newspaper story
Says Filipino news organizations are part of a plot to discredit President Rodrigo Duterte and destabilize his government.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 3, 2019
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stated on April 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden said, "the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 1, 2019
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stated on April 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Says New York Democrat Jenna Tull was recorded saying, "Americans should be euthanized when they hit 70. They just become too dumb….and think of the money we’d save!"
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 26, 2019
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stated on April 9, 2019 a Facebook post
"Shakespeare said: ‘I always feel happy. You know why? Because I don’t expect anything from anyone. Expectations always hurt. Life is short. So love your life. Be Happy. & Keep smiling."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 26, 2019
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stated on April 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Hillary Clinton said in an email that she didn’t want Michelle Obama at the same events as her.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 26, 2019
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