Fake News for the Week Ending January 31, 2020

What's happening in the world of fake news this week? Here's a sampling: Here's a whopper. Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec is spreading the notion, via tweet, that "These Democrats don’t realize that if they impeach Trump and the Senate doesn’t confirm it then it nullifies Trump’s first term and he gets to run two … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending January 31, 2020

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Fake News for the Week Ending January 24, 2020

I started doing this Fake News blog a year ago this week. The very first stories posted were about a fake version of the Washington Post trumpeting President Trump's departure from the White House (he didn't leave), fake posts claiming two Muslim congresswomen co-sponsred a bill to recognize Muslim holidays as federal holidays (they didn't do … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending January 24, 2020

Fake News for the Week Ending January 17, 2020

What's happening? Well... There's a new meme circulating on Facebook that claims that illegals are crossing back into Mexico because President Trump made illegals eligible for the World War 3 draft. A few things are wrong with this. First, there is no draft. Second, Trump didn't and can't make illegal immigrants eligible for anything. Third, … Continue reading Fake News for the Week Ending January 17, 2020