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Questions tagged [united-states]

Use this tag for questions about claims based in the United States, or limited to the United States.

The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, the States, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district.

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Did Jeff Sessions receive a 2009 NAACP Governmental Award of Excellence?

Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted The NAACP now opposes Sen. Jeff Sessions.....though in 2009 they honored him with their Governmental Award of Excellence. #ConfirmSessions The tweet included an image of an award. Politico also included an image of…
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Did President Trump sign an executive order defunding Planned Parenthood (International)?

Several of my conservative friends have taken to social media, sharing this LiveActionNews article that claims President Trump issued an executive order to defund Planned Parenthood (International). On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an…
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Were 14 million abortions performed on African Americans from 1973 to 2006?

The 2006 book Freed Indeed: The Spiritual Wealth of Black America at page 45 says: since 1973 over fourteen million black babies have been aborted ... at fourteen million, these abortions exceed all other causes of death of African Americans by…
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Did Joseph Figlock catch the same baby falling from the same window, twice?

According to a circulating story: In the 1930s in Detroit in the USA an extraordinary coincidence occurred with a person named Joseph Figlock. Jami Frater mentioned describes the case in his The Ultimate Book of Top Ten Lists: On the first…
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Did Gen. Patton say "We defeated the wrong enemy?"

I've seen this quote in various far-right memes. Supposedly, Gen. George S. Patton, upon taking control of Berlin in 1945, said "We defeated the wrong enemy." The Communists, one supposes, were the right enemy. Is it an authentic quotation?
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Did Hillary Clinton tell a Secret Service agent to "F off" when he said "Good Morning" to her?

I've been seeing a lot of posts from conservative news sites about Secret Service agents claiming that Hillary Clinton said horrible things to them, such as this and others. Many of these things seem fairly damning, yet I never see them anywhere…
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Is Michelle Obama a transgender woman?

Many of my friends claim that the wife of Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, is a transgender woman. In 2014, comedian Joan Rivers made the claim in a street interview: Rivers: You know Michelle is a tranny. Reporter: I'm sorry? She's a what? Rivers: A…
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Do fruits and vegetables sold in supermarkets taste worse than those grown on local farms?

It is a common belief that the produce sold at American supermarkets is "bland" and "tasteless". For example, the article "EVER WONDER WHY MODERN PRODUCE IS SO TASTELESS?" mentions that: They look great, but the taste is lacking—why? After living…
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Was the Eric Garner grand jury shown the video of his death?

In almost every article I've read about the decision of the grand jury not to bring charges over the death of Eric Garner, it's taken for granted that the jury did see the video footage of his death. Is there any evidence confirming that this…
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Is voter turnout inversely correlated with Republican success?

I was reading this blog post (mostly because I was procrastinating and I got click-baited), and this particular statement jumped out at me. Remember, the higher the turnout, the worse Republicans do. Is this really the case? Is there a…
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Do US Military personnel have to observe Ramadan while Gideon volunteers are banned from bases?

The website The Gateway Pundit claims "Military Bans Bibles But Forces Soldiers to Adhere to Ramadan Rules" : The US Air Force kicked Christian Gideon’s volunteers off base in March. The Bibles were too offensive and violated the separation of…
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Does US law leave walk-shoveling homeowners open to lawsuit more than those who don't shovel at all?

The argument is that by trying (and failing) to maintain your walkways, you're responsible for accidents that happen there, while if you don't make any attempt at all, any accident or injury is an Act of God. It's possibly state-to-state, but is…
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Has New York City's Stop and Frisk program resulted in a reduction in crime?

On August 12, 2013, Mayor Bloomberg said: Our crime strategies and tools – including Stop-Question-Frisk – have made New York City the safest big city in America. [...] As a result, today we have fewer guns, fewer shootings, and fewer…
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Did this US judge rule that poker is a game of skill and not chance?

I just read a NY Times article which claims that a US Judge ruled that poker is a game of skill and not one of chance. In a ruling that goes to the heart of what it means to play poker, Judge Jack B. Weinstein tossed out the conviction and…
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Is the belief that vaccinations cause autism correlated with liberal political beliefs?

There are some people who continue to believe that there is a link between vaccination and autism. See this question for more: Are there any other studies (besides the discredited Wakefield studies) that have found a link between vaccination and…
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