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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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Was there a picture of Freud above a urinal at Washington University?

From New Yorker's "Why Freud Survies": Psychoanalysis was also taking a hit within the medical community. Studies suggesting that psychoanalysis had a low cure rate had been around for a while. But the realization that depression and anxiety can be…
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Do 60% of US anti-vaxxers identify as politically liberal?

I found this claim among a survey of anti-vaxxers reported on qz 60% of anti-vaxxers describe their political leaning as liberal: Much of the other profile characterics reported there aren't surprising at all e.g. "88% more likely not to have seen…
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Has the American Congress blocked the CDC from studying why guns are so attractive?

I live in Australia. One of the country's most revered radio stations hosts one of the country's most revered scientists in a fun QnA session known as the 'Science Hour'. Listeners phone in with their weird and interesting questions and Dr. Karl…
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Can USA's president launch nukes whenever/wherever?

Many people complaining the current (or former) president of USA mention the fact that "he has the ability to launch nukes wherever and whenever he wants", "he has all the launch codes of the nukes", etc. Their fear is that someone not…
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Are these figures about sexual harassment by Trump, O'Reilly, Ailes and Obama correct?

@LegitMillennial claims in a tweet that went viral: I found a graphic I think Fox News might've missed. The image reads: Number of times each have been accused of sexual assault/harassment [Picture of Donald Trump] 14 [Picture of Bill O'Reilly]…
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Could North Korea sink the USS Carl Vinson?

North Korean state media said on Sunday the country's forces were "combat-ready to sink" the Carl Vinson. Is North Korea capable of sinking an aircraft carrier with a torpedo? They probably sank a South Korean warship like this in 2010, but this…
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Do Taiwanese-Americans and Filipino-Americans have higher median incomes than White Americans?

According to Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson: if you look at household median income, the top three slots are not white man. They are all people of color that the number one is Indians and number two is Taiwanese and the third is I think the…
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Did Henry Ford say, "Jews control the business..."?

A search for the quote returns results from many websites It claims that Henry ford said, "Jews have always controlled the business... The motion picture influence of the United States and Canada... is exclusively under the control, moral and…
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Are there any historical records that say Christian colonizers viewed the American Indians as Amalekites?

The Guardian says: The story of Saul and the Amalekites is a case in point. It's not a pretty story, and it is often used by people who don't intend to do pretty things. In the book of 1 Samuel (15:3), God said to Saul: "Now go, attack the…
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Does the the US Department of the State regularly send out Passport Surveys to random people?

I recently received a letter in my mail claiming to be from the "United States Department of the State", asking me to fill out a surveyregarding passport services. Full text of the email below (Sorry for the low-quality phone pictures) One thing…
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Do minimum wage laws disproportionally negatively affect African Americans and Hispanics?

I was listening to a podcast, and they said that an increase in minimum wage would disproportionally negatively affect African Americans and Hispanics in the US. The reason being is that when the minimum wage increases more people enter the labor…
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Does Liberation Theology have its roots from the KGB and the Soviet Union?

Trinity Church was affiliated and steeped in Liberation Theology. Recent reports (below) indicate that this philosophy was founded in the USSR as a Cold War plot to help undermine America, based on interviews with a defected Soviet spy. National…
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Are American courts and federal agencies foreign-controlled private corporations?

A colleague recently shared An Open Letter to Sheriff Ward of Harney County Oregon - and to All County Sheriffs in America from Judge Anna This letter makes a number of claims, among which: The "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE" is a private subcontractor…
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Did a Russian Judge meet with Supreme Court Justice Souter?

Context During a Q&A Session at a Case Western Reserve University event, Judge John E Jones III gave an anecdote about Justice David H Souter giving a tour of the Supreme Court to a Russian Judge. In this particular story he was recollecting,…
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Did George Bush take over a year of leave as President?

This image from Facebook claims that "George Bush had America on autopilot for more than a year", followed by a number of presidential vacation days for various American presidents, with the Democrat presidents (Obama: 160, Clinton: 174) having less…
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