False Claims
Election Deniers Prevail in Tuesday’s Primaries - U.S. News & World Report
Republicans who deny the 2020 presidential elections won their own elections Tuesday night, securing nominations for governor, Congress and other offices. And the wins set up a high-takes battle ...
Read moreSandy Hook parents confront Alex Jones in defamation trial - The Washington Post
Parents who lost their 6-year-old son in the Sandy Hook massacre confronted right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a courthouse Tuesday, saying his claims that the deadliest elementary scho...
Read moreSandy Hook parents: Alex Jones claims created 'living hell' - ABC News
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was “100% real.” AUSTIN...
Read moreA former California doctor's campaign against reporters - Los Angeles Times
The text message appeared at 10:32 one night in April from an unknown number: “RESTRAINING ORDER FOR JACK DOLAN, AKA BRITTNY MEJIA”. “Please stop cyberstalking,” it read. Attached was a court ord...
Read moreCity Claims on Anti-Violence Program Are Overblown - Better Government Association (BGA)
Mayor Lightfoot’s choice to lead the city’s campaign against gun-crime has a history of hyperbole, both about her efforts to confront Chicago’s greatest crisis and her own career. Mayor Lori Ligh...
Read moreBali Kicks Out Travel Blogger Over False Airport Wait Time Claims - One Mile at a Time
The Bali Sun has the story of how a travel blogger was asked to leave Indonesia because of his inaccurate claims about immigration wait times at Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS). B...
Read moreBali Punishes Travel Blogger Over False Airport Wait Time Claims - One Mile at a Time
The Bali Sun has the story of how a travel blogger has been asked to leave Indonesia within 30 days because of his inaccurate claims about immigration wait times at Denpasar Ngurah Rai Internatio...
Read moreTrump loyalist wins GOP nod to oversee Arizona elections - The Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker who embraces election conspiracies and was endorsed by former President Donald Trump won the Republican primary Tuesday for the top elections post in the presid...
Read moreFalse claims about pens in Arizona primary prompt warning - Arizona Capitol Times
The attorney for Arizona's most populous county sent a letter on Tuesday warning a local candidate to stop encouraging voters to steal the pens given to them at polling places on Election Day to ...
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Montana Waste Disposal Firm Gets False Claims Suit Dismissed - Bloomberg Law News
A waste disposal company won dismissal of a False Claims Act suit alleging it improperly billed the federal and Montana governments for services it didn’t provide. Whistleblowers Max Bauer Jr. and...