Uncivil Liberties

Trouble viewing? [Click here.]( Daily Debunker 27 June 2018 Uncivil liberties. “Civility” seems to be the buzzword of the week, as talking heads continue to debate the ramifications of a restaurant owner [telling]( White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave because she works for President Trump — never mind that Trump’s presidential campaign was among the most uncivil in living memory. Then Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters was upbraided (including by Trump himself, who described Waters once again as having a low IQ) for encouraging people to “create a crowd and push back” if they encounter members of the Trump administration. But this week’s trophy for incivility surely goes to right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulis, who e-mailed a reporter that he “can’t wait for the vigilante squads to start gunning journalists down on sight.” (We’re still waiting for President Trump’s reaction to that one.) Naturally, the controversy over uncivil speech trickled down to the dankest, troll-infested corners of the Internet, where a meme was cooked up accusing “liberal” protesters of calling for the assassination of Republicans. The claim is utterly false, however, and the image used to support it digitally altered. Nor is there anything particularly “civil” about lying. [Read more]( Rumor Rundown FEMA barges. Did FEMA use barges to incarcerate people fleeing a volcano in Hawaii? A conspiracy theorist web site once again publishes groundless, scaremongering claims about the federal government's disaster management agency. ([False]() Too close to reality. Did ICE hurl a pregnant woman over a border wall? In June 2018, a piece of satire from "The Onion" became more confusing to some readers on social media. ([False]() Vatican update. Did Pope Francis “grant immunity” to a Vatican diplomat caught with child pornography? A notorious fake news web site gets the basic facts right about the crimes of Monsignor Carlo Alberto Capella but misrepresents the role of Pope Francis. ([Mostly false]( ) Snake tale. Is this a giant anaconda getting caught in a trap? A video was manipulated to make a much smaller snake look like a giant anaconda. ([Miscaptioned]() In the News The Trump administration has scaled back a key element of its zero-tolerance immigration policy, [halting the practice]( of turning over parents charged with illegally entering the country to prosecutors. A German government agency has [launched a]([web site]( suggesting that the U.S. government staged the 9/11 attacks and that aircraft contrails are poisonous — to show how illogical conspiracy theories are. A kangaroo [interrupted]( the Women's Premier League match between Belconnen United and Canberra FC for over 30 minutes. President Donald Trump [denied]( that his trade policy is to blame for Harley-Davidson's decision to shift some motorcycle production overseas. NASA’s [latest image of Jupiter]( is the most mesmerizing picture of our solar system's gas giant yet. The Supreme Court [has upheld]( President Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. Bethany Christian Services, a non-profit with links to the family of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, has fostered out at least 81 children [taken from their parents]( at the U.S. border. Health and Human Services officials said they will [reunite children]( with detained parents if Congress lifts a 20-day limit on child detention. --------------------------------------------------------------- You are currently signed up to receive our daily newsletter, the “Daily Debunker.” You will only receive it on the days selected in your preferences center. 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[Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Trump Denies He’s to Blame for Harley-Davidson Decision President Donald Trump denied that his trade policy is to blame for Harley-Davidson's decision to shift some motorcycle production overseas. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Kangaroo Stops Play During Australian Women’s Soccer Match A kangaroo interrupted the Women's Premier League between Belconnen United and Canberra FC match in Canberra for over 30 minutes. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- German Agency Site Addresses 9/11, Other Conspiracy Theories A German government agency tasked with providing unbiased political information has launched a website suggesting that the U.S. government staged the 9/11 attacks and that aircraft contrails are poisonous — to show how illogical conspiracy theories are. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Authorities Abandon ‘Zero-Tolerance’ for Immigrant Families The Trump administration has scaled back a key element of its zero-tolerance immigration policy amid a global uproar over the separation of more than 2,300 migrant families, halting the practice of turning over parents to prosecutors for charges of illegally entering the country. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Did 233 Representatives Vote to ‘Steal’ Social Security’s $2.9 Trillion Surplus? Claims that lawmakers voted to spend a Social Security surplus to pay off government debt stem from an alarmist account of a failed balanced budget amendment. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [View More]( Help us make the Daily Debunker better by providing your feedback [here](. 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