Iran

BREAKING: Iran-linked hackers tried to compromise presidential campaign, Microsoft says

October 4, 2019

A group of hackers believed to be linked to the government of Iran tried to access email accounts associated with a U.S. presidential campaign, Microsoft announced Friday. [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Trump says he pulled back from Iran strike because it didn’t seem ‘proportionate’

June 21, 2019

President Donald Trump said Friday that he pulled back from a strike on Iran 10 minutes before it was set to be launched, saying he felt such a move was “not [...]

Facebook says it shut down Iranian-made fake Republican politicians and U.S. social media accounts

May 28, 2019

Facebook said Monday it removed 51 accounts, 36 pages, seven groups and three Instagram accounts involved in what it called “coordinated inauthentic behavior that [...]

Obama Administration Hid Efforts to Aid Iranian Windfall After JCPOA Was Signed

June 6, 2018

By Kenneth White According to the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations through a statement released yesterday, the Obama State and Treasury Department issued a [...]

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran hid nuclear program

April 30, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of a hiding a secret nuclear weapons program. However, Iran says it is part of a move to put pressure on the [...]

Saudi crown prince calls Iran’s supreme leader ‘new Hitler’

November 24, 2017

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has denounced Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the “new Hitler of the Middle East”, as tensions simmer [...]

Tillerson disagrees with Trump over Iran but relationship is ‘good’

August 2, 2017

Washington (dpa) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday insisted that his relationship with Donald Trump was “good,” though he admitted he [...]

Iran: US Warship Fired Warning Shots at Revolutionary Guard Vessel

July 29, 2017

Iran said Saturday that a United States Navy aircraft carrier fired warning shots at one of its ships in an “unprofessional” manner, state media reported. Iran’s [...]

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U.S. astronauts embark on the first all-female spacewalk

18 October 2019

Two NASA astronauts made space history on Friday, completing the first spacewalk by an all-woman tea [...]

J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample

18 October 2019

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the Uni [...]

Brexit day of reckoning: parliament to vote on Johnson's deal

18 October 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts his last-minute Brexit deal to a vote in an extraordinary sitting [...]

UK's Johnson promises parliament role in post-Brexit talks with EU

18 October 2019

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government tried to win over lawmakers ahead of a crucia [...]

Violent clashes rock Barcelona on fifth day of separatist protests

18 October 2019

Hundreds of protesters battled police in the heart of Barcelona on Friday, setting up fiery barricad [...]

Demi Lovato Hack: Alleged Nudes Posted to Singer’s Snapchat

18 October 2019

MIGUEL RIOPAThe singer Demi Lovato may have been hacked, with alleged nude photos of her reportedly [...]

The Kurds Gave Their Lives to Defeat the Islamic State. Trump Just Pissed It All Away.

17 October 2019

PARIS—Donald J. Trump, trying to bluster his way Wednesday through the most disastrous foreign-polic [...]

Scouted: Don’t Discount Drinkware When it Comes to Beer — These Stout Glasses Can Change Your Sip

18 October 2019

When it comes to beer, I’m pretty narrow-minded. I love a good lager and anything sour. That’s basic [...]

‘Greener Grass’ Is a Gonzo Portrait of Surburbia That Will Really Weird You Out

18 October 2019

Lowell Mayer/Courtesy of Sundance InstituteAfter decades of critiques both playful and serious, ther [...]

Behold the Secret Wonders of Myrtle Beach (Really!)

18 October 2019

John MooreWhat can you do in Myrtle Beach on a rainy day? (Honeymooners and others similarly incline [...]

‘Get over it’: Mulvaney’s twin admissions put Trump at the center of emoluments and Ukraine controversies

18 October 2019

In admitting that Trump had personally intervened to award a multimillion-dollar summit to his own c [...]

Supreme Court will rule on expedited removal of those denied asylum requests

18 October 2019

Trump administration objects to lower court ruling that such aliens deserve judicial review. [...]

Trump to nominate Energy Dept. deputy Dan Brouillette to succeed Rick Perry as secretary

18 October 2019

The deputy energy secretary is the former top lobbyist for the Ford Motor Company. [...]

Hillary Clinton suggests Putin has kompromat on Trump, Russia will back Tulsi Gabbard third-party bid

18 October 2019

"I’m not making any predictions," Clinton said, "but I think they’ve got their eye on [...]

Hillary Clinton suggests Putin has kompromat on Trump, Russia will back Tulsi Gabbard third-party bid

18 October 2019

"I’m not making any predictions," Clinton said, "but I think they’ve got their eye on [...]

Shelling Resumes in Syria Despite Hours-Old Cease-Fire

18 October 2019

Fighting between Turkish and Kurdish forces flared on Friday in northeastern Syria, with each side b [...]

Lebanese Protests Triggered by WhatsApp Tax Rattle Government

18 October 2019

Thousands of people took to the streets across Lebanon against an intensifying economic crisis in th [...]

Boris Johnson Turns On the Charm to Gather Support for Brexit Deal

18 October 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson began a frantic spell of political salesmanship to try to persuade lawm [...]

Before Politics, Trudeau Was Known for Displays of Exuberance

18 October 2019

In the final stretch of a tight re-election campaign, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chara [...]

Drug Cartel Mayhem, Release of El Chapo's Son Put Mexican President on Defensive

18 October 2019

Mexico’s president said he backed a decision by security chiefs to free the son of jailed drug lord [...]

Gender Studies Professor Calls Twerking With Lizzo ‘An Act Of Political Defiance’

18 October 2019

Professor describes "pleasure activism" as pushing back on a society that apparently suppr [...]

GOP Members Of Intel Committee Lambast Adam Schiff For Hiding Documents

18 October 2019

"We see no reason for your withholding of these documents except as a deliberate attempt to hin [...]

Adam Schiff Flip-Flopped On Whistleblower Testimony After Reports Of Coordination

18 October 2019

House Democrats' top impeachment inquisitor abruptly changed from repeatedly insisting on the t [...]

Zuckerberg Attacks China On Free Speech, But What About Facebook’s Own Censorship Issues?

18 October 2019

Is Facebook’s censorship of conservative ideas any different from China’s censorship of Hong Kong fr [...]

Hillary Clinton Engages In Insane Conspiracy Theory Attacking Tulsi Gabbard

18 October 2019

Hillary Clinton claimed Tuesday that the Russians are propping up U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii [...]

Mick Mulvaney - Mulvaney wrong that Donald Trump won't profit from choosing Trump resort to host G-7

18 October 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Mulvaney wrong that Donald Trump won't profit from choosing Tru [...]

Eric Trump - Eric Trump’s false claim that the Trump family ‘got out of all international business’

18 October 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Eric Trump’s false claim that the Trump family ‘got out of [...]

Rand Paul - Rand Paul’s claim about taxes went over poorly on The View, but it was pretty accurate

17 October 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Rand Paul’s claim about taxes went over poorly on The View, bu [...]

Donald Trump - After attacks by Turkey, Trump falsely claims Kurds in Syria are much safer now

16 October 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | After attacks by Turkey, Trump falsely claims Kurds in Syria are muc [...]

Andrew Yang - Fact-checking Andrew Yang on history of universal basic income

16 October 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Fact-checking Andrew Yang on history of universal basic income [...]

Instagram Post Falsely Links Flu Vaccine to Polio

18 October 2019

A popular Instagram post falsely claims “over 1,100 people died from reactions to the [flu] shot” in [...]

Flurry of Trump Falsehoods

17 October 2019

The president distorted the facts on congressional subpoenas, trade, Syria and more during a busy da [...]

Trump Wrong on U.S. Agriculture Exports to China

16 October 2019

In announcing "phase one" of a tentative trade deal with China, President Donald Trump wro [...]

Video: FactChecking October Debate Claims

16 October 2019

In this video, we highlight several claims made by some of the candidates in the Oct.15 Democratic p [...]

FactChecking the October Democratic Debate

16 October 2019

The spin focused mainly on the economy and health care. The post FactChecking the October Democratic [...]

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Iran

BREAKING: Iran-linked hackers tried to compromise presidential campaign, Microsoft says

BREAKING NEWS: Trump says he pulled back from Iran strike because it didn’t seem ‘proportionate’

Facebook says it shut down Iranian-made fake Republican politicians and U.S. social media accounts

Obama Administration Hid Efforts to Aid Iranian Windfall After JCPOA Was Signed

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran hid nuclear program

Saudi crown prince calls Iran’s supreme leader ‘new Hitler’

Tillerson disagrees with Trump over Iran but relationship is ‘good’

Iran: US Warship Fired Warning Shots at Revolutionary Guard Vessel