A claim circulating online suggests the Trump administration is using a legal loophole to sell protected wild horses to slaughterhouses.

The rumor stems from a recent New York Times investigation into the Bureau of Land Management's sales program.

Reporter Laerke Christensen contacted an animal rescue organization and analyzed federal law to compile the facts.

It appeared the Trump administration stopped referring to the Navy vessel by its original name internally.

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We dug into claims about the Trump aide's alleged letters to the president, the status of her security clearance while working at the White House and more.

Posts claimed the senator, who has tried to reform Social Security for years, said he wants to "sunset" the program.

The town's supposed tradition takes aim at the politician responsible for the year's worst decision, according to posts.

Many popular quotes have been attributed to Maya Angelou over the years, including this one: "Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it."

But did the prolific poet and author really say or write it?

Senior reporter Jordan Liles tracked down the origin of the quote.