Latest Fact-Checks By Andy Nguyen

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Instagram post falsely says Joe Biden found guilty of human trafficking

November 22, 2022

“Joe Biden is being investigated for human trafficking and is guilty.”

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John Kerry did not speak at climate summit about wiping out the middle class

November 22, 2022

John Kerry at COP27 climate summit spoke about wanting to “wipe out the middle class … get you under the central banking digital currency system.”

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No, the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs was not a false flag

November 22, 2022

The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.”

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Argentine boy’s death not related to vaccination, despite social media claims

November 15, 2022

The death of a 4-year-old who appeared in vaccination campaign posters is linked to vaccines.

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Technology issues in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are not proof of a rigged election

November 11, 2022

Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged.

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No, Twitter didn’t send a meme to fire an employee

November 8, 2022

A Twitter employee was laid off after receiving a meme.

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Tucker Carlson misrepresents data to claim the US will run out of diesel fuel by Thanksgiving

November 7, 2022

The United States is "about to run out of diesel fuel ... by the Monday of Thanksgiving week."

No, PayPal isn’t fining users $2,500 for spreading misinformation

November 2, 2022

"PayPal has reinstated its policy to fine users $2,500 directly from their accounts if they spread 'misinformation.'"

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No, Postal Service workers cannot ‘do anything they want’ to mail-in ballots

October 31, 2022

“If you use the US Postal Service certified mail or registered mail, they can do anything they want with those ballots." They “can burn your…

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The pesticide Monitor hasn’t been used on potatoes since 2009

October 28, 2022

McDonald's uses potatoes sprayed with a highly toxic pesticide called Monitor.

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Facebook post makes unfounded claim about security seals on Connecticut ballots

October 27, 2022

Connecticut ballot initiative on early voting would "remove the requirement of a certified seal from certain ballots."

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Voters don’t help ‘bad guys’ to fabricate ballots when voting by mail in Washington state

October 27, 2022

Mailing in a ballot “gives the bad guys a chance to know how many ballots they need to make.”

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