Latest Fact Checks By Grace Abels

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No, these grocery list staples do not cause young people to get sick

By Grace Abels
August 5, 2022
Consuming “rice and beans, milk, cheese, butter and eggs” causes disease by age 30.
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Actually, internet, the sun, moon and stars are not ‘out of place’

By Grace Abels
August 3, 2022
"The Sun is out of place, the Moon is out of place and the stars are out of place. The compasses are off" because of…
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There is no evidence that vibrational frequencies from Rife machines can cure cancer

By Grace Abels
July 29, 2022
A cure for cancer, known as a Rife machine, was found in 1934.
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A trick of perspective in NASA photos of the moon and Earth do not prove that space is fake

By Grace Abels
July 28, 2022
NASA photos of the moon and Earth show that “space is fake.”
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The Permian Basin is America’s largest oil basin, but alone couldn’t fuel the US for 200 years

By Grace Abels
July 28, 2022
A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
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Florida not requiring professors, students to register political views with the state

By Grace Abels
July 7, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “signs bill requiring Florida students, professors to register political views with (the) state.”
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No, J.K. Rowling did not write this tweet advising American women how to avoid abortions

By Grace Abels
June 30, 2022
J.K. Rowling tweeted, “If you American birds could keep your legs closed then maybe you wouldn’t need abortions in the first place?”
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No, Border Patrol agents can’t enter a home without a warrant. SCOTUS case dealt with suing agents

By Grace Abels
June 30, 2022
"The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and…
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Viral image of gas prices is from 2015, not Jan. 6, 2021

By Grace Abels
June 21, 2022
An image shows gas prices on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Fake mugshot showing badly bruised Paul Pelosi circulates online

By Bill McCarthy , Grace Abels
June 14, 2022
Image shows Paul Pelosi, bruised, in a booking mugshot.
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