Latest Fact Checks By Jason Asenso

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Fact-checking a claim about the FDA’s role in approving pesticides in food

By Jason Asenso
August 27, 2021
“FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!"
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Twitter hasn’t suspended Afghanistan’s president, but they have suspended two other accounts

By Jason Asenso
August 23, 2021
"Twitter has suspended the account of Afghanistan’s elected President… and have allowed the Taliban to keep their accounts."
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There’s no evidence that 229 Christian missionaries face death sentence in Afghanistan

By Jason Asenso
August 19, 2021
229 Christian missionaries were sentenced to death in Afghanistan.
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Image of email from Harvard ‘terminating’ a student is fake

By Jason Asenso
August 18, 2021
Image shows Harvard email terminating a student over social media accounts.
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Solar farms kill thousands of birds, but not as many as fossil fuel plants

By Jason Asenso
August 17, 2021
Solar panel farms cause “hundreds and thousands” of birds to “hit that magnified sun, explode in flame ... (This) is going to bring the nation…
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No evidence actor Mike Mitchell’s death was linked to his COVID-19 vaccine shot

By Jason Asenso
August 12, 2021
Says actor Mike Mitchell died because of a COVID-19 booster shot.
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Why the COVID-19 survival rate is not over 99%

By Jason Asenso
August 6, 2021
The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups.
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No, Novak Djokovic did not refer to Simone Biles when he said ‘pressure is a privilege’

By Jason Asenso
August 2, 2021
Says Novak Djokovic said of Simone Biles: “Pressure is a privilege, my friend. ...If you are aiming to be at the top of the game…
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A UK health official misspoke when he said 60% of hospitalized patients had been fully vaccinated

By Jason Asenso
July 30, 2021
“60% of patients admitted to the hospital in the UK have been fully vaccinated”
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Patrick Mahomes isn’t refusing to play over the Kansas City Chiefs’ name

By Jason Asenso
July 28, 2021
"Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has left training camp and says he will ‘not play another down in the NFL’ until the team changes…
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Here’s why experts say people who had COVID-19 should be vaccinated

By Jason Asenso
July 27, 2021
“It makes no sense to require vaccinations for the previously infected.”
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Queen Elizabeth did not kidnap 10 children from a Canadian school

By Jason Asenso
July 23, 2021
“Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip were found guilty in the disappearance of 10 native children from the Catholic-run Kamloops residential school”
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