Latest Fact-Checks By Samantha Putterman

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Outside of a Walgreens pharmacy store

Walgreens claimed that it ‘always’ planned to sell abortion pills where legal. Is that true?

March 15, 2023

Walgreens’ position “has always been” to “dispense Mifepristone in any jurisdiction where it is legally permissible to do so.”

Customers look at phones at Apple Store

Think a $700 payout from Apple for a slow iPhone seems too good to be true? You’re right, it is

February 24, 2023

Apple will pay customers $700 for a slowed-down iPhone.

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FDA approval is required for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to change ingredients in shots

February 22, 2023

“Because the Covid shots are still manufactured under the Emergency Use Authorization, they can change up to 49% of the ingredients without FDA approval."

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Michigan State University gunman was 43-year-old Anthony McRae, not a 21-year-old named ‘Lynn’

February 14, 2023

The Michigan State University shooter is a 21-year-old man named Lynn Dee Walker.

Dave Grohl super bowl ad screenshot

Should we thank Canada for football? Pretty much. Dave Grohl’s Super Bowl claim is largely right

February 13, 2023

Canada is to thank for American football.

Biden smiling at podium at SOTU 2023

Joe Biden says democracy is strengthening worldwide. Experts are dubious.

February 9, 2023

“In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger.”

chicken outside of coop

Is chicken feed being sabotaged in an elaborate plot? No, these claims are unfounded

February 7, 2023

Backyard chicken flocks have stopped laying eggs, and the feed is responsible.

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(Updated) For now, Florida student-athletes don’t have to share menstrual details. It could change

February 3, 2023

“Female student-athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods.”

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The US still exists. Biden didn’t sign away the country’s sovereignty with North American agreement

January 30, 2023

The United States of America “no longer exists” because President Joe Biden “signed away our sovereignty as a nation.”

Titanic launches 1912

Titanic sinking was an accident that caused over 1,500 deaths, not an inside job to kill three men

January 26, 2023

The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.

Hen stands next to egg

Is RNA making chickens lay fewer eggs? No, improper nutrition, disease are likelier to blame

January 25, 2023

“Chickens aren’t laying eggs because RNA is being added to commercial chicken feed.”

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Bill Gates didn’t tweet about adding vaccines to food to solve vaccine hesitancy

January 20, 2023

Bill Gates tweeted that “vaccines in our food supply solves the problem of vaccine hesitancy.”

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