Latest Fact Checks By Samantha Putterman

Photo of concrete wall in front of White House is doctored

By Samantha Putterman

November 4, 2020

Photo shows massive wall in front of White House on Election Day.

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Sean Hannity falsely suggests Ilhan Omar encouraged voter fraud. She didn’t

By Samantha Putterman

November 4, 2020

“NOT A JOKE: Ilhan Omar Tells Residents ‘You Don’t Have to be Registered to Vote’ in Minnesota.”

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Kohl’s has a T-shirt line that promotes racial equality, but it’s not affiliated with BLM

By Samantha Putterman

November 3, 2020

“Kohl's confirmed that they will be selling BLM merchandise” but are not selling “back the blue” at this time.

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Trump’s Butler, Pa., rally drew thousands of supporters, but there’s no evidence it was 57,000

By Samantha Putterman

November 2, 2020

Says President Trump’s Oct. 31 rally in Butler, Pa., drew over 57,000 people.

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Toddler in photo wasn’t found lost in Philadelphia. He was pulled from car in police stop

By Samantha Putterman

October 31, 2020

Says the toddler shown in a photo clinging to a police officer was found wandering, alone and barefoot, looking for his mother amid protests in…

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Malia Obama credit card photo isn’t new and there’s no evidence it came from Hunter Biden’s laptop

By Samantha Putterman

October 27, 2020

Says photo of Malia Obama's credit card next to white powder was found on Hunter Biden's laptop.

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Great Barrington herd immunity document widely disputed by scientists

By Samantha Putterman

October 27, 2020

"World renowned experts" declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable…

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No, this photo of Paul Pelosi Jr. doesn’t show him abusing a girl, isn’t linked to laptop

By Samantha Putterman

October 27, 2020

Says photo from Hunter Biden's laptop shows Paul Pelosi Jr. abusing a girl and doing drugs.

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Trump repeats flawed claim that Biden opposed Trump’s coronavirus travel restrictions on China

By Samantha Putterman

October 23, 2020

“When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I…

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Dr. Anthony Fauci didn’t blame masks for 1918-19 flu deaths

By Samantha Putterman

October 21, 2020

Says Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote a paper blaming 1918-19 flu deaths on masks.

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Fact-checking claim on Amy Coney Barrett and a racial slur in the workplace

By Samantha Putterman

October 15, 2020

Says Amy Coney Barrett said "calling a Black employee the N-word does not make for a hostile work environment."

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Photo of Democratic senators huddling without masks is from 2018

By Samantha Putterman

October 14, 2020

Says Democratic senators were missing “masks” as they huddled close together at the Judiciary Committee hearing for Amy Coney Barrett.

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