Latest Fact Checks By Samantha Putterman

No, Mark Zuckerberg is not David Rockefeller’s grandson

By Samantha Putterman

July 28, 2020

Says Mark Zuckerberg's real name is Jacob Greenberg and he’s the grandson of billionaire David Rockefeller.

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No, Tom Brady didn’t threaten to quit if teammates kneeled during anthem

By Samantha Putterman

July 27, 2020

Quotes Tom Brady as saying, “If anyone on my team kneels, I quit.”

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Fact-checking Biden’s comments on COVID-19 small business closures

By Samantha Putterman

July 24, 2020

There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.”

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No, Bank of America didn’t pledge to donate $1 billion to Black Lives Matter

By Samantha Putterman

July 23, 2020

Bank of America just pledged $1 billion dollars to Black Lives Matter.

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Are businesses required by law to accept cash? It depends on where they are

By Samantha Putterman

July 22, 2020

Businesses that refuse any legal tender can be fined and sued.

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No, the FBI didn’t find over 250 texts between Schiff, Epstein. A satire site made it up

By Samantha Putterman

July 20, 2020

The FBI uncovered "256 texts between Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein"

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Trump didn’t tweet about South Dakota-California border

By Samantha Putterman

July 20, 2020

Says President Donald Trump tweeted that South Dakota needs to keep its border with California closed.

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No, Betsy DeVos didn’t say ‘only’ 0.02% of kids would die if they went back to school

By Samantha Putterman

July 16, 2020

Says Betsy Devos said "only" 0.02% of kids are likely to die when they go back to school.

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Post crediting Blackfeet Tribe leader for Washington logo is true

By Samantha Putterman

July 16, 2020

Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an…

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No, Congo doctor didn’t say he resigned from COVID-19 response team over cases being falsified

By Samantha Putterman

July 13, 2020

Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers.

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Batch of faulty CDC COVID-19 tests didn’t contain the live virus

By Samantha Putterman

July 8, 2020

Federal officials confirmed that the CDC “sent states tainted lab test kits in early February that were themselves seeded with the virus.”

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Joe Biden correct that Trump administration delayed, scaled back CDC reopening guidelines

By Samantha Putterman

July 6, 2020

“The CDC tried to develop clear guidelines about what the stages of re-opening should look like — the administration delayed and scaled them back."

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