Latest Fact-Checks By Samantha Putterman

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Can mRNA be ingested via milk? Study didn’t say so and USDA isn’t testing it in food

May 8, 2023

“mRNA in food is being tested by USDA now.”

Putin November speech 2022

Putin didn’t ‘shut down’ all Russian oil to the U.S. It’s already banned.

May 3, 2023

“Putin JUST SHUTDOWN All Oil To The US, Collapsing The US Economy!”

San Francisco house with sale pending sign out front, 4-18-2023

New mortgage rules don’t punish those with good credit to reward people with bad credit

May 3, 2023

“Buyers with good credit scores will pay even more to cover for those with bad credit."

Mifepristone tablets on shelf in Alabama March 2022

An anti-abortion group claimed 28 deaths were linked to mifepristone. Here’s why that’s flawed.

April 26, 2023

“The abortion pill has been linked to the deaths of at least 28 women in the U.S. alone.”

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That’s not Vladimir Putin discussing US democracy; it’s a deepfake

April 18, 2023

Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talking in English about U.S. democracy.

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No, Defense Department didn’t award COVID-19 contract in Ukraine before virus emerged

April 17, 2023

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract for COVID-19 research in Ukraine months before the virus was known.

Abortion pills for safety check 4-13-2023

Do 1 in 5 women suffer complications from abortion pills? No. Group suing FDA shares flawed data.

April 13, 2023

Abortion pills are dangerous and “1 in 5 women will suffer a complication.”

No evidence White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a drunken driving crash

April 5, 2023

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a covered-up DUI accident

Bury the falsehood, not the president. Biden never had a funeral and still lives.

April 4, 2023

Joe Biden received a military funeral service Jan. 20, 2021

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A ban of TikTok? So far, that’s talk. The app isn’t banned for the U.S. public.

March 28, 2023

“Congress has officially banned TikTok.”

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No arrest pending for Dr. Anthony Fauci; these posts are part of a clickbait scheme

March 20, 2023

“BREAKING: ANTHONY FAUCI is set to be arrested!!!”

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Did Kari Lake tweet that Donald Trump was ‘fat’ in 2016? Not that evidence shows

March 16, 2023

Kari Lake called Trump the “fattest president since Taft” in a 2016 tweet.

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