Latest Fact Checks By Tessa Weinberg

Photo of Kurt Russell in a Trump T-shirt is doctored

By Tessa Weinberg

November 6, 2018

Says "Kurt Russell supports Trump" by wearing a Trump T-shirt.

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No, Stacey Abrams did not pose with a campaign sign that described her as a ‘communist’

By Tessa Weinberg

November 6, 2018

Says Stacey Abrams posed with a campaign sign that described her as a "communist" and part of the "Muslim-Brotherhood"

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Viral post that lottery winner was arrested for dumping manure on former boss’ lawn reeks of falsity

By Tessa Weinberg

November 5, 2018

Lottery winner arrested for dumping $200,000 of manure on ex-boss' lawn  

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Andrew Gillum did not ‘indefinitely’ suspend his campaign for Florida governor

By Tessa Weinberg

November 3, 2018

"Mayor Andrew Gillum says he’s indefinitely suspending his campaign for governor in light of a fatal shooting in Tallahassee at a yoga studio on Friday."  

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2015 letter doesn’t reveal Soros ‘plot’ to use migration to take down borders

By Tessa Weinberg

November 1, 2018

"Soros Letter Reveals Plot to ‘Take Down Borders’ with Migrant Caravan Invasions"  

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Viral photo does not show pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc with a ‘Democrat Donor’

By Tessa Weinberg

November 1, 2018

"Pipe bomber suspect pictured last year with Izzy Hernandez. ... a Democrat Donor/Supporter."  

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Burger King doesn’t use horse meat in burgers like viral post claims

By Tessa Weinberg

October 24, 2018

"Burger King admits to using horse meat in burgers, Whoppers."

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Supreme Court ruling does not mean Native Americans can’t vote in North Dakota

By Tessa Weinberg

October 23, 2018

"The Postal Service only gives tribal residents PO boxes. The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just said it’s totally okay for North Dakota to demand that ONLY…

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Cora Faith Walker mostly right on life expectancy disparities in St. Louis

By Emily Sanderson , Tessa Weinberg

December 25, 2017

"The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white…

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Satanic Temple has not ‘teamed up’ with Planned Parenthood or ACLU

By Emily Sanderson , Tessa Weinberg

November 24, 2017

"Satanists have teamed up with the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Missouri to roll back the rights of the unborn."

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The ban is gone, but owning a machine gun in Missouri isn’t easy

By Emily Sanderson , Tessa Weinberg

November 3, 2017

"Part of this omnibus gun bill that year (was) legalizing machine guns in the state of Missouri."

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Greitens is mostly right on Veterans Treatment Court graduation rates

By Emily Sanderson , Tessa Weinberg

October 21, 2017

"Seventy-three percent of our veterans are graduating from drug courts. By contrast, I think most of the people in the very good drug court program…

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