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Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in February 2021, not July 2024

July 8, 2024

Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in Sicily in July 2024.

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False claims that President Joe Biden suffered a July 5 medical emergency aboard Air Force One

July 8, 2024

President Joe Biden had a “medical emergency on Air Force One” on July 5.

Donald Trump, presidential debate, 6-27-2024

AP didn’t report prosecutors are reconsidering rape, child molestation charges against Trump

July 8, 2024

The Associated Press reported “prosecutors are reconsidering bringing charges against former President Donald J. Trump on child rape and molestation charges.”

Project 2025 tent in Iowa, 08-14-2023

No, Project 2025 didn’t call for ‘period passports’ for women; claim originated as satire

July 8, 2024

Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.”

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No way to spin this. Roundabouts don’t cause tornadoes.

July 5, 2024

“Roundabouts are causing tornadoes.”

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No, this isn’t a real McDonald’s billboard recruiting ‘crypto bro’s’

July 5, 2024

A McDonald’s billboard said, “Hey crypto bro’s we are hiring.”

U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, 7-1-2024

President Joe Biden didn’t order the arrest of Supreme Court justices

July 5, 2024

“In official capacity, Biden orders DOJ to arrest 6 justices of SCOTUS.”

Español: Tarjetas de credito 02/2024

No hay una ‘nueva ley de prosperidad nacional’ que elimina deudas de tarjetas de crédito

July 5, 2024

La comunidad de hispanos se puede beneficiar de una "Nueva ley de prosperidad nacional elimina hasta 47,000 en deudas de tarjetas de crédito".

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Photo doesn’t show Roman-era baths in Malta, and it doesn’t disprove climate change

July 5, 2024

Photo shows “Roman tidal baths in Malta, still at sea level after thousands of years!”

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Disney and Google now own the rights to the King James Bible? That’s satire

July 5, 2024

“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”

Donald Trump in Afghanistan, 11-28-2019

18-month stretch of no U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan includes time under Biden

July 5, 2024

"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”

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No, US hospitals do not code C-sections as abortions

July 5, 2024

C-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.

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