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Fort Myers Beach business wrecked Hurricane Ian 9-29-22 AP

Did Rubio and DeSantis vote against Hurricane Sandy aid?

By Amy Sherman September 30, 2022

Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.”

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No proof that Russian troops have surrendered in Donetsk

By Andy Nguyen September 30, 2022

“The Russian army has surrendered in Donetsk!”

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Republican Arizona secretary of state candidate aims to end mail-in voting option for millions

By Renee Romo September 30, 2022

Mark Finchem “wants to strip Arizona’s citizens of their capacity to vote by mail.”

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Instagram post gets facts wrong about use of deadly force, border agents and the IRS

September 30, 2022

“America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.”

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Barnes team misfires on claim Johnson voted against law enforcement

By D.L. Davis September 30, 2022

"Ron Johnson has voted against funding for law enforcement and recently opposed a plan to recruit and train new officers "

Voters wait in line at Michigan polling place on Election Day Nov. 3, 2020

Michigan’s Proposal 2 doesn’t end the state’s voter ID requirement

September 30, 2022

Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.”

Video does not show 2022 funeral in Iran; it’s been circulating online since at least 2021

By Gabrielle Settles September 29, 2022

Father danced for his daughter at her grave after she was killed during recent protests in Iran.

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North Korean soldiers have not been sent to Russia to help with the war in Ukraine

By Andy Nguyen September 29, 2022

“North Korea sent more than 100,000 troops to Russia for the Ukraine War!”

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Democratic bill didn’t ‘slash’ Medicare spending. It would get the same drugs, cheaper

By Louis Jacobson September 29, 2022

Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.”

This video of an escaped seal is from Chile in 2020, not post-Hurricane Ian

By Gabrielle Settles September 29, 2022

"Walrus seen on Florida streets after Hurricane Ian hits land."

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The word ‘hurricane’ came from the indigenous people of the Caribbean

By Yacob Reyes September 29, 2022

"The true meaning of Hurricane," or Her-ricane, is the spirit of "the African woman who has been stolen."

Destruction of homes from Fort Myers Hurricane Ian

No, all weather is not ‘artificially controlled’

By Gabrielle Settles September 29, 2022

“All weather is artificially controlled.”

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