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Ernst newsletter skips part of report on IRS audits

By Lyle Muller August 31, 2022

“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says with the supersized staff, the IRS audit rate ‘would rise for ALL taxpayers’ regardless of income, and would even…

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Claim about hidden Antarctic continent and killer squid is Pants on Fire!

August 30, 2022

Another continent may exist beneath Antarctica, which is also home to homicidal sea creature of unknown origin

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Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigation nowhere near as lengthy as the one for 9/11

August 30, 2022

The FBI “spent more time investigating” the Jan. 6 Capitol attack than 9/11.

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No, the U.S. military has not taken control of the government

August 30, 2022

The National Guard was activated Jan. 6, 2021, and “is in complete control.”

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Arizona Republican secretary of state candidate wrong about ‘fake’ mail ballots

By Amy Sherman August 30, 2022

“In Arizona, we have flood the zone with fake ballots.”

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IRS won’t tax student loan relief, but some states might

August 30, 2022

Student debt relief is taxable by the Internal Revenue Service.

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No, Instagram is not revealing your location without your consent

By Gabrielle Settles August 30, 2022

Instagram’s "precise location" feature can be used by criminals to target victims.

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Moderna’s lawsuits against Pfizer do not prove the COVID-19 vaccine existed before the pandemic

By Sara Swann August 30, 2022

Moderna’s lawsuits against Pfizer-BioNTech shows COVID-19 vaccines were in the works before the pandemic started.

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Businesses associated with these GOP politicians had pandemic loan program borrowings forgiven

By Andy Nguyen August 30, 2022

Image claims to show a list of "Republican members of Congress whose PPP loans were forgiven."

Differences exist in how to spend it, but state budget surplus has cash

By Lyle Muller August 29, 2022

“$1.5 billion of your taxpayer money is sitting in an account” that can be used for other purposes.

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A Florida school district halted library purchases but did not cancel book fairs

By Yacob Reyes August 29, 2022

Sarasota, Florida, teachers told they cannot purchase books, accept donated reading materials, order from Scholastic or hold book fairs.

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It’s not true that nearly half of pregnant women in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial miscarried

August 29, 2022

“Nearly half of pregnant women in Pfizer trial miscarried.”

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