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Medicare drug negotiation pills

No, Senate bill won’t strip $300 billion from Medicare

By Louis Jacobson August 5, 2022

The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”

Border Patrol speaks with migrants at Eagle Pass May 22

ICE proposes ID cards for immigrants at border, but not for access to benefits

By Maria Ramirez Uribe August 5, 2022

“Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.”

rice and beans in pot for sebi check

No, these grocery list staples do not cause young people to get sick

By Grace Abels August 5, 2022

Consuming “rice and beans, milk, cheese, butter and eggs” causes disease by age 30.

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No medical evidence that root canals cause cancer

August 5, 2022

Suggests root canals are linked to breast cancer.

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No, the IRS won’t take out $846.3 million in taxes from the $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot

By Andy Nguyen August 5, 2022

"Congratulations to the IRS on winning the $846.3 million Mega Millions Jackpot.”

Pumping gas

No evidence Michels personally pushed for gas tax increase, despite ties to groups that did

By Madeline Heim August 5, 2022

“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of orange monkeypox particles

Image makes false claims about monkeypox and wasn’t shared by BBC News or the WHO

August 5, 2022

The CDC has classified monkeypox as an airborne form of herpes that can lead to paralysis.

Apple AirPods introduced in 2016

There’s no evidence that radiation emitted from Apple AirPods will cook your brain

August 4, 2022

"AirPods are essentially microwaving your brain.”

abortion-contraception fact check

A GOP talking point suggests birth control is not at risk. Evidence suggests otherwise.

By Julie Rovner August 4, 2022

“In no way, shape, or form is access to contraception limited or at risk of being limited.”

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No, una ballena no se tragó a dos mujeres en una playa de California

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz August 3, 2022

Una ballena se traga a dos mujeres en California.

Manchin and Schumer

GOP claim on tax hikes in Democratic bill doesn’t factor in subsidies, savings

By Louis Jacobson August 3, 2022

A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket."

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Proposed assault weapons ban won’t turn gun owners into felons overnight

By Andy Nguyen August 3, 2022

Nancy Pelosi and Democrats "want to turn 150 million Americans into felons overnight" with HR 1808.

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