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E15 fuel does not pose a danger to the vast majority of vehicles on U.S. roads

April 18, 2022

Fuel containing 15% ethanol will ruin a car engine.

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No evidence that Ukraine attacked a train station in one of its cities

By Samantha Putterman April 18, 2022

Ukraine was responsible for the Kramatorsk train station bombing.

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Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, was topic of discussion in 2017 MSNBC video

April 18, 2022

MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski said, “Elon Musk is trying to control how people think. That’s our job.”

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No, Hitler didn’t say this about World War III

April 18, 2022

Says Adolf Hitler said, “The day mankind finds out what I was trying to defend this nation, Germany, from, then that’s the day World War…

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No proof that sugar directly causes cancer, as claim suggests

By Sara Swann April 18, 2022

“It’s been proven that sugar triggers and causes cancer. … So the best thing to do to prevent cancer is to avoid sugar.”

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Soros’ alleged support of Black Lives Matter resurges on social media

By Yacob Reyes April 18, 2022

George Soros injected "$33 million" into Black Lives Matter.

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There’s no evidence Disney recently lost 172,000 reservations

By Yacob Reyes April 18, 2022

“Disney lost 172,000 reservations recently, valued at around $636 (million) in revenue lost.”

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No evidence recent justice reform efforts kept Brooklyn subway shooter out of jail

By Samantha Putterman April 18, 2022

“Leftist justice reform” is the reason that the NYC subway shooting suspect wasn’t in jail at the time of the attack.

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Rep. Mary Miller says White House is encouraging kids to take “castration” drugs, undergo surgeries

By Analisa Trofimuk April 17, 2022

The Biden Administration is engaging in extreme ‘woke’ politics by encouraging children to take chemical castration drugs and undergo surgeries, and they are lying to…

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In claim about crime in other states, context needed

By Jill Terreri Ramos April 16, 2022

“Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”

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Godlewski off-base with claim on Johnson’s view on coverage for those with pre-existing conditions

By Madeline Heim April 15, 2022

"Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.”

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In Pa. Senate run, Dr. Oz casts self as pro-Second Amendment, but he has backed gun-control measures

April 15, 2022

Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns."

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