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There is no evidence that Putin invaded Ukraine to fight child trafficking

March 18, 2022

“Putin Vows to ‘Crush’ Child Traffickers in Ukraine”

Viral image of helicopter lifting tractor does not show NATO ‘resupplying Ukrainian farmers’

By Bill McCarthy March 18, 2022

A photo shows "NATO resupplying Ukrainian farmers anti-tank supplies."

Tulsi Gabbard falsely claims US ‘not so different’ from Russia on freedom of speech

By Bill McCarthy March 18, 2022

"What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across…

Ron Johnson has not endorsed plan to phase out of Social Security, Medicare

By D.L. Davis March 18, 2022

Says Ron Johnson "is supporting the Republican plan that phases out Social Security and Medicare."

Facebook post rehashes false claim that Hillary Clinton was found guilty of spying on Trump

By Yacob Reyes March 18, 2022

“Just a reminder that right before Ukraine was invaded, Hillary was found to be guilty of spying on a sitting U.S. president.”

Kaine correctly describes Virginia’s pay gap between women and men

By Warren Fiske March 18, 2022

“Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to Virginia men.”

News and other programs are broadcast live on Russian television, despite claims otherwise

March 17, 2022

A recent on-air protest can’t be real because "there are no live on air television broadcasts in Russia. None. Ever.”

Video said to show ‘heavy war’ in Ukraine is not current

March 17, 2022

A video shows current “leaked footage of heavy war between Russia vs Ukraine”

Herschel Walker misconstrues evolution of humans, apes

By Sara Swann March 17, 2022

The presence of apes calls into question the concept of evolution.

Persistent high gas prices don’t prove price gouging — and neither do comparisons to 2008 gas prices

March 17, 2022

Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.”

Pumping gas

No, New York does not receive half of every dollar motorists spend on gas

By Jill Terreri Ramos March 17, 2022

"Almost half of every dollar that we spend on gas, it goes to New York State."

News video of shot up car was filmed in Ukraine, not West Virginia

By Gabrielle Settles March 17, 2022

“A West Virginia inspection sticker on an Uber” proves the car was not in Ukraine.

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