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No, the CDC wasn’t ‘normalizing’ blood clots with its Super Bowl tweet

February 15, 2022

The CDC was “normalizing blood clots” by tweeting about the health condition before the Super Bowl.

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Has Gov. Evers granted more pardons than any Wisconsin governor in recent history?

By Alan Hovorka February 15, 2022

Says he has issued more pardons than “any Wisconsin governor in contemporary history.”

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Fact-checking Louisiana Democrat’s claim about Black Americans and the right to vote

By Amy Sherman February 15, 2022

"One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."

Books listed in viral tweet aren’t banned statewide in Texas

By Nusaiba Mizan February 14, 2022

"Books banned in Texas include 1984, Maus, and The Handmaid's Tale, but not Mein Kampf."

No, OnlyFans isn’t recruiting for adult film stars on college campuses. Man in viral video is acting

By Bill McCarthy February 14, 2022

A video shows that “OnlyFans has guys on campus encouraging your daughters to do porn for ‘financial freedom.’”

Fact-checking a claim that Nevada ranks close to last on election integrity

By Amy Sherman February 14, 2022

“Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.”

COVID-19 vaccines do not contain HIV

February 14, 2022

“The second booster has eight strains of HIV.”

Has Virginia’s economic growth “stalled at less than 1%,” as Youngkin says?

By Warren Fiske February 14, 2022

Virginia’s economic growth “has stalled at less than 1% per year for eight years.”

No, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t responsible for an increase in deaths

February 11, 2022

COVID-19 vaccines caused a 40% increase in deaths identified by a life insurance company.

No, COVID spelled backward doesn’t mean evil spirit possession in Hebrew

By Samantha Putterman February 11, 2022

COVID spelled backward is “divoc” which means "possession of the evil spirit" in Hebrew.

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Florida produces more solar power than most states, though it lags smaller ones on rooftop panels

By Yacob Reyes February 11, 2022

“New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”

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No evidence for Senate hopeful McCormick’s claim that China created COVID-19

February 11, 2022

“We all know China created COVID.”

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