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Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl are not among the artists who removed music from Spotify

By Samantha Putterman January 31, 2022

Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Pearl Jam and Dave Grohl removed their music from Spotify.

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No evidence to support claim that CDC staged monkey crash

January 31, 2022

The CDC staged “the ‘escaping monkeys’ as a cover story for releasing the next bioweapon.”

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Neo-Nazi, not Voltaire, originated quote about ‘who rules over you’

By Bill McCarthy January 31, 2022

Says Voltaire said, “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”

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Supreme Court nominees confirmed by opposite party in Senate are rare

By Louis Jacobson January 31, 2022

“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed…

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This image doesn’t show a claustrophobic person experiencing a panic attack during a CT scan

By Samantha Putterman January 31, 2022

Image shows a patient experiencing claustrophobia and having a panic attack during a CT scan.

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Numbers were based on faulty data, military spokesperson says

January 31, 2022

Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues.

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No, this isn’t a photo of Amish following and feeding the ‘Freedom Convoy’

January 31, 2022

Photo shows Amish who drove 2.5 hours with the “Freedom Convoy” to cook them food at their next stop.

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Fact-checking claim about immigrants, eligibility for assistance programs

January 31, 2022

American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally.

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Ronny Jackson wrong on unauthorized immigrant access to ballot, health care coverage

By Nusaiba Mizan January 31, 2022

"In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that."

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Social media claim misleads on risk of myocarditis

January 31, 2022

In the U.S., myocarditis cases among ages 12 to 20 numbered four in 2019; four in 2020; and 2,236 in 2021.

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Manufacturers are not shipping COVID-19 vaccines with ‘varying ingredients’

January 31, 2022

Vaccine makers “are shipping lots of jabs with varying ingredients, potency & EVEN placebo lots.”

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DeSantis doesn’t tell full story about evidence for FDA move on monoclonal antibody treatments

By Gabrielle Settles, Jon Greenberg January 31, 2022

“Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.”

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