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No, declining the COVID-19 vaccine won’t make you ‘99.8%’ safe from the virus

By Andy Nguyen January 3, 2022

"By declining the vax, I am 100% safe from adverse reactions and 99.8% safe from COVID."

No, vaccines are not why flights have been canceled

By Jill Terreri Ramos January 3, 2022

Vaccines are why flights have been shut down worldwide.

‘Christmas Carol’ character’s wages not the best comparison to today’s minimum wage worker

January 3, 2022

“Most Americans on minimum wage earn less than a Dickensian allegory for destitution.”

Did Betty White say she got her COVID-19 booster days before she died? No, the quote is fake

By Bill McCarthy January 3, 2022

Says Betty White said Dec. 28, days before she died, “Eat healthy and get all your vaccines. I just got boosted today.”

Footage of aircraft firing missiles is from a video game, not Chinese airstrike

January 3, 2022

A video clip shows a failed attempt by China to launch airstrikes near Taiwan.

Claim that Pfizer data shows vaccine does more harm than good is Pants on Fire

January 3, 2022

“Six-month Pfizer data show COVID vaccine causes more illness than it prevents.”

Progressive group wrong, Trump didn’t cut Social Security benefits by $3 billion

January 3, 2022

“Trump cut Social Security benefits by over $3 billion.”

Democrats made early moves on high-speed internet access, but at local level, it’s not partisan

By Madeline Heim December 28, 2021

The push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.”

Twitter post misconstrues what WHO Director-General said about COVID-19 vaccines and children

By Gabrielle Settles December 23, 2021

“WHO Director-General: The vaccines are being used to kill children.”

Fentanyl deaths spike, but Facebook post overstates by how much

By Louis Jacobson December 23, 2021

“More people, aged 18-45, died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than covid, car accidents, cancer, + suicide combined.”

Benefits from COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh the risks for teens

December 23, 2021

Teens are “more likely to be hospitalized with myocarditis” from the COVID-19 vaccines than to be “hospitalized with COVID.”

Fact-checking the state of endangered animals, extinctions

By Gabrielle Settles December 23, 2021

"Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we…

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