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Do you think Boris Johnson faked his booster shot? Let’s look closer at the needle.

December 7, 2021

Says Boris Johnson faked getting his booster shot.

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Royal baby conspiracy theory is unfounded

December 7, 2021

Says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby doesn’t exist.

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That image with a dressed-up Trump is not his official Christmas card

By Gabrielle Settles December 6, 2021

Image shows Donald Trump’s new Christmas card.

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La Palma volcano eruption does not pose major tsunami threat to US

December 6, 2021

A Canary Islands volcano eruption could lead to a mega tsunami in the U.S., with a 160-foot wave and no warnings.

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No, drinking water isn’t testing positive for COVID-19 in rapid tests

December 6, 2021

"Tap water is testing positive for COVID!”

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CEOs did not resign en masse when Maxwell trial started

December 4, 2021

“On the first day of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, the CEO of Twitter resigned, the CEO of Walmart resigned, the CEO of CNBC resigned”

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COVID-19 vaccines are not gene therapy and a Forbes article doesn’t say they are

December 3, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines are gene therapy and a recent Forbes article proves that.

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No, Joe Biden wasn’t a tractor-trailer driver

By Jon Greenberg December 3, 2021

“I used to drive a tractor trailer … I only did it for part of a summer.”

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Why the GOP talking point about ‘government takeover’ of child care is wrong

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson December 3, 2021

The House-passed Build Back Better bill is a “government takeover of child care.”

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Hannity falsely claims U.S. ‘didn’t import a single barrel’ of Saudi oil pre-pandemic under Trump

By Bill McCarthy December 2, 2021

"If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.”

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Joe Biden incorrectly describes statistic on small-business growth

By Louis Jacobson December 2, 2021

"The number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic."

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US southern border ‘completely open’? That’s False

December 2, 2021

Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.”

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