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No, this video doesn’t show a child in Australia being separated from a parent because of COVID-19

September 14, 2021

Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.”

No, California Does Not Have 1.8 Million Ineligible Voters

By Isabella Fertel September 14, 2021

"California Has 1.8M More Registered Voters Than It Should”

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A rip on AOC’s dress misses with claim that the top 1% pay 90% of income taxes

September 14, 2021

"The top 1% pays 90% of income taxes.”

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Fact-checking the misleading claim about uncounted ballots in 2020

By Amy Sherman September 14, 2021

“Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.”

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There’s no evidence farmers stood aside to allow someone to ‘buy back’ his family farm

September 14, 2021

“Farmers stand in silence at auction so a young man can buy back his family farmhouse.”

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Snafu at polling site did not target GOP voters in Calif. recall election

September 14, 2021

“Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election.

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Japan has not approved ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment, and it’s still using Moderna vaccine

By Andy Nguyen September 14, 2021

"Japan says goodbye Moderna, hello ivermectin."

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No, Lloyd Austin didn’t text military personnel to say they needed to get vaccinated or face a court

September 14, 2021

Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.”

Miyares’ claim about Herring’s role in paroling convicted murderers lacks merit

By Warren Fiske September 14, 2021

“The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.”

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Experts say climate change can make hurricanes more intense, not cause them

September 13, 2021

"Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change."

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Atty. Gen. candidate says he’s ‘the only front-line prosecutor’ that’s used Crime Lab

By Alan Hovorka September 13, 2021

"I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases."

In Buffalo, crime has fallen during Brown’s tenure

By Jill Terreri Ramos September 11, 2021

Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.”

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