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Eviction protest

Yes, “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic

By D.L. Davis September 3, 2021

End of eviction moratorium means “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic.

medical personnel look over covid-19 patients in TX july 2020

What’s the average cost of a COVID-19 hospital stay?

By Miriam Valverde September 2, 2021

“The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.”

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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy wrong on telecom law violations in Jan. 6 records request

By Jon Greenberg September 2, 2021

“If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject…

A sea turtle swims in a tank at the Sea Turtle Recovery hospital inside the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, N.J., Feb. 27, 2020. (AP)

Online hoax claims New Jersey zoo animals escaped during Ida

By Gabrielle Settles September 2, 2021

Following Hurricane Ida, animals from Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey are “fleeing the premises.”

WV crash

Did a truck carrying Moderna vaccine crash? And did the Pentagon handle the recovery?

By Duncan Slade September 2, 2021

“Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took…

Photo of vaccine in Israel

Immunity gained from COVID-19 infection ignores the risks of getting the disease

September 1, 2021

“New Israeli study finds fully vaccinated people are at ‘greater risk of hospitalization’ and 13 times more likely to catch COVID-19 than those who have…

Kabul airport plane crowd Aug 16, 2021

‘Pineapple Express’ mission worked with US military to do rescues in Afghanistan

September 1, 2021

U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.”

Bagram service members

Claim overstates military weapons, equipment US left to Taliban in Afghanistan

September 1, 2021

The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees.

Casten close up

Fact-checking Casten’s overheated claim about extreme Chicago summers

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller September 1, 2021

Says the 1995 Chicago heat wave was “the largest single-day, non-war fatality in the United States” prior to 9/11, and “we are now expecting temperatures…

Did Youngkin call COVID relief unnecessary?

By Warren Fiske September 1, 2021

Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’”

Helicopter in Afghanistan Aug. 15 art

Person hanging from helicopter in Afghanistan appears to be wearing a harness

By Bill McCarthy August 31, 2021

A video shows the “Taliban hanging someone from a helicopter.”

A nurse gives a Florida International University student a COVID-19 vaccine shot, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP)

COVID-19 vaccine testing included people with underlying health conditions

August 31, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.”

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