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Huckabee post misstates Georgia survey results on support for Trump

March 18, 2021

“70% of Georgians said they would vote for Trump in 2024.”

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GOP’s McCarthy wrongly accuses Democrats of destroying 1 million energy jobs

By Jon Greenberg March 17, 2021

“Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”

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No, Meghan Markle didn’t tweet about Oprah Winfrey. Tweet is from a fake account.

By Sudiksha Kochi March 17, 2021

Says Meghan Markle tweeted about Oprah Winfrey following her primetime interview.

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Maria Bartiromo conflates Trump’s Georgia calls in prime-time interview

By Bill McCarthy March 17, 2021

The Washington Post was "forced to correct what (Donald Trump) told the secretary of state of Georgia.”

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No, an image of a White House Rose Garden event wasn’t taken at a film studio in Georgia

By Samantha Putterman March 17, 2021

A photo shows a recent White House event was actually filmed at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.

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No, Tom Hanks didn’t die

March 17, 2021

“Actor Tom Hanks has passed away age 63.”

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Facebook post misleads on number of border apprehensions under Biden, Trump

By Daniel Funke March 17, 2021

Says Joe Biden is “now saying he inherited ‘a mess’ at the border. Fact: 9,000 illegals all of 2020. So far in 2021 108,000 entered…

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No, Harris didn’t say the Biden administration is closing Veterans Affairs

March 17, 2021

Says Kamala Harris said, “We will be shuttering the VA… the money saved will go to better use in assisting refugee families.”

Wisconsin cleared one backlog of unemployment claims in late 2020, but other backlogs exist

By Laura Schulte March 17, 2021

“We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”

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Biden not to blame for rising diesel (or gas) prices

By Eric Litke March 17, 2021

Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame.

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Did the increase of children arriving at the border start under Trump or Biden?

By Miriam Valverde March 17, 2021

"We saw the increases (of unaccompanied minors at the southern U.S. border) dating back almost a year."

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Experts: Tillis ‘wrong’ to compare small-dollar donations with ‘dark money’

By Paul Specht March 17, 2021

Says a lack of transparency for small-dollar donations is the “same thing” as dark money

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