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Ballots in California dumpster were actually old, empty envelopes from 2018 election
By Samantha Putterman September 28, 2020

Says over 1,000 mail in ballots were found in a dumpster in California.

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No, Jared Kushner did not delete tweets after New York Times published story on Trump’s taxes
September 28, 2020

Says Jared Kushner “deleted all of his tweets after the tax story broke.”

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Fake mask letter from Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves spreads on social media
September 28, 2020

A letter from Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says that at “the beginning of October 2020 the statewide mask requirements will be abolished.”

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Trump’s reported tax payments much lower than Biden, Harris
September 28, 2020

In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750.

What Tillis leaves out about Cunningham’s butler’s pantry
By Paul Specht September 28, 2020

Says Cal Cunningham “got a $40,000 tax incentive to update his butler’s pantry.”

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Trump misses the mark with claim that Green New Deal proposal wants to ban cows
By Laura Schulte September 28, 2020

Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.”

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Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: what the record says
By Angie Drobnic Holan September 28, 2020

Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized…

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Fred Upton campaign ad says Jon Hoadley voted to defund the police. That’s not true.
By Clara Hendrickson September 28, 2020

Says House candidate Jon Hoadley voted to defund the police

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Fact-checking claims that Biden called troops ‘stupid bastards’ in resurfaced video
By Samantha Putterman September 28, 2020

Says Joe Biden “disrespects servicemen” in telling them to “clap for that you stupid bastards.”

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GOP claim that Dems omitted ‘under God’ from pledge at DNC misleads
By D.L. Davis September 28, 2020

"At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed."

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No, U.S. economy not worst in world by ‘a factor of three’
By Deborah Wilber September 27, 2020

"We have a worse economy than any other country in the world that's going through COVID-19 by a factor of three."

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Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘Kingdom of God’ comments ripped out of context
By Angie Drobnic Holan September 27, 2020

Like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Amy Coney Barrett has said her “end goal is to end the separation of church and state & build a ‘Kingdom…

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