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Jill Biden has not called for mandatory Spanish if Joe Biden wins presidency
By Amy Sherman August 28, 2020

Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win”

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Donald Trump weaves Joe Biden into his false claims about the border wall
By Miriam Valverde August 28, 2020

Says Joe Biden “is even talking about taking the wall down.”

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Obama-era shift to electronic Social Security payments wasn’t due to concerns over USPS
August 28, 2020

“... in 2013 Obama determined Social Security would not send checks through the USPS, because it was not secure”

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Yes, Trump Said He Offered Russia Help With Wildfires. No, He Didn’t Deny California Fire Assistance
By Chris Nichols August 28, 2020

“Trump denies fire assistance to California because they didn't vote for him, but helped Russia with their wildfires in Siberia.”

Online post wrong about some claims on sex, gun offenses in Jacob Blake’s past
By Eric Litke August 27, 2020

Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use

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Tuberville did say he ‘wouldn’t have a clue’ on COVID-19, but has said more
August 27, 2020

In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination…

A cosmetology license takes more training hours than policing, but comparison oversimplifies
By Haley BeMiller August 27, 2020

“Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.”

No evidence that Jacob Blake “brandished” a knife, got a gun before police shooting in Kenosha
By Eric Litke August 27, 2020

Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife

Yes, police were 20.8 more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal in 2019
By Madeline Heim August 27, 2020

Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal."

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No, BLM protesters didn’t burn down a Black church in Kenosha
August 27, 2020

“BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.”

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Photo of Don Lemon and Jeffrey Epstein is doctored
August 27, 2020

Photo shows Don Lemon and Jeffrey Epstein embracing.

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No, James Madison didn’t sign the Declaration of Independence
By Paul Specht August 27, 2020

Says James Madison “signed the Declaration of Independence.”

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