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Trump, Pence watch Cuomo on TV April 2020
Pence in RNC speech praises Trump’s COVID-19 ‘seamless’ response, leaves out his state feuds
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg, Victoria Knight August 27, 2020

“President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America…

Overdose deaths declined in 2018. But there’s more to the story
By Julie Appleby August 27, 2020

“Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”

BLM protests in Kenosha
Jacob Blake is not a ‘child rapist’
By Daniel Funke August 26, 2020

“Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.”

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The teen accused of killing demonstrators is not a police officer
August 26, 2020

Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.

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These photos don’t show Jacob Blake posing with a gun
August 26, 2020

These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun.

In Mo. House race, Wagner cherry-picks votes to attack Schupp over sex offenders
August 26, 2020

Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.”

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No, Nancy Pelosi did not pass a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company
August 26, 2020

Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company.

Harris and Biden outside art
Another widespread Facebook post spreads false claims about Joe Biden’s tax plan
By Bill McCarthy August 26, 2020

Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%,…

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These texts are suspicious, but not tied to sex trafficking
August 26, 2020

Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you.

Rand Paul July 2020
Fact-checking Rand Paul on Joe Biden and support for wars
By Miriam Valverde August 26, 2020

Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.”

Biden ABC interview
Biden says Trump wants to cut local law enforcement aid. That’s correct
By Jon Greenberg August 25, 2020

Says Donald Trump “proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support.”

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St. Louis couple who aimed guns at protesters makes false convention claim about Joe Biden, suburbs
By Bill McCarthy August 25, 2020

Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.”

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