Latest Fact-Checks

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Herman Cain died of COVID-19, not cancer
July 31, 2020

Says Herman Cain died of cancer, not COVID-19.

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George Floyd from Judge Judy is not the same man killed by police in Minneapolis
July 31, 2020

Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy.

Viral image shows Caribbean statue unveiled in 2007, not original Statue of Liberty
July 31, 2020

“The first Statue of Liberty given to the U.S. by France was a Black woman which the U.S. rejected.”

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Facebook warnings of warrants for unemployment fraud lack evidence
By Bill McCarthy July 31, 2020

“Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!”

DeSantis roundtable with Miami Dade mayors July 2020
What’s missing from Florida ‘5 times better’ claim on COVID-19 death rates
July 31, 2020

“Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.

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Fact-checking Stacey Abrams’ comparison of census response rates
By Miriam Valverde July 31, 2020

“Right now, we are about 4% behind the (census) response rate where we were in 2010. But for Black and Latino and Native American communities,…

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No, Trump wasn’t caught insulting his supporters
July 31, 2020

Says Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic insulting his supporters.

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No evidence Kurt Russell wrote social media post supporting police
By Samantha Putterman July 31, 2020

Says actor Kurt Russell said this about the police.

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No, the common cold won’t cause a false positive COVID-19 test
July 31, 2020

A common cold can cause a positive COVID-19 test.

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No, Tom Hanks’ name is not on Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs
By Samantha Putterman July 31, 2020

Says Tom Hanks’ name is on Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs.

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The U.S. was one of the last countries to abolish slavery
By Emily Venezky July 31, 2020

“America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery

Wisconsin Democrats say lawmakers in neighboring states have done more on COVID-19 than state GOP
By Haley BeMiller July 31, 2020

Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear…

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