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No, this photo doesn’t show Fauci and Obama in Wuhan
July 16, 2020

Photo shows “Dr. Fauci, Melinda Gates and Barack Obama at the Wuhan Lab in 2015.”

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This 2017-18 flu season study does not include COVID-19
By Emily Venezky July 16, 2020

"New study: The flu vaccine is 'significantly associated' with an increased risk of coronavirus"

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Misreported test data in Orlando does not explain Florida’s COVID-19 outbreak
July 16, 2020

"Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida."

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Claim that Marquette threatened admission over pro-Trump views is greatly exaggerated
By Eric Litke July 16, 2020

"Marquette University threatened to rescind student’s admission over pro-Trump TikTok video."

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Existing research shows lower rate of children getting, spreading COVID-19
By Lyle Muller July 16, 2020

“Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there…

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No, Betsy DeVos didn’t say ‘only’ 0.02% of kids would die if they went back to school
By Samantha Putterman July 16, 2020

Says Betsy Devos said "only" 0.02% of kids are likely to die when they go back to school.

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Post crediting Blackfeet Tribe leader for Washington logo is true
By Samantha Putterman July 16, 2020

Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an…

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No, FEMA isn’t giving Americans $1,000
July 15, 2020

Says FEMA is giving essential workers $1,000.

No, The Supreme Court Did Not Strike Down Voting-By-Mail
By Chris Nichols July 15, 2020

“The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!”

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Don’t trust this comparison of daily coronavirus deaths with other diseases
By Louis Jacobson July 15, 2020

Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and…

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No, the US is not alone in facing a possible second wave of COVID-19 infections
July 14, 2020

“No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.”

Azar says federal law had preexisting conditions covered before ACA. Not so much.
By Julie Rovner July 14, 2020

“First off, it’s in statute already in HIPAA that preexisting conditions are covered.”

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