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No, this photo doesn’t show Ghislaine Maxwell with a Wayfair executive
July 14, 2020

Photo shows “Wayfair president of operations Bill Hutcherson with Ghislaine Maxwell.”

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No flag ban at Weis Markets, company says
July 14, 2020

“Weis Food stores will no longer sell anything with the American flag and their employees can no longer wear anything with the flag.”

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Woman who says she was barred from voting in La. GOP primary was actually a Democrat.
July 14, 2020

“Registered Republican not allowed to vote.”

Wisconsin GOP misfires by saying Democratic mayors closed polling places to ‘cause chaos’
By Haley BeMiller July 14, 2020

Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.”

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No, Congo doctor didn’t say he resigned from COVID-19 response team over cases being falsified
By Samantha Putterman July 13, 2020

Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers.

Allegation of racial bias in Wisconsin Amber Alerts unfounded, data shows
By Eric Litke July 13, 2020

Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee."

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Tucker Carlson claims coronavirus ‘poses virtually zero threat’ to children, most teachers
By Bill McCarthy July 13, 2020

“To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat."

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No, Hillary Clinton is not on trial for the murder of a 10-year-old girl
July 13, 2020

“Hillary Clinton is on trial, she (supposed) to have killed” a 10-year-old girl.

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No proof that nasal swabs, the preferred COVID test, are ‘implanting something’
July 13, 2020

Says COVID-19 testing could be done with mouth swabs, so maybe deeper swabbing is “implanting something.”

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Fact-checking which Trump supporters and allies got PPP loans
By Daniel Funke July 13, 2020

Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who “got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.”

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No, the CDC is not on the verge of lifting ‘epidemic’ label for COVID-19
July 13, 2020

“The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.”

No, Trump didn’t tell Americans infected with the coronavirus to drink bleach
By Jessica Calefati July 11, 2020

On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.”

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