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No, these two photos of Derek Chauvin don’t show two different men
June 5, 2020

The man pictured in a mugshot is not Derek Chauvin, the officer who was recorded kneeling on George Floyd’s neck.

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This is an old photo of Trump’s vandalized Walk of Fame star
June 5, 2020

“Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been destroyed.”

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Larry Elder mislabels statistics on fatal shootings by police
By Bill McCarthy June 5, 2020

"Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.”

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No, this photo doesn’t prove coronavirus is a hoax
June 5, 2020

“She’s just casually carrying a body with 1 hand..? Sure.. More evidence of coronavirus being a complete hoax with props & street theater.”

Austin protest, tear gas
Have Austin police officers been ‘authorized’ to use live rounds, deadly force?
By Madlin Mekelburg June 5, 2020

Says police officers in Austin, Texas, have been “authorized to use LIVE ROUNDS, and lethal force” against protesters.

Portland BLM Protest 2020
No evidence this man died at hands of an ‘antifa murderer’
By Emily Venezky June 5, 2020

“This man who was kicked and stomped” was killed by an “antifa murderer.”

MLK Memorial protesters
Vietnam memorial was not vandalized by Black Lives Matter protesters
By Daniel Funke June 4, 2020

Says a photo shows a memorial vandalized by Black Lives Matter protesters.

Mattis and Trump
Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that he gave Jim Mattis the nickname ‘Mad Dog’
By Louis Jacobson June 4, 2020

Says he’s the one who gave the nickname “Mad Dog” to former Defense Secretary James Mattis.

Yum Brands
Facebook post cites wrong fast-food CEO as big Trump donor
By Louis Jacobson June 4, 2020

“The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.”

Tear gas St. John's church
White House says officers didn’t fire tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters. Why that’s misleading
By Jon Greenberg June 4, 2020

“No tear gas was used and no rubber bullets were used.”

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Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about Donald Trump and investigations of police misconduct
By Miriam Valverde June 4, 2020

Says the Obama administration was doing pattern-or-practice investigations of discrimination by police departments and “Donald Trump came in with Jeff Sessions and undid those.”

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Only one of the sites in these photos was damaged during demonstrations, and it was a bathroom
June 4, 2020

Photos show cemeteries and war memorials damaged during George Floyd demonstrations.

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