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BLM protest sign in DC
TikTok video misleads on police shooting data
By Daniel Funke June 3, 2020

Data show that more white people than Black people are shot and killed by police.

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George Soros didn’t say he would bring down the United States by funding ‘black hate groups’
June 3, 2020

Says George Soros said, “I’m going to bring down the United States by funding Black Hate groups. We’ll put them into a mental trap and…

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No, Joe Biden’s campaign didn’t donate $20 million to bail out protesters
By Samantha Putterman June 3, 2020

Says Joe Biden’s presidential campaign donated $20 million to bail out protesters.

Protest brick
Fact-checking theories about bricks and Black Lives Matter protests
By Daniel Funke June 3, 2020

“Piles of bricks are being staged in cities around the country, indicating riots are planned.”

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Photos of George Soros ‘Riot Dance Squad’ buses were doctored
June 3, 2020

“White busses marked ‘Soros Riot Dance Squad’ spotted in Michigan: It’s official, the riots are staged.”

Florida mobile covid testing Miami Gardens
Claim that Florida is undercounting COVID-19 deaths uses flawed comparison
By Amy Sherman June 3, 2020

“According to the CDC, so far this year, Florida has had 1,762 deaths from COVID-19 and 5,185 from pneumonia. Average pneumonia deaths in Florida from…

Trump folded arms photo
Fact-checking the claim that Trump has been ‘exposed for raping a 13-year-old’
June 3, 2020

Says Donald Trump got “exposed for raping a 13-year-old" in retaliation for law enforcement officers “killing black people.”

Minneapolis protests
Not legal to ‘hit the gas and plow through’ menacing protesters with a vehicle
June 3, 2020

If protesters blocking the road “start banging on your windows, threatening you and trying to get in your vehicle,” it is legal to “hit the…

Protests in Baltimore for Freddie Gray 2015
‘Riot manual’ is misinformation from 2015
By Emily Venezky June 2, 2020

Says “a rioter accidentally dropped” a riot manual with detailed instructions.

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This photo of Adolf Hitler was doctored
June 2, 2020

A photo shows Adolf Hitler holding a Bible like Donald Trump.

Erin Burnett and Bernie Shaw
Erin Burnett corrects inaccurate statements about Insurrection Act
By Louis Jacobson June 2, 2020

If President Trump decides to deploy the U.S. military domestically, he would be “mobilizing U.S. military troops on American soil for the first time since…

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No, these aren’t Lincoln Park Zoo animals loose in Chicago
June 2, 2020

Zoo animals were released during protests in Chicago.

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