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Ex-Minneapolis cop misidentified in photo of man wearing a ‘Make Whites Great Again’ hat
By Samantha Putterman May 27, 2020

A photo shows ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin wearing a “Make Whites Great Again Hat.”

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Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that Twitter is ‘completely stifling free speech’ by fact-checking him
By Bill McCarthy May 27, 2020

“Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet.

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Police say the officer on stage with Trump isn’t Derek Chauvin
May 27, 2020

A photo shows Donald Trump with “Derek Chauvin - the cop who killed George Floyd.”

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No, this crucifixion photo doesn’t show pandemic protesters
May 27, 2020

A photo shows three men on crosses who “feel like they’re being crucified by being required to stay at home.”

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer did not spend May 20 at her vacation home
By Daniel Funke May 27, 2020

Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s family spent May 20 at her second home, breaking her own stay-at-home orders.

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No, this isn’t a photo of Margaret Sanger at a KKK meeting
May 27, 2020

“The woman in this photograph is Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, meeting with the Ku Klux Klan in 1926, Silver Lake, New Jersey.”

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No, this photo doesn’t show Gretchen Whitmer breaking social distancing rules
May 27, 2020

A photo shows Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “on Mackinaw Island today ignoring mask and social distancing rules.”

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No, Nancy Pelosi does not oppose remote voting by House members
May 27, 2020

Nancy Pelosi said "Congress shall not vote remotely because it is not secure!" while also saying that “Americans should all vote for president by mail!”

Trump said Pa. Rep. Conor Lamb backed Nancy Pelosi for House speaker. That’s not true.
By Jessica Calefati May 27, 2020

“[U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb] said he would NOT vote for [Nancy Pelosi] for Speaker, and did.”

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No, California Is Not Sending Mail-In Ballots “To Anyone In The State,” As Trump Falsely Claimed
By Chris Nichols May 26, 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got…

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Facebook post gets debt wrong in comparison of Florida, Texas, California and New York
By Amy Sherman, Emily Venezky May 26, 2020

Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”

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