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No, Fauci wasn’t on the Clinton Foundation board for two decades
May 19, 2020

Anthony Fauci was on the Clinton Foundation board for 20 years and “currently serves on Gates Foundation.”

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Bill Gates did not say a COVID-19 vaccine could kill nearly 1 million people
May 19, 2020

“Bill Gates admits his COVID-19 vaccine might kill nearly 1 million people.”

Hydroxychloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine is not proven to treat COVID-19 or radiation sickness
By Daniel Funke May 19, 2020

“Hydroxychloroquine cures this ‘virus.’ It just so happens this is the treatment used for radiation sickness!!”

No, there aren’t set amounts hospitals are paid for deaths from flu vs COVID-19
May 18, 2020

Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19.

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House coronavirus bill would aid immigrants, relatives cut out of previous aid package
By Miriam Valverde May 18, 2020

“Pelosi’s new coronavirus bill allows illegals to receive billions in relief funds in past, current, and future payments.”

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Might cannabis prevent COVID-19? Preliminary study provides only scant evidence
May 18, 2020

“Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”

Bill Gates
What Bill Gates has to do with livestock, lab-grown meat
By Bill McCarthy May 18, 2020

"Bill Gates worked to end livestock production, and is pushing lab grown meat."

Homemade masks hanging for sale
Face masks, including homemade ones, are effective COVID-19 protection, experts say
By Samantha Putterman May 18, 2020

Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not.

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Nancy Pelosi didn’t say accepting a check from Trump means you should vote for him
May 18, 2020

Nancy Pelosi said, “if you accept a check from Trump, you might as well vote for him.”

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Reopened Florida beach leads to more trash
By Amy Sherman May 18, 2020

“Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.”

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy speaks on panel
No spike tied to voting, but data leaves questions
By Madlin Mekelburg May 18, 2020

Says Wisconsin has not had a spike in coronavirus cases that was “statistically significant related to the fact that they had voting.”

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Gov. Tom Wolf is keeping ‘barely affected’ parts of Pa. closed
By Jessica Calefati May 18, 2020

“You have areas of Pennsylvania that are barely affected and [the governor wants] to keep them closed.”

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