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Classroom Socialism Parable
Tale of professor who failed entire class is an anti-socialism parable
By Emily Venezky May 14, 2020

An economics professor taught her students about socialism by “socialising grades” and failing all of them

Bill Gates May 2019
No evidence the Gates Foundation will profit from a coronavirus vaccine
By Daniel Funke May 14, 2020

Gates Foundation stands to make nearly £31.5 billion on a coronavirus vaccine in U.K.

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No, U.S. isn’t expected to borrow heavily from China to pay for COVID-19 stimulus
May 14, 2020

$3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China."

Food bank sign NM
The false TikTok claim that high unemployment is killing more people than the coronavirus
By Jon Greenberg May 14, 2020

“It’s not the coronavirus that’s killing people. It is the economy.”

Pa. House Speaker says coronavirus only threatens children in poor health. That’s not true.
By Jessica Calefati May 14, 2020

“Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.”

Trump May 1 2020
Trump’s comparison of COVID-19 deaths in Germany, US is wrong
By Shefali Luthra May 13, 2020

“Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there…

Travel China
Sen. Chris Murphy overstates travel from China after Trump restrictions
By Bill McCarthy May 13, 2020

Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.”

NYC homeless subway
Fact-checking a claim about hotel rooms and the homeless in New York City
By Rachel Kimmel, Julia Schneider May 13, 2020

New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this…

No, you are not better off wearing gloves in public
By Eric Litke May 13, 2020

Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs…

Riggs needed more digging on the Missouri counties with COVID-19 cases
By Sara Dingmann May 13, 2020

“Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.”

Missouri Protestor
No, that’s not a U.S. Supreme Court ruling
By Emily Venezky May 13, 2020

Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity

COVID-19 vs. HPV vaccine: COVID is more deadly
By Rylee Wilson May 12, 2020

Young people "have a greater chance of being killed by the HPV vaccine than COVID-19.”

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