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Fauci on April 22
Don’t fall for conspiracy about Dr. Anthony Fauci, hydroxychloroquine
By Daniel Funke May 6, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci "has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future…

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No, Kentucky teachers won’t be conducting student bedroom inspections
May 6, 2020

“Governor Andy Beshear has authorized Kentucky teachers to make in-home visits. With parental approval, teachers will inspect the bedroom of each student currently enrolled in…

Nate McMurray pic
Nate McMurray on target with tweet about Chris Jacobs’ sick leave vote
By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch May 6, 2020

Congressional candidate Chris Jacobs “voted against paid leave for COVID-19.”

Flu shot
Facebook post exaggerates seasonal flu deaths for last year
By Amy Sherman May 6, 2020

“The flu killed 80,000 people in the U.S. last year”

Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif.
Tom McClintock Claimed ‘The Flu Killed 80,000 Americans Last Year.’ Here’s Why That’s Misleading.
By Chris Nichols May 5, 2020

“The flu killed 80,000 Americans last year according to the CDC.”

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No, the first volunteer in a UK COVID-19 vaccine trial hasn’t died
May 5, 2020

“First volunteer in UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died.”

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No, Greta Thunberg isn’t protesting Trump with a hunger strike
May 5, 2020

Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.”

Cuomo’s claim on New York’s contributions to federal treasury needs clarification
By Jill Terreri Ramos May 5, 2020

“At the end of the year, we put into that federal pot $116 billion more than we take out,” while Kentucky “takes out $148 billion…

Meat worker
No shortage expected, but meat supply could see new constraints
By Nusaiba Mizan May 5, 2020

Says a meat shortage is “not expected”

Contact tracing
Scott Fitzgerald says Wisconsin has no contact tracing program “we can speak of.” Not true.
By Eric Litke May 4, 2020

Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."

Healthy people have been confined before COVID-19, contrary to lawmaker’s claim
By Jack Kosowski May 4, 2020

“I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to…

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This photo of the Gates Foundation has been altered
May 4, 2020

A photo shows a “Center for Global Population Reduction” at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters.

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