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Headline falsely claims Mitt Romney could be removed from office over impeachment vote
By Samantha Putterman February 7, 2020

Says with his guilty impeachment vote, Senator Mitt Romney “could be removed from office.”

Mitt Romney with reporters Jan 2020
In an attack on Mitt Romney’s father, post exaggerates link to Saul Alinsky and Satan
By Amy Sherman February 7, 2020

Mitt Romney’s father “U.S. Senator George Romney, was a liberal Republican who had ties to Saul Alinsky, yes, the same dude who wrote the book,…

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No, William Barr didn’t tweet this about Mitt Romney
February 7, 2020

Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY…

Does San Antonio have lowest per capita income of ‘major’ Texas cities?
By Madlin Mekelburg February 7, 2020

Says San Antonio has “the lowest per capita income of any major Texas city.”

Trump pelosi SOTU speech rip
Donald Trump says Nancy Pelosi’s speech tear was illegal. That’s wrong
By Bill McCarthy February 7, 2020

"I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's…

No, this isn’t a video of a fox feeding baby koalas
February 7, 2020

Says a video shows a fox allowing itself “to feed koala babies in Australia.”

Biden’s campaign moved a flag for an event, but not to avoid pledging allegiance
February 7, 2020

Says Joe Biden’s campaign told an Iowa library where Jill Biden was holding an event “to remove the American flag as they did not want…

JFK Tampa
Evidence lacking that President John F. Kennedy smoked marijuana in the White House due to ailments
February 7, 2020

Says John F. Kennedy “smoked cannabis in the White House, while president, because he suffered from severe back pain and Addison's disease."

Auto workers, 2017 photo
President Trump scores with claim on number of U.S. workers
By Haley BeMiller February 7, 2020

“Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.”

Pelosi SOTU rip art
No evidence Pelosi planned to tear Trump’s State of the Union speech at start
By Amy Sherman February 6, 2020

Says a video proves Pelosi “was planning” to rip up President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address “from the start.”

Warren in NH
Are wages rising? Elizabeth Warren says no. Data say yes (slowly)
By Louis Jacobson February 6, 2020

“We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.”

SOTU: Trump speaking at podium
Trump’s State of the Union claim about welfare, food stamp declines is off
By Samantha Putterman February 6, 2020

“Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.”

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