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No, koalas are not ‘functionally extinct,’ but they are in trouble
By Samantha Putterman December 16, 2019

Says Koalas are "functionally extinct" as bushfires in Australia continue to destroy their habitat.

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Biden misstates Delaware’s black population
By Amy Sherman December 16, 2019

Delaware has the "eighth-largest black population in the country"

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Would Chicago’s casino tax plan raise city’s take?
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller December 15, 2019

Says a proposed change to Illinois’ gambling law would result in "lower taxes paid to the state and higher taxes paid" to Chicago from a…

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No, Fox did not stage this photo of Trump visiting Afghanistan
December 13, 2019

Says Fox News "posts a fake picture to show soldiers excited to see Trump in Afghanistan….forgets to take out the Universal Studios sign in the…

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No, viral photo of woman in costume is not law professor Pamela Karlan
By Samantha Putterman December 13, 2019

Says a photo of a woman wearing a costume holding the sign "vagina lady" is Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan.  

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No, Andy Borowitz didn’t make disparaging statement about Clinton voters
By Samantha Putterman December 13, 2019

Quotes Andy Borowitz as saying "stopping Hillary is a short-term solution. The long-term solution — and it will be more difficult — is fixing the…

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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s claim that the US spends 57% of the federal budget on defense is wrong. It’s 15%
December 13, 2019

The U.S. spends "57 cents on the dollar on defense."

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Fishy stat: Elizabeth Warren goes overboard with claim on re-imported fish
By Jon Greenberg December 13, 2019

"Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."

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Wisconsin State Rep. Hutton delivers with claim about level of porch piracy
By D.L. Davis December 13, 2019

 A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence."   

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Checking Ted Cruz on whether Ukraine ‘blatantly interfered’ in 2016 election
By Madlin Mekelburg December 12, 2019

"Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election."

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Pete Buttigieg wrongly claims South Bend’s black poverty rate fell more than half
By Miriam Valverde December 12, 2019

Says that in South Bend, Ind., the "black poverty fell by more than half on my watch."

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Would Donald Trump be the first president impeached without a cited crime?
December 12, 2019

Says the impeachment of President Donald Trump would be the first in U.S. history "without a specific criminal statute or crime that the president who…

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