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Walker: Mexican border state as dangerous as Syria
By Paul Specht December 5, 2019

Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it…

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Ives wrongly calls Casten’s public town halls ‘invite-only’
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller December 5, 2019

Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten has held numerous "invite-only" town halls.

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Fact-checking Donald Trump on libel law and prison
By Louis Jacobson December 5, 2019

Says House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff "made up the conversation. He lied. If he didn't do that in the halls of Congress, he'd be thrown…

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Facebook doesn’t donate money based on the number of shares a post gets
By Samantha Putterman December 5, 2019

Says for every "share" that a photograph of a sick boy gets, Facebook will donate one dollar.

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Pharma’s take on the pelosi drug-pricing bill: Fair warning or fearmongering?
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra December 5, 2019

"Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill…

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No evidence Ukraine president helped Hillary Clinton, as GOP senator claimed
By Jon Greenberg December 4, 2019

Says former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko "actively worked for Secretary Clinton."

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Post about sending cards to recovering service members is wrong
By Samantha Putterman December 4, 2019

Says people can send Christmas cards to "a recovering American soldier" at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

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No, photo does not show 1937 opening of Golden Gate Bridge or a near collapse
By Miriam Valverde December 4, 2019

Says photo shows "the Golden Gate Bridge opening to the public for the first time back in 1937, and yes, it almost collapsed."

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Does China burn seven to eight times as much coal as the U.S.?
By Minh Do December 4, 2019

China today is "burning seven to eight times the amount of coal that we’re burning in the United States."

NC Democrat mostly right about Trump’s proposed cuts to SNAP
By Paul Specht December 3, 2019

"The President wants to cut 3 MILLION people from SNAP, including children, seniors and veterans."

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DiPietro’s claim about welfare benefits lacks evidence
By Jill Terreri Ramos December 3, 2019

When it comes to how many of the 35 different federal welfare benefits each state can offer, "the average in the country is about 12…

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No, that is not a photo of Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester on Sid Miller’s Facebook page
By Madlin Mekelburg December 3, 2019

Image shows U.S. National Guard Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester.

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