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Kavanaugh
It’s true: millions in dark money has been spent to tilt courts right
By John Kruzel September 11, 2019

"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then…

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No, Ronald Reagan didn’t meet with the Taliban because the Taliban didn’t exist
By Samantha Putterman September 11, 2019

Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House.

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No, this scarecrow isn’t a human skeleton
September 11, 2019

A scarecrow discovered on a Texas ranch was actually a human skeleton.

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Trump wrongly claims China is having its ‘worst year in 57 years’
By Bill McCarthy September 10, 2019

China has "had now the worst year in 57 years."

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Donald Trump didn’t donate $1 million to Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas
By Daniel Funke September 10, 2019

Says President Donald Trump has donated $1 million to a relief fund for the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian while no other politicians…

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A duck’s quack echoes — but you might not hear it
September 10, 2019

"A duck’s quack doesn’t echo and nobody can figure out why."

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No evidence Ronald Reagan said this about gun control
September 10, 2019

Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force…

Obama economy
Did most Americans lose wealth, income under Barack Obama?
By Louis Jacobson September 10, 2019

"What was the reality for most Americans during the Obama presidency? Most lost wealth and their incomes fell, particularly for those at the bottom of…

Did Chris Jones lead the fight for Medicaid expansion in Virginia?
By Warren Fiske September 10, 2019

Says he "led the fight to expand Medicaid."

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Evidence shows most of the 47 men in famous ‘Declaration of Independence’ painting were slaveholders
September 10, 2019

Thirty-four of the 47 men depicted in the famous "Declaration of Independence" painting were slaveholders.  

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No, Kevin Hart wasn’t ‘paralyzed from the neck down,’ didn’t injure vocal cords in car crash
By Samantha Putterman September 9, 2019

Says after a car accident comedian Kevin Hart has been "paralyzed from the neck down" and his "vocal cords have been paralyzed as well, leaving…

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How many guns are on the streets in the United States?
By Madlin Mekelburg September 9, 2019

"There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people."

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