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Scott’s right: ‘Modest’ two-bedroom apartments not affordable at minimum wage
By Warren Fiske July 30, 2019

"Studies show at the minimum wage, you can’t rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States...a modest, two-bedroom apartment."  

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Here’s how the deficit performed under Republican and Democratic presidents, from Reagan to Trump
By Daniel Funke July 29, 2019

"Reagan took the deficit from $70 billion to $175 billion. Bush 41 took it to $300 billion. Clinton got it to zero. Bush 43 took…

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No, the names of CNN anchors were not on the Epstein flight logs
By Samantha Putterman July 29, 2019

Says the names of CNN anchors Chris Cuomo, Brian Stelter and Jake Tapper were on the flight logs of Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane.  

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That viral photo of migrants on a ship during World War II you’re seeing online? It’s miscaptioned
By Samantha Putterman July 29, 2019

Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II."

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Has Trump encouraged an unprecedented number of migrants to seek asylum at the border?
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller July 28, 2019

Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than…

Miami debate 2: Gillibrand
Gillibrand’s claim on transaction taxes not whole story
By Jill Terreri Ramos July 26, 2019

A transaction tax in countries like the UK "didn't affect their financial markets at all." 

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No, Werner Herzog didn’t say this about America and Germany
July 26, 2019

Says Werner Herzog said, "Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another…

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This Abraham Lincoln quote is fake but it’s close to something he actually said
July 26, 2019

Says Abraham Lincoln said, "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedoms it will be because we have destroyed ourselves…

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No evidence Whoopi Goldberg called Jeanine Pirro a slur
July 26, 2019

Says Whoopi Goldberg kept her job and was applauded by ABC after calling Jeanine Pirro a racist slur.

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O’Rourke on point with claim on U.S. incarcerating migrant children
By Mica Soellner July 26, 2019

"We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II"

Klobuchar says there are enough drug lobbyists in D.C. to double-team lawmakers
By Julie Appleby July 26, 2019

"There are, literally, two pharmaceutical lobbyists for every member of Congress."

Trump Medicare and taxes
‘Honest’ ad mostly wrong about Trump, taxes and Medicare
By Eric Litke July 26, 2019

"Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires."

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