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When did it become a crime to cross the U.S.-Mexico border?
By Madlin Mekelburg July 12, 2019

Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist."

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Are federal policies to blame for drop in student milk consumption?
By Eric Litke July 12, 2019

Obama-era ban on whole and 2% milk in schools has caused "notable decline" in student milk consumption.

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Fact-checking claim about number of immigrants becoming citizens under Trump
By Miriam Valverde July 11, 2019

"Last year, we were in the range of 850,000 and that was the most in five years. … We are letting more people become citizens…

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Rick Scott overshoots on how much more insulin costs in the US than in Canada
By Jon Greenberg July 11, 2019

"Americans are traveling to Canada to pay 12 times less for insulin than they would here in the US."  

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Ocasio-Cortez didn’t say she speaks with herself because she has ‘a very good brain.’ That was Trump
By Samantha Putterman July 11, 2019

Quotes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said lots of things."

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Headline about white man asking his black friend to impregnate his wife is from a satirical website
July 11, 2019

"White man asked black friend to impregnate his wife to fight ‘white privilege.’"  

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No, Michael Kors didn’t say he’s tired of pretending to like black people
July 11, 2019

Says Michael Kors said, "I’m tired of pretending I like blacks."

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No, the ‘establishment media’ didn’t ignore President Trump’s Fourth of July celebration
July 11, 2019

The "establishment media ignored" President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July event.  

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More arrests in the US for marijuana possession than violent crimes, 2020 hopeful Cory Booker says
July 11, 2019

"In 2017, we had more marijuana possession arrests in our country than all other violent crimes combined."

Biden’s claim that ACA was a ‘breakthrough’ for mental health parity highlights gaps
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra July 11, 2019

"We made parity between mental health and physical health. It was a fundamental breakthrough in how we thought about how things should work."

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In viral moment, Pete Buttigieg fumbles line on racial disparities in criminal justice
By Louis Jacobson July 10, 2019

"A black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime."

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This image of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is doctored
July 10, 2019

Says a photo shows Jeffrey Epstein smirking as Donald Trump inappropriately touches a young girl.

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