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Latest Fact-Checks By Samantha Putterman

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stated on January 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a photo that shows a group of dead, scorched sheep is from Australia wildfires.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
A photo of a horse being pulled through a scorched ranch is from the Australia wildfires.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
A photo of a deer standing near a burned down residence is from the Australia wildfires.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
A photo of a burned cat is from the Australia wildfires.  
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
A collection of photos shows animals caught in the Australia wildfires.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on March 31, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Trump volunteered his airline to bring troops home during Operation Desert Storm.  
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 a post on Facebook:
An image shows animals burning in the Australia wildfires   
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By Samantha Putterman • January 6, 2020
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stated on December 13, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says the Obamas "surrendered" their law licenses to escape disciplinary action and charges.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 6, 2020
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stated on December 13, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says President Trump’s mother said, "Yes, he’s an idiot with zero common sense, and no social skills, but he is my son. I just hope he never goes into politics. He’d be a disaster."  
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 18, 2019
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stated on December 15, 2019 a Facebook post:
An old image shows a drug store with a marijuana leaf sign.
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By Samantha Putterman • December 18, 2019
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stated on November 24, 2019 a story:
Says Koalas are "functionally extinct" as bushfires in Australia continue to destroy their habitat.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • December 16, 2019
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stated on December 6, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says a photo of a woman wearing a costume holding the sign "vagina lady" is Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan.  
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By Samantha Putterman • December 13, 2019
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stated on December 9, 2019 a Facebook post:
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 educational system that has created so many people ignorant enough to vote for Hillary."  
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By Samantha Putterman • December 13, 2019
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stated on October 22, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says that the "28th Amendment" prohibits Congress from creating laws that apply to U.S. citizens but not to them, and vice-versa. 
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By Samantha Putterman • December 11, 2019
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stated on December 9, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows an old Christmas tradition of women apologizing "to their husbands for all the mistakes they made during the year and beg for forgiveness."
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By Samantha Putterman • December 11, 2019
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stated on December 9, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith died in a car crash.  
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By Samantha Putterman • December 10, 2019
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stated on October 29, 2013 a Facebook post:
Says former Democratic Sen. Harry Reid has an outlaw horse thief ancestor and Reid’s office offered a spin-job biography about the man.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 9, 2019
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stated on November 3, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says First Lady Melania Trump posted a photo of herself "yesterday" and Facebook took it down.  
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By Samantha Putterman • December 6, 2019
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stated on July 5, 2018 a Facebook post:
Says for every "share" that a photograph of a sick boy gets, Facebook will donate one dollar.
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By Samantha Putterman • December 5, 2019
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stated on November 20, 2019 a Facebook post:
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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By Samantha Putterman • December 4, 2019
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