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Viral video of teacher instructing students about gender pronouns is a skit, not authentic

November 27, 2023

Video shows teacher teaching gender pronouns and being confronted by students

Hamas fires rockets toward Israel from Gaza, 10-8-2023

Claim that Tammy Baldwin voted to send millions to Iran that bankrolled ‘radical’ groups lacks proof

November 24, 2023

Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.”

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Footage of Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 6, 2021, doesn’t prove Capitol attack was staged

November 21, 2023

Videos of Nancy Pelosi from Jan. 6, 2021, show the Capitol attack was staged.

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No, Israel has not changed its bar code

November 21, 2023

“Israel has changed their barcode from 729 to 871 … as the public was boycotting Israeli products.”

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Did Pete Buttigieg say Joe Biden is unfit to serve? No, this video is miscaptioned

November 21, 2023

Video shows that “Troy Nehls FORCES Pete Buttigieg to admit that Biden is unfit to serve.”

Karine Jean-Pierre at the White House for Thanksgiving story, 11-13-2023

Fact-checking Karine Jean-Pierre on this year’s Thanksgiving costs

November 21, 2023

“Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”

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This video from George Floyd’s death isn’t new, as Megyn Kelly said in a Facebook post

November 21, 2023

“New police bodycam footage” of George Floyd’s arrest “changes the narrative”

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Why a Republican’s claim about ‘ghost buses’ of FBI informants on Jan. 6 is dubious

November 21, 2023

A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.”

Jim Justice for tax pledge, 1-11-2023

Did Jim Justice break his pledge not to hike taxes?

November 21, 2023

Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.”

Jerome Powell press conference in Washington, 11-1-2023

Fact-checking a TikTok claim that the government caused inflation to wage war on civilians

November 21, 2023

The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but…

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Video shows Israeli flag planted over boys’ school, not al-Shifa hospital

November 21, 2023

Video shows Israeli soldiers “raising their flag” over al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.

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No, The Associated Press and CNN didn’t ‘admit’ they knew about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack beforehand

November 20, 2023

CNN and The Associated Press “admitted” to knowing about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in advance but didn’t tell anyone.

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