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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Nov. 4, 2023

No, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hasn’t surrendered to Russia

November 6, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has surrendered.”

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Video of bomb strike on crowd is from Sudan conflict, not Israel-Hamas war

November 6, 2023

Israel bombed Palestinian children trying to get water.

Ohio abortion sign, 11-3-2023

No evidence that Ohio’s Issue 1 would allow for late abortions for “financial reasons”

November 3, 2023

Ohio’s Issue 1 “allows for abortion after viability for…financial reasons.”

Kamala Harris at the Capitol, 10-3-2023

Do Biden’s policies get the credit for the decline in inflation, as Kamala Harris said?

November 3, 2023

“Because of our economic policies we now are reducing inflation.”

Arizona heat warning sign, 7-10-2023

It’s getting hot in here: the U.S. is warmer now than it was in 1936

November 3, 2023

1936 in the United States was “much hotter than 2023.”

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Switzerland has distributed iodine tablets to residents for years, and not because of nuclear war

November 3, 2023

Switzerland’s distribution of iodine tablets means the government is worried about nuclear war.

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Video shows 2020 protesters invited into someone’s home, not 2023 rioters breaking in

November 3, 2023

Video shows “rioters rush people’s houses” Oct. 28 in Washington D.C.

Bill Gates Global Fund September 2022

No, Bill Gates didn’t write an article called ‘Depopulation Through Forced Vaccination’

November 3, 2023

Bill Gates wrote a 2011 article titled “Depopulation Through Forced Vaccination.”

The refurbished George Floyd statue in Brooklyn is unveiled after it was vandalized following its Juneteenth installation, Thursday, July 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

No, this deposition transcript doesn’t prove George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose

November 3, 2023

“New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.”

Speaker Johnson Oct w/ American flag, 10-25-2023

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson is the 56th speaker of the House

November 3, 2023

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson is the 45th speaker of the House.

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It’s true: You don’t have to pay taxes on KitKat bars and Viagra in Wisconsin

November 3, 2023

Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."

biden white house with HIV/AIDS ribbon, 12-1-2021

Do Republican spending cuts threaten federal HIV funding? Some programs, yes.

November 3, 2023

Republicans in Congress are “trying to wipe out federal funding to end the HIV epidemic.”

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