Latest Fact Checks By Samantha Putterman

Photo of faith leaders praying over golden Trump statue is digitally altered

By Samantha Putterman

March 2, 2021

Says a photo at CPAC shows evangelical leaders praying over a golden statue of former President Donald Trump.

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Fact-checking claims that Al Gore said all Arctic ice will be gone in the summer by 2013

By Samantha Putterman

March 2, 2021

Says Al Gore said in 2009 that “the North Pole will be ice-free in the summer by 2013 because of man-made global warming.”

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No, Kaleb from Shriners Hospitals commercials didn’t die

By Samantha Putterman

March 1, 2021

Says Kaleb Torres, a young spokesperson for Shriners Hospitals for Children, has died.

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Chart comparing New York and Florida on COVID-19 is flawed. Here’s why

By Samantha Putterman

February 26, 2021

Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations.

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Mars clip was taken from a 2019 panoramic image. It doesn’t include sounds from the planet’s surface

By Samantha Putterman

February 25, 2021

Says a video captures sound from the surface of Mars

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No, Biden didn’t cancel a child sex ring operation started by Trump

By Samantha Putterman

February 25, 2021

Says President Joe Biden canceled Trump’s “child sex ring operation, which saw thousands of arrests last year.”

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No, Joe Biden wasn’t silent or inactive on Texas crisis

By Samantha Putterman

February 19, 2021

Says Joe Biden didn’t act in response to the emergency in Texas.

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Walker exaggerates effect of Trump drug order, Biden freeze

By Paul Specht , Samantha Putterman

February 12, 2021

“President Biden is raising the prices of insulin and Epi-Pens on those with high costs and the uninsured.”

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Social media posts wrong about the origin of Cracker Barrel restaurant chain’s name

By Samantha Putterman

February 9, 2021

Says Cracker Barrel’s name has racist origins and its logo depicts a whip.

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Can Pfizer and Moderna end the pandemic by sharing their vaccine designs? It’s not that simple

By Samantha Putterman

February 9, 2021

“Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.”

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No, the Biden administration didn’t officially lower the age of consent

By Samantha Putterman

February 4, 2021

Says Joe Biden “has officially lowered the age of consent to 5 years old.”

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Yes, Biden’s inauguration was legitimate. No, this isn’t a movie

By Samantha Putterman

January 29, 2021

Says Joe Biden’s inauguration was fake and he is not the legitimate president.

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