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Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in Richmond, 1-25-2022

Supreme Court ruling is at odds with Earle-Sears’ claim about Brown v. Board of Education

February 22, 2023

Brown v. Board of Education “was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send…

WHO director at G20 in Bali, Nov. 15, 2022

WHO pandemic accord doesn’t replace U.S. sovereignty

February 21, 2023

"Biden admin negotiates deal to give WHO authority over US pandemic policies.”

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North Carolina House speaker says someone died in Raleigh protests in 2020. Police data disagrees.

February 21, 2023

“One man was actually killed” during 2020 protests of police brutality in Raleigh

Turkey earthquake 020923 AP

Video shows building in Saudi Arabia, not collateral from the earthquake that rocked Turkey, Syria

February 21, 2023

Video shows “the earthquake in Turkey.”

Mickey Mouse at Disneyland

M-I-C you later? No. Mickey Mouse will stay as Disney mascot.

February 20, 2023

“Mickey Mouse to be replaced as official Disney mascot.”

No proof that the dog deworming drug fenbendazole can cure human cancer

February 20, 2023

The dog dewormer fenbendazole can cure cancer in humans.

Biden speaking to IBEW

Joe Biden miscalculates how much billionaires pay in taxes

February 20, 2023

The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter."

Ohio train derailment cleanup, Feb. 9, 2023

No evidence of foul play in Ohio train derailment, other incidents mentioned in a Facebook post

February 18, 2023

“Seven ecological disasters in less than 2 weeks. … We are under attack.”

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No, KFC didn’t tweet a chicken drumstick for Black History Month

February 17, 2023

KFC tweeted an image of a chicken drumstick for Black History Month.

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These birds didn’t die because of the Ohio train derailment. Image is from 2018

February 17, 2023

A photo shows birds that “dropped dead” in Kentucky after the train derailment in Ohio.

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No man buns were harmed as fake news about a vigilante cutting them off spread on social media

February 17, 2023

“Criminal caught after cutting off 37 man buns.”

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Atlanta isn’t banning the word ‘women,’ despite social media post claims

February 17, 2023

The city of Atlanta is banning the word “women.”

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