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Arizona Rep. Debbie Lesko’s comparison of electric car and traditional batteries misses key points

By Haley Tenore October 19, 2022

Electric vehicles are unaffordable because “the average cost of replacing an electric vehicle battery is over $10,000, while the average cost of replacing the battery…

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The dark spots on a potato aren’t from ‘throat mold’ and are safe to eat

By Andy Nguyen October 19, 2022

Dark spots on potato chips are “infected with throat mold.”

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Fact-checking Democrats’ claim about dog deaths in Mehmet Oz’s heart research lab

October 19, 2022

A dog endured “unimaginable pain and suffering” during heart research experiments, “just one of 300 killed in (Dr. Mehmet) Oz’s lab.”

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California is not registering noncitizens to vote in elections

By Andy Nguyen October 18, 2022

“California is registering non-citizens to vote and has refused to cooperate with the Federal Election Integrity Program.”

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Fact checking Ye, who denied that George Floyd died from a knee on the neck

By Gabrielle Settles October 18, 2022

Suggests fentanyl, not Derek Chauvin, killed George Floyd

Kamala Harris at DNC Women's Leadership Forum Sept. 30, 2022

No, Kamala Harris didn’t say this about gas prices

October 18, 2022

Kamala Harris said, “We have to acknowledge gas is high which is the opposite of low.”

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Story about man who identifies as deer originated on satire site

October 18, 2022

“Trans species man who self-identifies as a deer accidentally shot by hunters.”

Fact-checking Arizona Democrats’ claim that Abraham Hamadeh misled about his legal experience

By Alexis Waiss October 18, 2022

Abraham Hamadeh misled "about his legal experience.”

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Denmark is focusing its COVID-19 booster campaign on people over 50, it’s not banning everyone else

October 18, 2022

“Covid vaccinations now prohibited in people under 50 in Denmark.”

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Fact-checking Joe Manchin on the targeting of IRS audits

By Amanda Boring October 18, 2022

“WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS.”

Spanberger voted to send stimulus checks to inmates. So did Republicans

By Warren Fiske October 18, 2022

Abigail Spanberger supported “nearly $1 billion in stimulus checks for prisoners, including domestic terrorists.”

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