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No, Bill Gates isn’t implanting digital IDs in newborn babies in Kenya

By Caleb McCullough

December 30, 2024

“Bill Gates will be implanting digital IDs in newborns in Kenya.”

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No, the NFL did not suspend the referees after the Steelers-Eagles game

By Caleb McCullough

December 30, 2024

“The referees in the (Dec. 15) game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers have been suspended after the match revealed that the officials…

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Job growth on Kathy Hochul’s watch helped by pandemic recovery

By Jill Terreri Ramos

December 26, 2024

We’ve created 732,000 jobs since I've been governor.

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No, the federal government is not offering a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment

December 20, 2024

Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.

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No, this isn’t an authentic video of Reba McEntire, Dr. Mehmet Oz, discussing lung disease treatment

December 20, 2024

Video shows Dr. Mehmet Oz and singer Reba McEntire promoting treatment for chronic lung diseases.

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No, the NFL didn’t punish three referees after an Atlanta Falcons-Minnesota Vikings game

December 20, 2024

The NFL punished three referees in “the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings.”

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No, this isn’t an authentic photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, without hair

December 20, 2024

Image shows Kate, the Princess of Wales, without hair.

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No, the NFL didn’t fire three refs after the 49ers-Rams game

December 20, 2024

“The NFL has abruptly fired three referees who officiated the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.”

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No, this video doesn’t show Vice President Kamala Harris intoxicated

December 20, 2024

Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris “is plastered again!”

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Person who called 911, not the tiplines, about the CEO shooting suspect can still get the reward

By Loreben Tuquero

December 19, 2024

Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is ineligible for reward money "because she called 911 instead of the tip line."

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Fact-check: Past government shutdowns cost the U.S. economy billions

By Amy Sherman , Louis Jacobson

December 19, 2024

Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.”

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Congress didn’t propose new $243,000 salaries in spending measure, as DOGE account claimed

December 19, 2024

Spending plan to prevent a government shutdown includes “a pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.”

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