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G.W. Bush in 2008

Altered photo shows George W. Bush holding phone upside-down

October 5, 2022

George W. Bush was photographed talking into the wrong end of a phone.

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are shown in Florida in Jan. 2021

Posts suggest without evidence that vaccine caused J.J. Watt’s AFib

October 5, 2022

The COVID-19 vaccine caused J.J. Watt’s atrial fibrillation.

Iowans are paying $5,000 more per year under inflation, are Democrats to blame?

By Liam Halawith October 5, 2022

“Iowans are paying $5,000 extra for everyday goods under Biden and Axne’s inflation.”

Did Democrats suggest 2016 presidential election was stolen?

By Warren Fiske October 5, 2022

“In 2016, Democrats suggested that the election was stolen.”

WomenVoteBuddAd

Attack ad exaggerates Ted Budd’s involvement in anti-abortion bill

By Paul Specht October 5, 2022

Ted Budd “helped write legislation to outlaw abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape or incest — a law that could even put doctors in…

Herschel Walker campaigning

Did Herschel Walker misrepresent his record on veterans, graduation and law enforcement? Yes.

October 4, 2022

Herschel Walker misled about “personally treating 4,500 veterans per year,” about “graduating from college” and about “working in law enforcement.”

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Gates’ comments on renewable energy taken out of context

By Jill Terreri Ramos October 4, 2022

2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy

Tim Ryan May '22 podium

Ohio’s Tim Ryan says he ‘voted with Trump on trade,’ but what about Trump’s tariffs?

By Jon Greenberg October 4, 2022

“I voted with Trump on trade.”

Rand Paul July 2020

Rand Paul didn’t tell Nancy Pelosi she’s a ‘traitor’ in this video

October 4, 2022

Video shows Rand Paul telling Nancy Pelosi “she’s a traitor.”

DeSantis speaks about Ian on Sept 26 2022

Most of Florida’s Lee County wasn’t in the cone three days before hurricane, but parts of it were

By Yacob Reyes October 4, 2022

Lee County, Florida, wasn't "even in the cone" of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall.

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This isn’t a prescient PSA from the 1950s. It’s satire from 2020

October 4, 2022

A 1956 video warned about COVID-19.

Tim Ryan being sworn into Congress by Pelosi 1-3-19

What’s ‘love’ got to do with it? Ad shows Ryan’s support for Pelosi, but omits bid to replace her

By Amy Sherman October 4, 2022

Tim Ryan said “I do love” Nancy Pelosi and votes with Joe Biden and Pelosi 100%.

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