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Experts disagree with Abbott that it’s unconstitutional to raise the minimum age to purchase AR

By Nusaiba Mizan September 21, 2022

Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from…

Signs from abortion rights and abortion opponents protesting, 6-24-22

Opponents of California’s abortion rights measure mislead on expense to taxpayers

By Rachel Bluth September 21, 2022

“With Proposition 1, the number of abortion seekers from other states will soar even higher, costing taxpayers millions more.”

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Military didn’t ‘deport’ immigrants from Martha’s Vineyard

September 20, 2022

Martha’s Vineyard "used the military to deport every last illegal migrant from their island.”

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Nostradamus didn’t predict that Queen Elizabeth II would die in 2022

By Gabrielle Settles September 20, 2022

Nostradamus “accurately predicted Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.”

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No, Pelosi didn’t laugh at Armenian genocide memorial

September 20, 2022

Nancy Pelosi “almost burst out into laughter” at the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex in Yerevan.

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Ad is off-base with claim that Tim Michels wants to treat women like criminals

By Madeline Heim September 20, 2022

Says Tim Michels' family foundation "funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they're…

Palace of Westminster flag lowered following death of Queen Elizabeth II

No, this isn’t a photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles bowing to the Ethiopian emperor

September 20, 2022

Photo shows “Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles” bowing to Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I.

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Joe Biden leaves out context in ‘60 Minutes’ comment on debt reduction

By Louis Jacobson September 20, 2022

“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."

US Supreme Court on May 3, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court did not ban condoms

By Sara Swann September 20, 2022

“Supreme Court just voted to ban condoms.”

Tom Barrett Michigan ad check

Ad confuses donations Michigan U.S. House candidate received in the past with number of donors

By Todd Spangler September 20, 2022

"90% of (state Sen. Tom Barrett's) donors are from special interests"

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No, banks are not being forced to hand over physical currency to the government

September 19, 2022

All banks will soon have to turn over all coins to federal government ahead of pivot to using only electronic transactions.

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Attack on school chief Kathy Hoffman lacks key testing context

By Alexis Waiss, Renee Romo September 19, 2022

Under Kathy Hoffman, “student test scores plummeted. Even before COVID, under the current regime, over half of Arizona students were not proficient in reading or…

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