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Blake Masters’ stance on privatizing Social Security shifted after primary

August 25, 2022

On privatizing Social Security.

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No, Trump is not representing himself in case against the US government

By Andy Nguyen August 25, 2022

Image shows Trump is representing himself in a lawsuit against the United States government related to the FBI search of his Florida home.

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Johnson’s claim on IRS audits of mostly low wage earners is in the ballpark

By D.L. Davis August 25, 2022

"Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups."

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No, U.S. Army forces aren’t in Ukraine

August 24, 2022

“US Army in Ukraine.”

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No, this isn’t a real chyron about ‘gay hypnosis’ on Tucker Carlson’s show

August 24, 2022

An image shows a chyron on Tucker Carlson’s show that said “straight men turning homo after ‘gay hypnosis.’”

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No, the DOJ didn’t raid Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home

August 24, 2022

“Marjorie Taylor Greene was raided by Joe Biden’s DOJ last night.”

A nurse loads a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine near Jackson State University July 2022

No evidence COVID-19 vaccine is increasing child mortality rates in England

By Sara Swann August 24, 2022

In England, “COVID-19 vaccinated children are 4,423% more likely to die of any cause and 13,633% more likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated children.”

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Teachers have not had much of a raise in 25 years, data shows

By Louis Jacobson August 24, 2022

"Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary."

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Joe Biden exaggerates job-creation impact of American Rescue Plan

By Louis Jacobson August 24, 2022

The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”

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Viral list of ‘banned’ books in Florida is satire

By Yacob Reyes August 24, 2022

Image shows "Florida's anti-woke banned book list."

A nurse loads a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine near Jackson State University July 2022

Study didn’t find that vaccines prolong COVID-19 contagiousness

August 24, 2022

A New England Journal of Medicine study found that vaccinated people are “5X more contagious than the unvaccinated 10 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection.”

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