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Mike Gibbons Ohio GOP senate debate

In Ohio, GOP candidate falsely says more votes than registered voters in 2020 election

By Jon Greenberg April 4, 2022

According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election.

NC Democrat falsely claims Republican Richard Hudson opposed insulin price cap

By Paul Specht April 4, 2022

“The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.”

Biden remarks budget 2023

Both parties’ tax proposals exaggerated in Facebook post

By Sara Swann April 4, 2022

“Democrat’s New Plan: Tax billionaires to lower the deficit by $1 TRILLION and fund clean energy independence. Republican’s New Plan: Raise taxes on households earning…

Josh Mandel

In Ohio US Senate race, Mandel falsely claimed that Gibbons said military service isn’t ‘real work’

April 1, 2022

Says Mike Gibbons said "military service doesn't count as real work."

Gas prices after Ukraine

Ad claiming Evers tried to ‘make us pay even more at the pump’ is running on half tank

By D.L. Davis April 1, 2022

Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax."

Baby being vaccinated for measles in California

Social media post makes inaccurate comparison between antigens in vaccines, food allergies

By Jill Terreri Ramos April 1, 2022

A baby’s immune system can’t handle antigens from vaccines, because new food must be introduced slowly to identify allergic reactions.

SPR facility

Donald Trump wrong that Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been ‘mostly empty’ for decades

By Louis Jacobson April 1, 2022

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades.

Duckworth overstates specifics of gender pay gap study

By Analisa Trofimuk April 1, 2022

“An extra 2 whole months and 15 days. That’s how long it takes for white women to make the same amount men made in the…

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Evidence does not support the claim that Pfizer staged Oscars confrontation to promote new drug

March 31, 2022

Pfizer staged the Will Smith and Chris Rock confrontation at the Academy Awards because it "has a new alopecia medication coming out."

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Claim about German tax on feminine hygiene products relies on outdated information

March 31, 2022

Germany imposes a 19% tax on feminine hygiene products but a 7% tax on books, so one company is packaging tampons as books.

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Terrorism bulletin not attempt to criminalize free speech, despite claim

March 31, 2022

The Biden administration is attempting “to criminalize free speech.”

Bread in bag in store

Donald Trump says stores don’t have bread. They do

By Jon Greenberg March 30, 2022

“You go to a store, they don’t have bread.”

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