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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking on March 3, 2022

Supposed CNN tweet about hotel is altered

March 25, 2022

CNN tweeted a picture of a Serbian resort and said it was in Ukraine.

Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on March 23, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson didn’t call Bush, Rumsfeld ‘war criminals’ as she defended Gitmo detainees

March 24, 2022

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “war criminals in a legal filing.”

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No, study doesn’t prove Moderna ‘created’ COVID-19

March 24, 2022

"Documents were published confirming Moderna created the COVID-19 Virus.”

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Home Depot document on racial and social privilege isn’t used for required employee training

By Samantha Putterman March 24, 2022

Photo shows a Home Depot worksheet on “privilege” used to train its employees.

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No, this man wasn’t arrested for wearing a shirt that said ‘We The People’

March 24, 2022

A man was arrested “for wearing a T-shirt that says ‘We The People’ and has a picture of the ‘Statue of Liberty.’”

Ketanji Brown Jackson at hearing

Comparing news coverage of confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh

March 24, 2022

News networks covered Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing live but not Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing.

Biden speaks to National League of Cities

No, the military didn’t raid the Biden residence

March 24, 2022

“There was a raid on the Biden residence yesterday by the military!”

Lia Thomas swimming at NCAA championships

No, Virginia Tech swimmer did not tweet that her ‘finals spot was stolen’ by transgender athlete

By Bill McCarthy March 24, 2022

Virginia Tech swimmer Reka Gyorgy tweeted, “My finals spot was stolen by Lia Thomas, who is a biological male.”

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Josh Hawley misleads on Judge Jackson and child pornography sentencing

By Jon Greenberg March 24, 2022

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child…

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No, the DOJ didn’t name a prosecutor to investigate federal fraud related to the pandemic

March 23, 2022

Joe Biden’s announcement that the Justice Department will name a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud means “the government is going to investigate itself.”

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Fact-checking false claims that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine labels hid safety information

March 23, 2022

The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential…

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No, this video doesn’t show the China Eastern Airlines plane before it crashed

By Samantha Putterman March 23, 2022

Video shows the final moments aboard China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 before it crashed.

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