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No, 700 CIA agents weren’t arrested

February 2, 2022

Says 700 CIA agents were arrested.

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No, the ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada didn’t set a Guinness World Record

February 2, 2022

“The convoy in Canada has made the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest convoy.”

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Photo shows a truck convoy in Canada, but not the “Freedom Convoy”

February 2, 2022

Picture shows the “Freedom Convoy” trucks in Canada.

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No, most Americans don’t believe the 2020 election was fraudulent

By Sara Swann February 2, 2022

“Over 65% of the country believes that (the) 2020 election was fraudulent. That number was around 35% a year ago.”

Are 60% of Virginia students testing below U.S. proficiency standards, as Youngkin says?

By Warren Fiske February 2, 2022

“Sixty percent of (Virginia's) children don’t meet national proficiency standards…”

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Whoopi Goldberg wrongly claims the Holocaust was ‘not about race’

By Bill McCarthy February 1, 2022

"The Holocaust isn't about race. No, it's not about race."

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Data does not show COVID-19 vaccine failure in England

February 1, 2022

"British data show the COVID shots are an abysmal failure, as COVID infection rates in the U.K. are higher among the ‘fully vaccinated’ in all…

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Workers shown in video arriving at Florida hotel are here legally as part of H-2A visa program

February 1, 2022

Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel.

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Old video mischaracterized as showing troops at the Ukraine-Russia border in 2022

February 1, 2022

Video shows troops at the Ukraine-Russia border on Jan. 27, 2022.

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Trump falsely says Electoral Count Act talks prove he was right on Pence’s power

By Jon Greenberg February 1, 2022

Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!”

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Clip of Jen Psaki talking about stimulus payments is old

February 1, 2022

Says Jen Psaki said in January 2022 that people will start seeing direct deposits in their bank account this weekend and payments to eligible Americans…

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Fact-checking whether Biden’s Build Back Better would be largest expansion of welfare in 60 years

February 1, 2022

Joe Biden's “$4 trillion” Build Back Better bill is "the largest expansion of welfare programs in 60 years."

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