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Claim about COVID-19 vaccines and miscarriages based on flawed reading of study

August 24, 2021

“80% of women who have been jabbed have lost their children in the first trimester.”

Pfizer’s CEO was vaccinated against COVID-19 in March, despite posts that say otherwise

August 24, 2021

“Pfizer CEO has not yet had vaccine.”

No evidence Donald Trump said this about an Afghanistan distraction

August 24, 2021

Says Donald Trump said, “Do not be distracted by all this going on in Afghanistan. Always keep one eye on Washington D.C. A magician always…

No, a Liz Cheney amendment didn’t block Afghanistan troop drawdown

By Louis Jacobson August 24, 2021

Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.”

Conservative influencers wrongly claim Capitol bomb threat was ‘false flag’

By Bill McCarthy August 24, 2021

The bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 19 was a false flag.

Joe Biden said that al-Qaida is ‘gone’ from Afghanistan. That’s wrong

By Amy Sherman August 23, 2021

Al-Qaida is “gone” from Afghanistan.

Twitter hasn’t suspended Afghanistan’s president, but they have suspended two other accounts

By Jason Asenso August 23, 2021

"Twitter has suspended the account of Afghanistan’s elected President… and have allowed the Taliban to keep their accounts."

Attack of US Army helicopter in Afghanistan occurred in 2011, not ‘yesterday’

August 23, 2021

Says “31 U.S. troops” were “killed in Afghanistan yesterday.”

U.S. is importing large amount of Russian oil, but Facebook post misstates Keystone XL role

By Louis Jacobson August 23, 2021

The U.S. is “now importing 800,000 barrels of oil from Russia,” but that could have been prevented if the Keystone XL pipeline hadn’t been cancelled.

No, Milwaukee election official didn’t admit to delivering just enough ballots for a Biden win

By Madeline Heim August 23, 2021

“A Milwaukee election employee even acknowledged dropping off just the margin of ballots needed for a Biden win at 3 a.m.”

COVID-19 deaths of Broward County teachers did happen, despite claims otherwise

By Gabrielle Settles August 20, 2021

Says a report of unvaccinated Florida teachers dying from COVID-19 isn’t real.

How do COVID-19 deaths, job losses in NC compare to other states?

By Paul Specht August 20, 2021

“North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”

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