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McAuliffe helped ease school accreditation standards as governor

By Warren Fiske August 18, 2021

“We watched Terry McAuliffe, when he was governor, lower the (accreditation) standards in our schools...”

Solar farms kill thousands of birds, but not as many as fossil fuel plants

By Jason Asenso August 17, 2021

Solar panel farms cause “hundreds and thousands” of birds to “hit that magnified sun, explode in flame ... (This) is going to bring the nation…

Trump didn’t say he ‘trusted’ Taliban, but did plan earlier Afghanistan exit than Biden

August 17, 2021

Donald Trump in 2020 "said he trusted the Taliban and then set in motion an even earlier exit" from Afghanistan.

Claim that Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is 42% effective leaves out key details

August 17, 2021

“Mayo Clinic study shows Pfizer vaccine dropped to 42% effective.”

No, CNN didn’t praise the Taliban for wearing masks

August 17, 2021

Says CNN said “Taliban fighters responsibly wearing masks.”

Fake news accounts spread false information about journalists in Afghanistan

August 17, 2021

Says CNN and other news organizations tweeted that a journalist was executed in Kabul by Taliban fighters.

Instagram post incorrectly interprets Pfizer vaccine study

By Andy Nguyen August 17, 2021

A six-month study from Pfizer shows that its vaccine “reduces severe COVID symptoms/hospitalizations by .1%.”

No, Nancy Pelosi wasn’t executed

August 16, 2021

Says “Nancy Pelosi has been executed.”

A viral image of a CNN chyron about Afghanistan is doctored

August 16, 2021

Photo shows CNN chyron about Afghanistan that says, “Violent but mostly peaceful transfer of power.”

Did Virginia lawmakers hand Northam a $1 billion blank check?

By Warren Fiske August 16, 2021

The General Assembly gave Gov. Ralph Northam “a $1 billion blank check.”

No, taxpayer funds were not used to remove rock deemed by some to be racist from UW-Madison campus

By Laura Schulte August 14, 2021

Says of UW-Madison, "It cost the university $50k (your tax dollars) to remove" a rock considered by some a symbol of racism.

No, Rand Paul’s medical license wasn’t revoked

August 13, 2021

“Rand Paul’s medical license was just revoked!”

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