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Joe Biden gets history wrong on the Second Amendment limiting gun ownership

By Jon Greenberg June 25, 2021

"The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you…

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Scientists developing mRNA vaccines before outbreak isn’t evidence COVID-19 pandemic was created

By Samantha Putterman June 25, 2021

Says the U.S. government caused the coronavirus pandemic because it sent mRNA coronavirus vaccine candidates to university researchers weeks before the COVID-19 outbreak.

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No cause yet for condo collapse near Miami, no evidence Ivanka Trump targeted

June 25, 2021

Says Ivanka Trump was targeted in the Florida condominium building collapse.

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New Florida law doesn’t require university students, faculty and staff to register political views

June 25, 2021

Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “just signed legislation requiring students, faculty and staff at Florida’s public universities and colleges to register their political views with the…

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mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were tested in humans, have proven to be safe, effective

June 25, 2021

mRNA technology in COVID-19 vaccines was never tested in humans.

No, Juneteenth National Independence Day doesn’t replace Fourth of July

By Brandon Mulder June 25, 2021

The intent behind the bill recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday "is to replace the Fourth of July.”

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Fact-checking a false Instagram post about Eric Trump, St. Jude fundraising

June 25, 2021

Says Eric Trump said he “raised nearly $30 million for children dying of cancer at St. Jude before the age of 30.”

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Republicans mislead in welfare attack on Raphael Warnock

By Amy Sherman June 25, 2021

Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.”

No, Maxine Waters Didn’t Write A Bill To Rename Memorial Day As ‘George Floyd Day’

By Isabella Fertel June 25, 2021

“Maxine Waters just introduced a bill to re-name Memorial Day — George Floyd Day."

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla. on Feb. 28, 2021 (AP)

There’s no Trump cease-and-desist order against vaccines

By Gabrielle Settles June 24, 2021

“Our legal president, President Trump, has signed a cease and desist order for the COVID vaccines.”

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Anthony Fauci did not privately back hydroxychloroquine to family while questioning it publicly

By Louis Jacobson June 24, 2021

Says Dr. Anthony Fauci in an email "advises a family member to use (hydroxychloroquine) and antibiotic therapy, the same evening in which in a press…

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Satirical post featuring Denzel Washington spreads on social media

June 24, 2021

Says Denzel Washington left the Democratic Party because he’s “had it with the lies.”

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