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Sherri Tenpenny makes false COVID-19 vaccine magnetism claim to Ohio lawmakers

By Bill McCarthy June 9, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccines make people "magnetized. They can put a key on their forehead, it sticks. They can put spoons and forks all over them,…

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Mining lithium poses environmental risks. The Biden administration isn’t ignoring them

By Jon Greenberg June 9, 2021

The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”

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No, Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t say ‘people are dying who have never died before’

June 9, 2021

Says Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “People are dying who have never died before.”

Right to Work Wisconsin hearing

Lobbying group says Right to Work laws lead to faster employment growth, but evidence is mixed

By Nusaiba Mizan June 9, 2021

“Right to Work states have: faster private sector employment growth”

Facebook post about Israel’s missile defense system shows video game footage

June 9, 2021

Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system engaged in military combat.

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Trump falsely implies Arizona audit has exposed fraud

By Amy Sherman June 9, 2021

“Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.”

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Video of man filling truck bed with gas originated as a gag on entertainment page

June 9, 2021

Video shows man trying to “fill entire pickup bed with fuel amidst last month’s fuel shortage.”

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No, Anthony Bourdain didn’t tweet about bat soup in Wuhan

June 9, 2021

Says Anthony Bourdain tweeted, “This might be the best bat soup I ever had in my life. Someday everyone’s gonna be talking about Wuhan.”

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Claim about 920 miscarriages caused by COVID-19 vaccination lacks evidence

By Miriam Valverde June 8, 2021

"920 women lose their unborn babies after getting vaccinated."

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No, Listerine doesn’t work as a mosquito repellent

By Andy Nguyen June 8, 2021

Says Listerine mouthwash can be effectively used as a mosquito repellant.

Tim Tebow in Jacksonville Jaguars 85 jersey.

Rumors spread online about Tim Tebow, Aaron Hernandez and jersey No. 85

June 8, 2021

“Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.”

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Misleading video title says Joe Biden was impeached. That didn’t happen

June 8, 2021

“Biden gets brutal impeachment.”

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