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No, private insurance doesn’t provide ‘better coverage’ than Medicaid

By Eric Litke April 21, 2021

“Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.

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No, the prime minister of Japan didn’t hold a Trump 2024 sign next to Kamala Harris

By Samantha Putterman April 20, 2021

Japan’s prime minister met with Vice President Kamala Harris holding a Trump 2024 sign and wearing a red baseball cap.

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Fact-checking whether Biden, Democrats want to remove all terms that note gender

April 20, 2021

“Joe Biden and the Democrats want to remove any term that denotes gender.”

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Foot Locker did not donate $200 million to Black Lives Matter

By Andy Nguyen April 19, 2021

“Foot Locker donated 200 million dollars to BLM.”

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Did Derek Chauvin have his hand in his pocket as he restrained George Floyd?

By Bill McCarthy April 19, 2021

Derek Chauvin had his left hand in his pocket while kneeling on George Floyd.

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No, schools didn’t stop teaching cursive writing to keep kids from reading the Constitution

By Samantha Putterman April 19, 2021

Schools stopped teaching children cursive so they wouldn’t be able to read the U.S. Constitution and other historical documents.

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No, Hobby Lobby’s CEO didn’t say stores are closing

April 19, 2021

Hobby Lobby’s CEO wrote a letter saying the company’s stores may close.

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Police have said no foul play is suspected in three recent Virginia deaths

April 19, 2021

A serial killer is on the loose in Virginia.

McAuliffe near the top in restoring ex-felon voting rights

By Warren Fiske April 19, 2021

“I restored felons’ rights - 173,000 - more than any governor in the history of America.”

Calculating herd immunity is more than ‘simple math’

By Brandon Mulder April 19, 2021

Texas “could be very close to herd immunity.”

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Are nearly a quarter of America’s lead pipes in Chicagoland?

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller April 18, 2021

“We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”

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Medical Hypotheses journal article lacks evidence that masks cause ill effects

April 16, 2021

Says science shows the physiological effects of wearing masks include hypoxemia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, toxicity and increased muscle tension.

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