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NC elections board leader downplays rule changes

By Paul Specht March 5, 2021

Says the NC elections board “did not change state law."

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Pence falsely says if HR 1 passes, millions of people in US illegally will be registered to vote

By Amy Sherman March 5, 2021

The voting bill known as H.R. 1 would mean “that millions of illegal immigrants are quickly registered to vote."

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No, HR 1 would not allow the Boston Marathon bomber to vote from prison

By Bill McCarthy March 5, 2021

H.R. 1 “would allow the Boston bomber to have a right to vote.”

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No, this isn’t a video of someone wearing a Fauci mask

March 5, 2021

Video shows someone wearing an Anthony Fauci mask.

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Wisconsin Democratic lawmaker overstates youth marijuana claim

By Madeline Heim March 5, 2021

"Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.”

Gas pipelines didn’t freeze during Texas’ winter storm

By Brandon Mulder March 5, 2021

“Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.”

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Yes, marijuana can increase the risk of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

By Haley BeMiller March 5, 2021

“The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk…

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Biden wasn’t involved in Dr. Seuss or Mr. Potato Head changes. They reflect company decisions

By Samantha Putterman March 5, 2021

“Biden took down Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head.”

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Photos show UK Lords-a-sleeping, not US senators

March 5, 2021

Photos show U.S. senators sleeping in the chamber.

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No, young children cannot take hormones or change their sex

March 5, 2021

Says 5-year-olds can “take hormones and change my sex.”

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No, NASA didn’t discover THC on a meteorite fragment

March 4, 2021

“NASA discovers THC on meteorite fragment.”

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Mike Pence is wrong that HR 1 forces states to shift to universal mail balloting

By Louis Jacobson March 4, 2021

The voting bill known as H.R. 1 "would force states to adopt universal mail-in ballots.”

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