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Examining claim about Austin homicides, crimes
By Madlin Mekelburg August 31, 2020

Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year…

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Fact-checking John James on Gary Peters’ committee attendance
By Louis Jacobson August 31, 2020

Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China."

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No, Mark Kelly does not want to defund the police
By Miriam Valverde August 31, 2020

Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.”

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Don’t believe this Facebook claim. States have procedures to prevent double voting
By Bill McCarthy August 31, 2020

“If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or…

Trump’s claim linking crime rates to bail reform lacks evidence
By Jill Terreri Ramos August 29, 2020

“Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”

Fact-checking Trump’s frequent claim that Joe Biden ‘abandoned Scranton’
By Jessica Calefati August 29, 2020

Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.”

Yes, police gave Kyle Rittenhouse water and thanked his armed group before Kenosha shooting
By Eric Litke August 28, 2020

“Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings”

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‘Perfectly legal’ for Rittenhouse to carry a gun? False
By Daniel Funke August 28, 2020

“At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”

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Claim that Evers, Barnes did not call for peace, calm after Blake shooting goes too far
By D.L. Davis August 28, 2020

Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm.

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Two mail-in ballots sent to one person doesn’t mean they can vote twice
By Samantha Putterman August 28, 2020

“Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.”

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No, the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father isn’t with the Kenosha sheriff’s department
By Jon Greenberg August 28, 2020

Suggests the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father is a deputy in the Kenosha sheriff’s department.

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Melania Trump is not the first FLOTUS to visit troops in a combat zone in 50 years
By Samantha Putterman August 28, 2020

Says Melania Trump is the “first FLOTUS to visit troops in a combat zone since 1969.”

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