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Have overdoses in W.Va. increased 50% during the pandemic?
By Patrick Orsagos August 19, 2020

“In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.”

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Bill Clinton mostly accurate on international unemployment comparison
By Louis Jacobson August 19, 2020

The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began.

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Donald Trump Jr. distorts Michigan data on dead voters
By Clara Hendrickson August 18, 2020

“8% of the votes cast” in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, 864 mailed ballots, came from dead voters. “NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!!”

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This photo doesn’t show Kamala Harris listed as ‘Caucasian’ on her birth certificate
August 18, 2020

A photo shows Kamala Harris is “listed as Caucasian on her birth certificate.”

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‘We don’t want that,’ Trump says of New Zealand after country reported nine new COVID-19 cases
By Bill McCarthy August 18, 2020

The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that."

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Grid Operator Rejects Trump’s False Claim ‘Democrats’ Purposely Triggered Calif.’s Rolling Blackouts
By Chris Nichols August 18, 2020

“In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts.”

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No, Ben Shapiro didn’t tweet this about Postal Service
August 18, 2020

Says Ben Shapiro tweeted, “The USPS is not only a bloated and outdate government agency, it is also ineffective and incompetent. It’s been 2 months…

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Donald Trump says US is at the top globally in COVID-19 fight. It isn’t.
By Jon Greenberg August 18, 2020

"Our (COVID-19) numbers are better than almost all countries."

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Ad Watch: Is the postmaster general a Republican donor with investments in USPS competitors?
By Daniel Funke August 18, 2020

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy “gave $400,000 to Republicans just this year” and has “between $30 and $75 million in assets of direct competitors to the…

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Facebook post mislabels months-old image on mask policy as new to spread COVID-19 disinformation
By Aaron Sharockman August 18, 2020

“As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who…

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Michelle Obama right that 2 votes per precinct enabled Trump win in Michigan
By Louis Jacobson August 18, 2020

“In one of the states that determined the outcome” of the 2016 presidential race, “the winning margin averaged out to just two votes per precinct,…

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Some social security payments still come through the mail, though most are electronic
By Samantha Putterman August 18, 2020

"Social Security beneficiaries count on the post office to get their checks.”

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