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Did Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate brag about “being in the 1%”? His campaign doesn’t deny it

October 10, 2024

Says Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%."

A Middle East Airlines airplane flies over Beirut, Lebanon, 10/01/24

Americans in Lebanon and Israel had to pay for their own emergency flights out of each country

October 9, 2024

The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on…

TIm Walz and JD Vance debate New York (lecterns 2), 10-1-2024

No, this isn’t a real Republican representative prematurely responding to the VP debate

October 9, 2024

A Republican representative posted a response to the vice presidential debate before it happened.

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No, Hurricane Milton wasn’t planned to turn Tampa into a ‘15-minute city’

October 9, 2024

Hurricane Milton is part of Tampa’s plan to become a “15-minute city.”

Hurricane Milton evacuation, Port Richey, Fla., 10-8-2024

No, FEMA didn’t close roads and bridges to create traffic jams during Hurricane Milton evacuations

October 9, 2024

“FEMA is closing roads and bridges and causing gridlock traffic during evacuations from Hurricane Milton.”

Sean 'Diddy' Combs File photo - 09-20-24

No, Taylor Swift didn’t confess to ‘immoral things with Diddy’

October 9, 2024

Taylor Swift “admits to having done immoral things with Diddy in the past to gain fame.”

Taylor Swift performs "The Eras Tour" in Los Angeles, 8-7-2023

Taylor Swift manager didn’t say ticket sales are ‘dead’ because of Kamala Harris endorsement

October 9, 2024

“Taylor Swift’s manager confirms: ‘Ticket sales are dead after Harris endorsement backlash.”

Hurricane Milton prep in New Port Richey, Fla., 10-08-24

Hurricane Milton article came from fictional wiki page; it’s not evidence of storm planning

October 8, 2024

Hurricane Milton article is evidence they "control and plan these storms."

Hurricane Helene debris in Del Rio, Tenn., 10-5-2024

Hurricane Helene was not artificially created, despite what Alexa says

October 8, 2024

Alexa’s answers to questions about Hurricane Helene prove the storm was “artificially created” or the result of “cloud seeding”

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Video doesn’t prove Hurricane Milton was geoengineered. It’s from 2021

October 8, 2024

Video shows “geoengineering happening” as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. President Donald Trump in Bethlehem, 5-23-2017

Fact-check: Trump said he has been to Gaza. That’s False.

October 8, 2024

Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.”

Vice President Kamala Harris seen from below boarding Air Force Two, 10-7-2024

Kamala Harris on ‘60 Minutes’ said unemployment is at historic lows for everyone. Half True.

October 8, 2024

"We now have historic low unemployment in America among all groups of people."

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