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Biden wrong that McDonald’s workers can’t jump to competing chains
By Jon Greenberg July 28, 2020

“McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.”

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No, Mark Zuckerberg is not David Rockefeller’s grandson
By Samantha Putterman July 28, 2020

Says Mark Zuckerberg's real name is Jacob Greenberg and he’s the grandson of billionaire David Rockefeller.

Biden is right. Pay for home health workers is paltry
By Stephanie Stapleton July 28, 2020

On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.”

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No, CDC did not admit a mistake, did not reduce its COVID-19 Florida case count
July 27, 2020

The CDC said it “made a mistake” and reduced its count of Florida COVID-19 cases from 90,000 to 11,000.

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Fact-checking the WV Democratic Party’s tweet on COVID-19 transmission
By Patrick Orsagos July 27, 2020

“Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.”

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No, the Trump administration hasn’t fulfilled every state request for coronavirus supplies
By Bill McCarthy July 27, 2020

The Trump administration has had “zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from state governors.”

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No, Tom Brady didn’t threaten to quit if teammates kneeled during anthem
By Samantha Putterman July 27, 2020

Quotes Tom Brady as saying, “If anyone on my team kneels, I quit.”

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No, Michigan lawmakers didn’t create a framework for microchipping humans
July 27, 2020

Michigan House “passes bill to ‘voluntarily’ begin placing human implantable microchips into the bodies of all state government employees”

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Tillis never said restaurant workers shouldn’t have to wash their hands
By Paul Specht July 25, 2020

Says Sen. Thom Tillis “doesn’t think restaurant workers should have to wash their hands.”

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer didn’t defund police and corrections
By Clara Hendrickson July 24, 2020

Says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “defunded the Michigan State Police and the prisons.”

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Fact-checking Biden’s comments on COVID-19 small business closures
By Samantha Putterman July 24, 2020

There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.”

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