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Wisconsin GOP lawmaker Quinn only partially right in claim about Evers recording
By Haley BeMiller June 29, 2020

Says Gov. Evers “has refused to identify or discipline the staff member who secretly taped” a conversation with GOP leaders.

Facebook post wrong about wearing mask, carrying concealed weapon in North Carolina
By Paul Specht June 26, 2020

In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.”

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No evidence Joe Biden’s great-grandfather was Confederate soldier, enslaved people
June 26, 2020

“Joe Biden’s great-grandfather Joseph J. Biden was a slave-owner and fought” for the Confederacy.

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George Floyd’s hair does not differ in various images
June 26, 2020

Says George Floyd has “hair in one shot but is bald in the shots of him laying on the ground.”

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Wisconsin Congressman Grothman’s bad-cop bill didn’t change the process
By Lawrence Andrea June 26, 2020

Says as a state lawmaker a bill he sponsored would have made “it easier to get rid of bad cops”

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Florida congressional candidate blames antifa for violence without evidence
By Amy Sherman, Daniel Funke June 26, 2020

Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.”

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A ‘face mask exempt card’ doesn’t exempt you from wearing a mask in public
By Daniel Funke June 26, 2020

A “face mask exempt card” allows you to cite the ADA and not wear a mask.

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Exploring the spike in coronavirus cases in one Central Texas county
By Madlin Mekelburg June 26, 2020

Hays County in Central Texas has seen an “incredible 845% increase in (COVID-19) cases since June 7.”

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Fact-checking Nancy Pelosi’s claim of high public support for ‘Dreamers’
By Miriam Valverde June 26, 2020

“80% of the American people support our Dreamers. Over 70% think they should have a path to citizenship, and that's Democrats, Republicans, independents.”

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No, Chick-fil-A isn’t opening its restaurants on Sundays just for Black people
June 26, 2020

“Chick-fil-A now open Sunday (Blacks only).”

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No evidence Black Lives Matter made ‘kill a white on sight’ flyers
June 26, 2020

“Kill a White on Sight” appears on Black Lives Matter/Antifa flyers.

Arizona Sen. McSally makes health care pledge that contradicts past votes, policy positions
By Shefali Luthra June 25, 2020

“Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.”

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