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Instagram post shares misleading information about 8 companies, prison labor
By Miriam Valverde June 22, 2020

“Companies that use prison labor: Whole Foods, McDonald’s, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, AT&T, Bank of America, Starbucks, Wendy’s.”

No evidence tying Bill Gates to a $100 billion COVID-19 deal before the outbreak
June 22, 2020

“Six months before the COVID ‘plandemic,’ Bill Gates had negotiated a $100 billion contact tracing deal with (the) Democratic congressman sponsor of bill.”

Obama Foundation didn’t post image of George Floyd protest sign before he died
By Patrick Orsagos June 22, 2020

Says Obama Foundation posted picture of George Floyd before he died.

Yes, the 1942 Milwaukee YMCA brochure featured a racist carnival game
By Eric Litke June 22, 2020

Says a 1942 Milwaukee YMCA brochure shows children playing a violent, racist carnival game

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There’s no proof ‘Aunt Jemima’ was a millionaire
June 22, 2020

Former slave Nancy Green, the first Aunt Jemima model, died “as one of America’s first black millionaires.”

GOP renews line against McMurray’s work, and it’s still wrong
By Jill Terreri Ramos June 20, 2020

“As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia”

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No, Osama bin Laden did not endorse Joe Biden
By Jon Greenberg June 19, 2020

Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden

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Trump shares manipulated toddler video targeting CNN
By Samantha Putterman June 19, 2020

CNN aired a video of a toddler running away from another toddler with the headlines “Terrified toddler runs from racist baby” and “Racist baby probably…

No, Tim Tebow didn’t kneel during the national anthem
By Aaron Sharockman June 19, 2020

Says Tim Tebow “kneeled in protest of abortion during the National Anthem in 2012. He was praised by fans as being a ‘model American.’”

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Joe Biden called for limits on fracking, not a ban
By Clara Hendrickson June 19, 2020

“Even so-called moderate Democrats like Joe Biden have endorsed a ban on fracking, which would eliminate 516,000 Michigan jobs and reduce the state’s gross domestic…

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Milwaukee was among first to declare racism a public health crisis
By Lawrence Andrea June 18, 2020

"Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.”

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Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that nobody had heard of Juneteenth
By Jon Greenberg June 18, 2020

Says before he planned a rally on June 19 “nobody had ever heard of” Juneteenth.

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