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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey says the coronavirus outbreak has reached a peak. That’s half true
By Jessica Calefati April 16, 2020

“In a matter of days, and in some cases the moment may even have passed, that we’ve reached the peak of the rate of infections.”

Fauci on April 10
Facebook posts falsely claim Dr. Fauci has millions invested in a coronavirus vaccine
By Daniel Funke April 15, 2020

Says Dr. Anthony Fauci “stands to lose 100 million dollars on Bill Gates ‘vaccine’ for the coronavirus. Because he invested in this vaccine.”

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Kellyanne Conway misleads on name for COVID-19, says it’s ‘not COVID-1’
By Bill McCarthy April 15, 2020

"This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. And so you would think the people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on…

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No, you don’t have to pay back your stimulus check
By Louis Jacobson April 15, 2020

The $1,200 coronavirus relief checks this year are “just an advance on your next tax return. … Next year, you're automatically going to owe $1,200…

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Michigan’s COVID-19 order doesn’t ban gardening or sale of seeds and fruit
April 15, 2020

Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit.

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The Senate voted unanimously in favor of the stimulus bill, despite claim 44 opposed
April 15, 2020

Says 44 senators “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.”

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No, this isn’t a photo of Italian nurses kissing in a hospital
April 15, 2020

A photo shows two Italian nurses in a hospital a few days before they got COVID-19 and died.

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No evidence Bill Murray said social media is linked to depression
April 15, 2020

Says Bill Murray said “Social media is training us to compare our lives ... No wonder why everyone is depressed.”

Lightfoot 4/7/20 presser
Has Illinois fallen behind other states in testing for the coronavirus?
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller April 15, 2020

“Illinois lags way behind all of our neighbors and certainly we’re in the bottom tier of states that are doing testing."

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Widespread Facebook post blames 2006 law for US Postal Service’s financial woes
By Bill McCarthy April 15, 2020

"The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to…

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Fact-checking posts about mass graves in NYC
By Samantha Putterman April 15, 2020

Images show COVID-19 victims being buried in mass graves in New York City.

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These headlines don’t prove “fake news” about COVID-19 deaths
April 15, 2020

“Corona is so bad, this guy died twice!”

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