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No, this isn’t the whistleblower posing with Adam Schiff’s family
December 12, 2019

Says Adam Schiff’s family Christmas card has a photo of the whistleblower, who is dating Schiff’s daughter.  

Democrat wrong about the history of NC’s teacher pay
By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht December 11, 2019

Says North Carolina's average teacher salary was at the national average "back when I was in public school." 

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Viral Meme makes up new Constitutional amendment
By Samantha Putterman December 11, 2019

Says that the "28th Amendment" prohibits Congress from creating laws that apply to U.S. citizens but not to them, and vice-versa. 

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No, Nancy Pelosi didn’t get drunk at a children’s benefit in a public park
December 11, 2019

Says Nancy Pelosi was "asked to leave a children’s benefit after drunken outburst."

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No evidence old Christmas tradition had women ‘begging’ for husbands’ forgiveness
By Samantha Putterman December 11, 2019

Says a photo shows an old Christmas tradition of women apologizing "to their husbands for all the mistakes they made during the year and beg…

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Fact-checking Barr’s dispute of inspector general’s report on the FBI, Russia probe
By Bill McCarthy December 11, 2019

"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."

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Mark Pocan wrong to blame President Trump, trade wars for all dairy woes
By Eric Litke December 11, 2019

Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."

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Celebrity death hoax about Will Smith and his son spreads online
By Samantha Putterman December 10, 2019

Says Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith died in a car crash.  

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Social posts falsely connect Trump’s impeachment to Biden’s dealings in Ukraine
By Daniel Funke December 10, 2019

Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump…

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GOP representative says terrorists in Iraq had more due process rights than Trump. He’s wrong
By Amy Sherman December 10, 2019

"We provided terrorists in Iraq more rights and due process in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq" than House Democratic leadership has afforded President Donald…

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This image of Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein is doctored
December 10, 2019

Says a photo shows Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein.

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No, NAACP isn’t backing Donald Trump in 2020
December 10, 2019

Says the NAACP endorsed Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

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