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Did opioid overdose deaths in West Virginia fall by 8.5%?
By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome February 22, 2019

"Thanks to successful federal, state, and local efforts, preliminary statistics show opioid overdose deaths are down 8.5% in West Virginia."

Lynching memorial Alabama 2018
Fact-checking the myth that the word picnic is racist
By Amy Sherman February 21, 2019

The word picnic is a "racially insensitive word."

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No, clicking on a photo of Trump supposedly having a stroke does not cause a virus on your computer
By Samantha Putterman February 21, 2019

A photo of Trump having a stroke is really a virus that will wipe out all information on your computer.

Kamala Harris Barr hearing
Did 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris say ‘We will take their (health) insurance away’?
February 21, 2019

Says Kamala Harris said, "We will take their (health) insurance away."  

Federal workers are paid more than the average southern Missourian
By Olivia Garrett February 21, 2019

Federal workers "are paid well above the HOUSEHOLD income in southern Missouri."

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Rep. Tom McClintock distorts number of homicides by undocumented immigrants
By Chris Nichols February 20, 2019

"In 2017, illegal aliens murdered 1,800 Americans."

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Photo of Joe Namath kneeling is real, but he didn’t do it during the national anthem
By Samantha Putterman February 20, 2019

A photo shows Joe Namath and Al Woodall kneeling on the sideline of a football field during the national anthem.  

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Was Joe Manchin right about the scale of shutdown’s impact in W.Va.?
By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey February 20, 2019

The partial government shutdown in early 2019 affected "18,000 federal employees in West Virginia."

Klobuchar CNN town hall
Would the 2013 immigration bill have saved $158 billion, as Amy Klobuchar said?
By Louis Jacobson February 20, 2019

"Comprehensive immigration reform, the bill we had back in 2013 ... brought the debt down $158 billion."

Trump falsely claims Northam said he’d let doctors ‘execute’ newborns
By Warren Fiske February 20, 2019

Says Gov. Ralph Northam "stated that he would even allow a newborn baby to come out into the world... then talk to the mother and…

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No, former Starbucks CEO never said he prefers to hire ‘illegal immigrants’ over vets
By Samantha Putterman February 19, 2019

Says former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz once said that he would "hire an illegal immigrant" before he would hire a veteran.

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Viral image of homeless camp is old photo of Paris – not present day Los Angeles
By Samantha Putterman February 19, 2019

A photo of a homeless camp on old railroad tracks is present-day Los Angeles.

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