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No, Trump family did not donate $1 billion to border wall fund
By Miriam Valverde January 15, 2019

"BREAKING: Trump family donates $1 billion to wall fund."

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Recycled meme falsely says Trump bragged about lying in book
By Jon Greenberg January 15, 2019

Quotes President Donald Trump as saying, "You tell people a lie three times, they will believe anything. You tell people what they want to hear,…

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Fate of March food stamps uncertain, but not ruled out, amid shutdown
By Amy Sherman January 15, 2019

"March 2019 and on-going food benefits WILL NOT be available until further notice. Clients are encouraged to use their food benefits as soon as possible…

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Preckwinkle inflates role in shedding light on McDonald case
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller January 15, 2019

Says she "made sure Laquan McDonald’s autopsy went public" and "called for the dash cam footage to be released."

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Did lettuce kill more Americans than undocumented immigrants?
By Louis Jacobson January 15, 2019

"Lettuce killed more Americans this year than undocumented immigrants."

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Trump wants to lift sanctions related to a Russian oligarch. Here’s why
By John Kruzel January 15, 2019

Says the Trump administration has "a scheme to try to take (Oleg Deripaska’s) ownership level down from 70 percent to roughly 40, 45" so that…

Tim Kaine is mostly accurate about Trump nixing a $25 billion border proposal
By Warren Fiske January 15, 2019

"We took a deal to the president just last February, less than a year ago -- $25 billion over 10 years in border security done…

Henry Kissinger did not say what you think he said about Trump
January 14, 2019

Says Henry Kissinger said "Trump is the one true leader in world affairs and he is forcing policy changes that put America first!"  

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McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 never banned Muslims from public office
January 14, 2019

"The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 bans Muslims from holding public office in the United States."  

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New NC law makes small but significant changes to campaign finance investigations
By Paul Specht January 14, 2019

A bill passed by GOP legislators "makes it harder to prosecute people and groups that violate campaign finance laws."

Story mischaracterizes Tlaib’s tenuous association with controversial imam
By Samantha Putterman January 14, 2019

Says new U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been linked to an "unindicted terrorist."

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Majority of opioids come to U.S. through points of entry, Lowey says
By Jill Terreri Ramos January 14, 2019

"The facts are, the majority of opioids and all kinds of other things that are connected to the opioids are coming through the point of…

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