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  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Issue A Correction Over A Ted Cruz Qanon Pin That Turned Out To Be A Dorito

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    Did CNN issue a correction over a misidentified Qanon pin supposedly being worn by Ted Cruz that turned out to be a Dorito chip? No, that's not true: CNN never reported such a story in the first place and the image with the correction is fake. Cruz commented on the story himself on Twitter An example of the viral image…

    • Jan 16, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Issue A Correction Over A Ted Cruz Qanon Pin That Turned Out To Be A Dorito Not Real
  • Fact Check: Aaron Mostofsky, The 'Caveman Capitol Protester,' Is NOT A 'Violent Leftist' And Antifa Member

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    Is this man clad in fur pelts and a police vest a "violent leftist" and Antifa member, videotaped participating when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: In a video published on the New York Post website, Aaron Mostofsky said he believed Trump had won the election and that his…

    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Olivera Perkins
    Fact Check: Aaron Mostofsky, The 'Caveman Capitol Protester,' Is NOT A 'Violent Leftist' And Antifa Member Supports Trump
  • Fact Check: Michael Flynn Interview On Alex Jones Show Recycles False And Unproven Claims About The 2020 Election

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    Does Michael Flynn's interview with Alex Jones include only factual statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The interview repeats disproven allegations of foreign interference, that thousands of dead people voted in Pennsylvania and that Donald Trump won up to 400 Electoral College votes. All are demonstrably false. Flynn's interview (archived here) with Jones -- a well-known conspiracy…

    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Michael Flynn Interview On Alex Jones Show Recycles False And Unproven Claims About The 2020 Election Hoax Recycled
  • Fact Check: Two CNN Journalists Were NOT Arrested For Infiltrating U.S. Capitol Dressed As Trump Supporters

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    Were two CNN journalists arrested and charged for infiltrating the U.S. Capitol dressed as Trump supporters during the January 6, 2021 insurrection? No, that's not true: The two people identified in a video as being with CNN have no connection to the news network. One of them -- John Sullivan -- has been arrested and charged with federal crimes relating…

    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Two CNN Journalists Were NOT Arrested For Infiltrating U.S. Capitol Dressed As Trump Supporters Not With CNN
  • Fact Check: Claims Biden Inauguration Was Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC to Lose Licenses Have NO Merit

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    Was the inauguration cancelled; will Donald Trump remain in office; and will ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC all lose their licenses? No, none of that is true: A made-up story containing those claims and predictions was written by a discredited conspiracy writer and published by 'Before It's News', a news platform that lets anyone write and publish what they…

    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Claims Biden Inauguration Was Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC to Lose Licenses Have NO Merit Fan Fiction
  • Fact Check: There is NO Proof Donald Trump Settled Multiple Child Rape Cases For Millions Of Dollars

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    Did Donald Trump settle multiple child rape cases for millions of dollars? No, that's not true: A claim has gone viral again that there is a list of payments Trump made to settle rape accusations brought against him by male and female minors. There is no evidence of the cases ever having been filed against Trump and no proof the…

    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: There is NO Proof Donald Trump Settled Multiple Child Rape Cases For Millions Of Dollars No Proof
  • Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Tweet A Call For A 'Purge' To Round Up 'Conservative Traitors' And Making 'Auschwitz Look Like A Picnic'

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    Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez post a congratulatory tweet to President-elect Joe Biden, calling on him to begin a "Purge," rounding up "all conservative traitors" and making "Auschwitz look like a picnic"? No, that's not true: It's a fake. No such tweet appears in the archives of the New York Democrat's personal Twitter account nor of the official account maintained by…

    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Hallie Golden
    Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Tweet A Call For A 'Purge' To Round Up 'Conservative Traitors' And Making 'Auschwitz Look Like A Picnic' Not AOC Tweet
  • Fact Check: Michigan Officials Were NOT 'Caught On Video' Forcing Audit Volunteers To Count 'Multiple Ballots With Same Signature'

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    Were Michigan election officials caught on video forcing audit volunteers to count multiple ballots with the same signature and to count dubious ballots without asking questions? No, that's not true: In U.S. elections, ballots are not signed. The videos in question show Michigan elections staff insisting volunteers finish their task -- the audit that checks numbers of ballots against numbers…

    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Michigan Officials Were NOT 'Caught On Video' Forcing Audit Volunteers To Count 'Multiple Ballots With Same Signature' No Signatures
  • Fact Check: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Did Not Tweet That Her Shoes Were Stolen During 'The Terrorist Insurrection'

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    Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY tweet that her shoes were stolen when the U.S. Capitol was invaded by rioters on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on her verified account that the Facebook post, was fake.The spoofer who created the image of a Tweet failed to include in it Twitter's blue checkmark that denotes verified accounts that…

    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Olivera Perkins
    Fact Check: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Did Not Tweet That Her Shoes Were Stolen During 'The Terrorist Insurrection' Shoes Safe
  • Fact Check: Our President HAS Been Officially Impeached. Twice. -- Video Misstates Constitutional Process

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    Has President Donald Trump officially never been impeached because the United States Senate hasn't convicted him? No, that's not true: The U. S. Constitution gives the House of Representatives sole power of impeachment and the Senate sole power to try all impeachments. Both in the dictionary and the constitution, the verb means to charge a public office holder with misconduct.…

    • Jan 14, 2021
    • by: Olivera Perkins
    Fact Check: Our President HAS Been Officially Impeached. Twice.  -- Video Misstates Constitutional Process Yes, Impeached
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    Fact Check: Tattooed Man Wearing Horns Storming The Capitol Is NOT Antifa/Pedophile -- He Is A QAnon/Trump Supporter

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    • Jan 11, 2021
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  • Fact Check: Pope NOT Arrested On 80-Count Indictment For Child Trafficking And Fraud During Supposed 'Vatican Blackout' Another Hoax

    Fact Check: Pope NOT Arrested On 80-Count Indictment For Child Trafficking And Fraud During Supposed 'Vatican Blackout'

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    • Jan 10, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: There is NO Proof Donald Trump Settled Multiple Child Rape Cases For Millions Of Dollars No Proof

    Fact Check: There is NO Proof Donald Trump Settled Multiple Child Rape Cases For Millions Of Dollars

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    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff

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    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Issue A Correction Over A Ted Cruz Qanon Pin That Turned Out To Be A Dorito

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    • Jan 16, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • Fact Check: Aaron Mostofsky, The 'Caveman Capitol Protester,' Is NOT A 'Violent Leftist' And Antifa Member Supports Trump

    Fact Check: Aaron Mostofsky, The 'Caveman Capitol Protester,' Is NOT A 'Violent Leftist' And Antifa Member

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    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Olivera Perkins
  • Fact Check: Michael Flynn Interview On Alex Jones Show Recycles False And Unproven Claims About The 2020 Election Hoax Recycled

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    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
  • Fact Check: Two CNN Journalists Were NOT Arrested For Infiltrating U.S. Capitol Dressed As Trump Supporters Not With CNN

    Fact Check: Two CNN Journalists Were NOT Arrested For Infiltrating U.S. Capitol Dressed As Trump Supporters

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    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Alan Duke
  • Fact Check: Claims Biden Inauguration Was Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC to Lose Licenses Have NO Merit Fan Fiction

    Fact Check: Claims Biden Inauguration Was Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC to Lose Licenses Have NO Merit

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    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: There is NO Proof Donald Trump Settled Multiple Child Rape Cases For Millions Of Dollars No Proof

    Fact Check: There is NO Proof Donald Trump Settled Multiple Child Rape Cases For Millions Of Dollars

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    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
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    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Hallie Golden

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