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  • Fact Check: CDC Does NOT 'Admit' More Dead from COVID-19 Vaccine Than Vaccines Over Last 20 Years Combined

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    Did the CDC "admit" that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more Americans than all vaccines since 2001, combined? No, that's not true: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors vaccine reactions and safety, says the opposite: There have been no documented deaths due to the Pfizer, Moderna and J&J/Janssen vaccines. The article making the claim cites only the false…

    • May 11, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: CDC Does NOT 'Admit' More Dead from COVID-19 Vaccine Than Vaccines Over Last 20 Years Combined Opinion ≠ Data
  • Fact Check: Biden Is NOT Cutting 90% Of Red Meat From Your Diet, NOT Limiting You To One Burger Per Month

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    Is President Biden cutting 90% of red meat from your diet, limiting you to four pounds a year and one burger per month? No, that's not true. A U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesperson told Lead Stories there's no such proposal. The Biden administration does not have a new climate requirement that would limit the amount of red meat Americans can…

    • Apr 26, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Biden Is NOT Cutting 90% Of Red Meat From Your Diet, NOT Limiting You To One Burger Per Month Not Biden Rule
  • Fact Check: Pistachios Are NOT Proven To Be The Most Melatonin-Rich Food Ever Recorded

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    Did scientists find out that pistachios are the most melatonin-rich food ever recorded? No, that's not true: the study in question has only been done once and has questionable methods. Experts would say this is still an open issue and should not be considered settled science. The claim appeared in a February 17 2020, Facebook post (archived here) where it…

    • Apr 23, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Pistachios Are NOT Proven To Be The Most Melatonin-Rich Food Ever Recorded Inconclusive
  • Fact Check: Tilapia Is NOT Boneless, Is Not Inherently Bad For You

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    Is tilapia boneless, bad for you and can't be overcooked? No, that's not true: This meme has several false and misleading statements, though some of its original language has been toned down. The original version surfaced on Facebook in March 2017. This post, published April 5, 2020 (archived here), is captioned: Why I never buy Tilapia. This is what the…

    • Apr 9, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Tilapia Is NOT Boneless, Is Not Inherently Bad For You Fishy Claims
  • Fact Check: Link Between Milk Casein And Cancer Is NOT Proven

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    Does casein -- the main protein in milk -- cause cancer? No, that's not true: casein is not listed as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer or the U.S. National Toxicology Program. The claim originated from a video (archived here) published by the Dr. McDougall Health and Medical Center YouTube channel on February 29, 2016, under…

    • Apr 5, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Link Between Milk Casein And Cancer Is NOT Proven Studies Differ
  • Fact Check: Pathogens And Heavy Metals Do NOT 'Feed On' Eggs In Your Liver

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    Does eating eggs feed pathogens and "feed" heavy metals in your liver, fostering disease? No, that's not true: The claim was published without citation of evidence. Nutritionists and other medical experts say this naturopathic claim ignores the established scientific consensus of how the human body functions and ignores the fact that millions of people eat eggs with none of the…

    • Mar 25, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Pathogens And Heavy Metals Do NOT 'Feed On' Eggs In Your Liver Protein Bunk
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence This Tonic Recipe Will Change Outcomes For People Infected With COVID-19

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    Will this tonic routine treat COVID-19 in the way that is claimed, and can it prevent anyone who adheres to this regimen from dying of COVID? No, that's not true: This COVID remedy, which is intended to be used as both an inhaled steam treatment and as a drink, contains several aromatic and natural ingredients as a tonic, and those…

    • Jan 19, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NO Evidence This Tonic Recipe Will Change Outcomes For People Infected With COVID-19 Tonic Not Cure
  • Fact Check: Ben Carson Has NOT Announced He's Taking Oleander For His COVID-19 -- BUT He Did Tell Lead Stories

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    Did HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson announce that he is treating his COVID-19 with oleander? No, he didn't "announce" it, but he did confirm to Lead Stories that oleander, an extract for the leaves of oleander trees, is one of the "therapeutics" he is taking. The secretary of Housing and Urban Development, who is also a retired neurosurgeon, confirmed to…

    • Nov 11, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Ben Carson Has NOT Announced He's Taking Oleander For His COVID-19 -- BUT He Did Tell Lead Stories He Told Us
  • Fact Check: It Does NOT Take Days To Months To Rid Body Of Gluten In Alcohol, Coffee, Sugar, Meat, Dairy Or Oils; Most Contain No Gluten

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    Is it true that it can take up to eight days or even six months for gluten in alcohol, coffee, sugar, meat, dairy and oils to leave one's body? No, that's not true. These drinks, foods and oils do not contain any gluten in their pure form, unless additives are put in. The notable exception could be alcohol such as,…

    • Nov 5, 2020
    • by: Eric Ferkenhoff
    Fact Check: It Does NOT Take Days To Months To Rid Body Of Gluten In Alcohol, Coffee, Sugar, Meat, Dairy Or Oils; Most Contain No Gluten Not In Most
  • Fact Check: A Diet Of No Sugar, Drinking Lemon And Hot Water, And Consuming Coconut Oil Does NOT Kill Cancer

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    Does stopping sugar intake completely, together with mixing lemons and hot water, and consuming coconut oil kill off cancer cells? And is the recipe proven to be "1,000 times better than chemotherapy" in curing cancer? No, none of this is true, according to medical and cancer experts who say that while there are benefits to a healthy diet pre- and…

    • Sep 28, 2020
    • by: Eric Ferkenhoff
    Fact Check: A Diet Of No Sugar, Drinking Lemon And Hot Water, And Consuming Coconut Oil Does NOT Kill Cancer No Cure
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    Fact Check: Gas Prices Did NOT Reach National Average Of $1.87 Per Gallon In February 2021

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    • Feb 17, 2022
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  • Fact Check: Parents Should NOT Make, Feed Homemade Baby Formula To Infants Risky Recipes

    Fact Check: Parents Should NOT Make, Feed Homemade Baby Formula To Infants

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    • May 12, 2022
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  • Fact Check: Quote About Politicians And Diapers Is NOT From Mark Twain Misattributed

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    • Jul 22, 2021
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  • Fact Check: Recent Fires At US Food Processing Plants Do NOT Show Plot To Cause Food Shortage No Pattern

    Fact Check: Recent Fires At US Food Processing Plants Do NOT Show Plot To Cause Food Shortage

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    • Apr 26, 2022
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  • Fact Check: Russia Boycott, Keystone XL Stoppage Are NOT The Drivers Of Gas Price Hikes Many Causes

    Fact Check: Russia Boycott, Keystone XL Stoppage Are NOT The Drivers Of Gas Price Hikes

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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Presence of These Microscopic Insects In Our Food, Drinks -- It's Clickbait It's Clickbait

    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Presence of These Microscopic Insects In Our Food, Drinks -- It's Clickbait

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    Fact Check: Biden Is NOT 'Set to Sell America's Sovereignty to Globalists' At The World Health Organization

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  • Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Publish Data That 'Suggests' People Triple-Vaccinated For COVID-19 Get Sicker, Develop Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease 3X Vax ≠ Sick

    Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Publish Data That 'Suggests' People Triple-Vaccinated For COVID-19 Get Sicker, Develop Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease

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    • May 20, 2022
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  • Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real News Interview About Gays In The Military -- It's 2007 Satire Uniform Satire

    Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real News Interview About Gays In The Military -- It's 2007 Satire

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    • May 20, 2022
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    • May 20, 2022
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  • Fact Check: 'Biggest Drop In The DOW Stock Market Ever' Did NOT Happen During Biden Administration 1987 Was Worst

    Fact Check: 'Biggest Drop In The DOW Stock Market Ever' Did NOT Happen During Biden Administration

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    • May 20, 2022
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  • Fact Check: High U.S. Gas Prices In 2022 Are NOT Related To Closed Pipelines Other Reasons

    Fact Check: High U.S. Gas Prices In 2022 Are NOT Related To Closed Pipelines

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    • May 19, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
  • Fact Check: GOP Turnout For 2022 Pennsylvania Primary DID Increase By 500K Votes Over 2018 -- More Democrats Voted, Too Primary Power

    Fact Check: GOP Turnout For 2022 Pennsylvania Primary DID Increase By 500K Votes Over 2018 -- More Democrats Voted, Too

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    • May 19, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne

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