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  • Fact Check: That Was NOT JFK Jr. Spotted At July 3, 2020, Mount Rushmore Celebration

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    Was JFK Jr. spotted at the Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2020? No, that's not true: John F. Kennedy Jr. died in plane crash in 1999, which makes it a certainty that the son of the 35th president of the United States did not attend the Mount Rushmore speech of the 45th, President Donald Trump.…

    • Jul 6, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: That Was NOT JFK Jr. Spotted At July 3, 2020, Mount Rushmore Celebration JFK Jr Is Dead
  • Fact Check: Melania Trump's Mount Rushmore Dress Does NOT Feature Drawings Of Young Victims Of Sex Trafficking

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    Did Melania Trump wear a dress to the Mount Rushmore event on July 3, 2020, that featured drawings made by young sex trafficking victims? No, that's not true: The first lady's dress features sketches by university students from a London arts school taking part in a project at the Alexander McQueen store in London. There is no connection between the…

    • Jul 6, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Melania Trump's Mount Rushmore Dress Does NOT Feature Drawings Of Young Victims Of Sex Trafficking Not Victims
  • Fact Check: Organic Sulfur Does NOT Cure Stage 4 Cancer Or Reverse Autism

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    Does the organic sulfur compound methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) cure stage 4 breast cancer and reverse autism as well as relieve lupus symptoms? No, all but a grain of this is inflated or outright false. The grain of truth is that MSM has been found to reduce joint inflammation for some lupus sufferers. The other claims are false, as there is no…

    • Jul 2, 2020
    • by: Gita Smith
    Fact Check: Organic Sulfur Does NOT Cure Stage 4 Cancer Or Reverse Autism No Cure
  • Fact Check: Doctors On TV DO Recommend Vitamins and Sunlight For People's Health, But Also Advise Vaccines

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    Is it true that no doctor on television advises people to boost their immune system with vitamins and natural light, instead only pushing vaccines and drugs? No, that's not true. Plenty of coverage, including guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been given to the strong benefits of vitamins and sunlight. The claim is in a meme…

    • Jul 2, 2020
    • by: Eric Ferkenhoff
    Fact Check: Doctors On TV DO Recommend Vitamins and Sunlight For People's Health, But Also Advise Vaccines Fact Check: Doctors On TV DO Recommend Vitamins and Sunlight For People's Health, But Also Advise Vaccines Fact Check: Doctors On TV DO Recommend Vitamins and Sunlight For People's Health, But Also Advise Vaccines Much Coverage
  • Fact Check: Mel Gibson NEVER Said Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia

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    Did Mel Gibson say that Hollywood is controlled by "parasites" who are involved in child sacrifice and pedophilia? No, there is nothing to substantiate the old claim that Gibson said it while on a promotional tour in 2017. The actor's spokesman told Lead Stories, "I can assure you that he never said such a thing ... he never stated that…

    • Jul 1, 2020
    • by: Gita Smith
    Fact Check: Mel Gibson NEVER Said Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia Denied
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Social Distancing And COVID-19 Are A Government Plot To Track And Control Citizens

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    Are social distancing guidelines and the COVID-19 pandemic part of a government plot to track and control citizens? No, that's not true: Osteopath Rashid Buttar, a practitioner who has been sued for fraud, made the claim in a video rant that also included other false claims. There is no evidence to support Dr. Buttar's claim that the government wants Americans…

    • Jun 13, 2020
    • by: Gita Smith
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Social Distancing And COVID-19 Are A Government Plot To Track And Control Citizens Not A Plot
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Explain How He Injects GMO In Little Kids Arm Right Into The Vein

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    Did Bill Gates explain how he injects GMO in little kids arm right into the vein? No, that's not true: While this is a real video clip of him speaking, he was making an analogy that he believes the safety of genetically modified crops should be tested before becoming part of the human diet just as vaccines are tested before…

    • May 29, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Explain How He Injects GMO In Little Kids Arm Right Into The Vein Out Of Context
  • Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence Cream Of Tartar Mixed With Orange Juice Can Help You Stop Smoking

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    Does mixing cream of tartar with orange juice and drinking the concoction help you stop smoking? No, that's not true: A claim has gone viral that suggests the simple concoction of cream of tartar and orange juice can help a person stop smoking but there are no published medical studies that support this claim. The claim appeared as a post…

    • May 5, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence Cream Of Tartar Mixed With Orange Juice Can Help You Stop Smoking No Magic Cure
  • Fact Check: Viruses DO Exist; NOT Just Cell Erosion Caused By Mucus From Food We Eat

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    Was the late herbalist known as "Dr. Sebi" (real name Alfredo Bowman) correct when he claimed that viruses don't exist? No, this is false. Viruses do exist, as the world is witnesseing now with the novel coronavirus, which is responsible for more than 200,000 deaths worldwide. They are not just cell erosion caused by mucus from the food we eat…

    • Apr 29, 2020
    • by: Gita Smith
    Fact Check: Viruses DO Exist; NOT Just Cell Erosion Caused By Mucus From Food We Eat Not Science
  • Fact Check: Goodwill Did NOT Use COVID-19 As An Excuse To Fire All Employees

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    Did Goodwill fire all of its employees and use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to do it? No, that's not true: While plenty of Goodwill employees across the country may have lost their jobs as stores have closed due to the outbreak, it's a gross generalization to say all employees have been fired -- especially when some locations claim…

    • Apr 6, 2020
    • by: Jessica Ravitz
    Fact Check: Goodwill Did NOT Use COVID-19 As An Excuse To Fire All Employees Generalization
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  • Fact Check: Social Security Payment Will NOT Become 'Federal Benefit Payment' -- It's ALWAYS Been Considered A 'Benefit' Been A Benefit

    Fact Check: Social Security Payment Will NOT Become 'Federal Benefit Payment' -- It's ALWAYS Been Considered A 'Benefit'

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  • Fact Check: 'Don't Pump Gas' Boycott Is NOT New -- It's Just Recirculated Old Post Copypasta

    Fact Check: 'Don't Pump Gas' Boycott Is NOT New -- It's Just Recirculated Old Post

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    • Mar 21, 2022
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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
    • by: Sarah Thompson
  • Fact Check: Gas Prices Did NOT Reach National Average Of $1.87 Per Gallon In February 2021 Not That Low

    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: Yale Professor, Ivermectin Maker Say The Horse Dewormer Is NOT Proven Effective Against COVID-19 -- Mississippi Hospitalized Man After Dose Merck Says Nix

    Fact Check: Yale Professor, Ivermectin Maker Say The Horse Dewormer Is NOT Proven Effective Against COVID-19 -- Mississippi Hospitalized Man After Dose

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    • by: Dean Miller
  • Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Ban Posting Of The Lord's Prayer Not Policy

    Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Ban Posting Of The Lord's Prayer

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    • Apr 23, 2020
    • by: Eric Ferkenhoff

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    Fact Check: Enfamil Is NOT Harming, Killing Babies During 2022 Formula Shortage

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    Fact Check: Flight Attendant Vaccine Mandate Did NOT Lead To Staffing Shortages, Widespread Flight Delays In June 2022

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  • Fact Check: This Picture Of A Crying Girl Does NOT Show The Consequences Of Russia's 2022 Invasion Of Ukraine Wrong Country

    Fact Check: This Picture Of A Crying Girl Does NOT Show The Consequences Of Russia's 2022 Invasion Of Ukraine

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  • Fact Check: Kentucky Legislation NOT Passed That Required Women To Submit Doctor's Statement About Whether They Were Pregnant Demonstration

    Fact Check: Kentucky Legislation NOT Passed That Required Women To Submit Doctor's Statement About Whether They Were Pregnant

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    • Jun 28, 2022
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  • Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Resign The Presidency Before June 28, 2022 No Such News

    Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Resign The Presidency Before June 28, 2022

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  • Fact Check: Posted IP Addresses NOT Linked To 5 Supreme Court Judges -- They Belong To Unrelated Entities Bad Addresses

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    • Jun 27, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
  • Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Hand Over Control Of ISS To Russia After They Threatened To Crash It Into Earth It's Tradition

    Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Hand Over Control Of ISS To Russia After They Threatened To Crash It Into Earth

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    • Jun 27, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk

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