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Did Kamala Harris violate Ohio electioneering laws when she addressed voters standing on line to vote early on October 24, 2020, in Cleveland? No, that's not true: Harris was standing in a permissible area when she addressed the Ohio voters. Campaigning or loitering within 100 feet of the entrance of a polling place is forbidden by Ohio law. If the…

Did Facebook ban this "President Trump campaign ad"? No, that's not true. It goes without saying that videos playing on a platform proclaiming they are banned by that platform have not been banned. Those behind such posts use them as a way to profit from online traffic. This example is not A Trump 2020 campaign ad. It does not carry…

Did Scientific American warn that 5G technology is not safe? No, that's not true: That's the opinion of one guest columnist of many. The magazine has not taken a stand on the safety of 5G. The claim appeared in an article published by Natural News on October 20, 2020, titled "Still think 5G is harmless? Scientific American issues warnings about…

Did Democrats try to slip a law banning the Pledge of Allegiance into an aid package? No, that's not true: This story is a trolling fiction from a notorious satire website. The story originated in an article (archived here) published by Bustatroll.org on March 24, 2020, under the title "Democrats Tried to Slip a Law Banning Pledge of Allegiance Into…

Did The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg wear a t-shirt sporting the slogan "Make America Great Again" below an image of Presiden Trump shooting himself through the head? No, that's not true: the image was digitally manipulated, in reality the 2017 photo had Goldberg wearing a t-shirt with the slogan "And you thought I was a nasty woman before? Buckle up,…

Did CNN demand that Kayleigh McEnany resign as White House press secretary for "perpetuating the lies" of President Trump to the media over COVID-19 health risks? No, that is not true. CNN did not author a piece demanding she step down; it was written by political analyst and former Clinton Press Secretary Joe Lockhart with a clear disclaimer that the…

Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fraudulently add deaths from poisoning, trauma and unintentional injury to its tally of COVID-19 deaths? No, that's not true: That claim is based on a mischaracterization of CDC listings of patients' other health conditions, which are commonly listed on death certificates as "comorbidities." The claim cites as a source "c19study," an…

Was John Travolta found dead from apparent suicide after his wife's death? No, that's not true: This death hoax is one of many produced by a complex scheme coming from the Philippines that drives web traffic by tricking people into sharing a link to the scam in order to continue watching a video.The false story originated shortly after the public…

Did no one want to share the birthday photo of this grandmother on her 120th birthday? Or the one of that baby with the handicap? Or the dead mother? No, that's not true: these kinds of deceptive stories are often a ruse with the sole purpose of manipulating people for financial gain by tricking them into clicking ads or installing…

Did Whoopi Goldberg say "Maybe it's time for me" to leave the U.S. in June 2020? No, that's misleading: Goldberg did say something similar to this, but that was over four years ago, on January 20, 2016, months before the 2016 election. Newly published copycat articles that imply those were recent remarks are deceptive. One example of a recently published…