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  • Fact Check: The Marine Corps Did NOT Rebuke Nancy Pelosi, Did NOT Tell Her: 'WE DON'T WORK FOR YOU!'

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    Did the Marine Corps rebuke the Speaker of the U.S. House, telling her "We don't work for you," in response to a request for troops to protect the Capitol during the Inauguration? No, that's not true: Both the Marine Corps and the House Speaker's office say it never happened. The claim originated as an article published by Real Raw News…

    • Jan 16, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: The Marine Corps Did NOT Rebuke Nancy Pelosi, Did NOT Tell Her: 'WE DON'T WORK FOR YOU!' Fake Quotes
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Military Combat Helicopters, Including Blackhawks And Osprey, Flying Low Over Washington, D.C. On January 15, 2021

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    Did an assortment of military combat helicopters, including Blackhawks and Ospreys, buzz Washington, D.C. on the morning of January 15, 2021 as shown in an online video? No, that's not true: The video posted on Friday that purported to be "50min ago" was shared months earlier on TikTok and appears to have been recorded at an airshow in Denmark at…

    • Jan 16, 2021
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Military Combat Helicopters, Including Blackhawks And Osprey, Flying Low Over Washington, D.C. On January 15, 2021 Not In USA
  • 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
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  • Fact Check: Tattooed Man Wearing Horns Storming The Capitol Is NOT Antifa/Pedophile -- He Is A QAnon/Trump Supporter Not Antifa

    Fact Check: Tattooed Man Wearing Horns Storming The Capitol Is NOT Antifa/Pedophile -- He Is A QAnon/Trump Supporter

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    • Jan 6, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
  • Fact Check: The Simpsons Did NOT Predict The Horned Protester Who Stormed The Capitol Fake Photo

    Fact Check: The Simpsons Did NOT Predict The Horned Protester Who Stormed The Capitol

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    • Jan 8, 2021
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  • Fact Check: Mike Lindell Interview On Alleged Election Fraud Relies On Debunked 'Data' Zero Proof

    Fact Check: Mike Lindell Interview On Alleged Election Fraud Relies On Debunked 'Data'

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    • Jan 18, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
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  • Fact Check: 'Big Tech' CANNOT Prevent Child Porn From Circulating On The Internet Web ≠ Big Tech

    Fact Check: 'Big Tech' CANNOT Prevent Child Porn From Circulating On The Internet

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    • Jan 13, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
  • Fact Check: Tens-Of-Thousands Of Chinese Soldiers Are NOT Quietly Massing On The Canadian Border Readying For Invasion Of The United States None seen

    Fact Check: Tens-Of-Thousands Of Chinese Soldiers Are NOT Quietly Massing On The Canadian Border Readying For Invasion Of The United States

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    • by: Arthur Brice

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    Fact Check: CBS News Did NOT Report A Florida Man Kidnapped 27 People To Force Them To Play Yahtzee

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    • Jan 19, 2021
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    Fact Check: Broken Link That Included The Word 'Guantanamo' On The Site Of The Office Of Military Commissions Did NOT Have Any Special Significance

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    • Jan 19, 2021
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    • Jan 18, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
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    Fact Check: An 'Emergency Broadcast Alert' Has NOT Been Issued Revealing Donald Trump Has Invoked The Insurrection Act

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    • Jan 18, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
  • Fact Check: Doctored Video Does NOT Show That Joe Biden 'Has No Idea Where Or Who He Is' Misleading

    Fact Check: Doctored Video Does NOT Show That Joe Biden 'Has No Idea Where Or Who He Is'

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    • Jan 18, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
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    Fact Check: Much Of The 'What Is Happening?' Post Is NOT Happening: It's Either Old Or Fake News

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    • Jan 18, 2021
    • by: Olivera Perkins
  • Fact Check: Mike Lindell Interview On Alleged Election Fraud Relies On Debunked 'Data' Zero Proof

    Fact Check: Mike Lindell Interview On Alleged Election Fraud Relies On Debunked 'Data'

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    • Jan 18, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford

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