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  • Fact Check: Individuals Who Seek Or Get Abortion in Alabama Are NOT 'Thrown In Prison For Life'

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    Are people in Alabama who seek or get an abortion "thrown in prison for life," even if the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest? No, that's not true: There's no such law in Alabama. In 2019, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a bill designed to essentially ban abortion in the state, except for when an abortion…

    • May 11, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Individuals Who Seek Or Get Abortion in Alabama Are NOT 'Thrown In Prison For Life' Patient Exempt
  • Fact Check: Tennessee, Missouri Are NOT Banning Plan B, Other Emergency Contraceptive Pills

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    Did Tennessee and Missouri ban Plan B and other emergency contraceptive pills? No, that's not true: These states are not banning Plan B and other morning-after pills at the time of writing. Tennessee legislators passed a bill criminalizing certain actions by health professionals related to abortion-inducing pills, which are entirely different than emergency contraceptive pills. Meanwhile, discussions about Missouri's abortion…

    • May 10, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Tennessee, Missouri Are NOT Banning Plan B, Other Emergency Contraceptive Pills Plan B ≠ Abort
  • Fact Check: Netherlands Does NOT Have Lowest Abortion Rate In The World, But Its Rate IS Low Compared To Other Countries

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    Does the Netherlands have the lowest abortion rate in the world? No, that's not true: Although the Netherlands has a low abortion rate, with data showing that it has an estimated average annual rate of seven abortions per 1,000 women, it is not the lowest in the world. That title belongs to both Singapore and Switzerland, which, according to the…

    • May 6, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Netherlands Does NOT Have Lowest Abortion Rate In The World, But Its Rate IS Low Compared To Other Countries Not Lowest
  • Fact Check: Barack Obama Is NOT A Muslim

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    Is former President Barack Obama a Muslim? No, that's not true: He has spoken frequently about being a Christian, not a Muslim. He gave speeches about his Christian faith before and during his eight-year presidency. The site that posted the image and claimed Obama's religion is Sunni Muslim usually shares memes, jokes and military-related posts. The claim appeared in a…

    • May 4, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Barack Obama Is NOT A Muslim He's Christian
  • Fact Check: New Colorado Bill Does NOT Expand Abortion Limits -- It Only Codifies The State's Existing Reproductives Rights Including No Gestational Time Limit

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    Did Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sign a bill that legalizes abortion up until the time of birth? Not exactly: Although Polis did sign HB22-1279, also known as the Reproductive Health Equity Act, or RHEA, that bill only codified the state's already existing reproductive rights into Colorado law and prevents state and local interference in reproductive measures such as abortion. Even…

    • Apr 7, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: New Colorado Bill Does NOT Expand Abortion Limits -- It Only Codifies The State's Existing Reproductives Rights Including No Gestational Time Limit Only Codified
  • Fact Check: California Did NOT Introduce A New Bill Allowing Mothers To Kill Their Babies Up To 7 Days After Birth

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    Did California introduce a new bill that would allow mothers to kill their babies up to seven days after birth? No, that's not true: Under California State Assembly Bill 2223, a person would not have a license to kill (LTK) their baby for a week after they're born. The author of the bill suggested an amendment to clarify its immunity…

    • Apr 5, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: California Did NOT Introduce A New Bill Allowing Mothers To Kill Their Babies Up To 7 Days After Birth Not LTK
  • Fact Check: Maryland Is NOT 'About To Vote' On Pregnancy Freedom Bill

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    Is the Maryland General Assembly "about to vote" on a controversial pregnancy "freedom" bill? Not exactly: Maryland legislators proposed the Pregnant Person's Freedom Act of 2022, which is in committee, but at the time of writing the bill is not undergoing a final vote, as implied by a social media post. The claim was implied in a Facebook post (archived…

    • Mar 17, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Maryland Is NOT 'About To Vote' On Pregnancy Freedom Bill Not Even Close
  • Fact Check: Girl Scouts Does NOT 'Support' Planned Parenthood Or 'Pro-Abortion Politicians'

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    Does the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) support Planned Parenthood and praise politicians who support pro-abortion measures? No, that's not true: GSUSA has repeatedly denied any partnership with Planned Parenthood, and there is no evidence that it has endorsed individual politicians. The claim, which has circulated since at least 2004 after one Texas Girl Scout council was associated with…

    • Feb 16, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Girl Scouts Does NOT 'Support' Planned Parenthood Or 'Pro-Abortion Politicians' No Endorsement
  • Fact Check: She Did Have 4 Legs, But Josephine Myrtle Corbin Is NOT The Woman Pictured

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    Did Josephine Myrtle Corbin have four legs, raise a family and die at 60? Yes, most of these facts about her in a post are fairly accurate -- she was a real person who lived from 1868 to 1928 and she died just a week before her 60th birthday of an infection -- but the photos paired with the caption…

    • Jan 11, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: She Did Have 4 Legs, But Josephine Myrtle Corbin Is NOT The Woman Pictured Misidentified
  • Fact Check: Deaths of 2,433 Babies NOT Found In VAERS, 'Another Study' Does NOT Show mRNA Shots Unsafe for Pregnant Women

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    Do the reported adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in the United States include the deaths of 2,433 babies, and is there another study that shows mRNA shots are not safe for pregnant women? No, that's not true: A Lead Stories analysis of the numbers found in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), based on data through October 29, 2021,…

    • Nov 10, 2021
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Deaths of 2,433 Babies NOT Found In VAERS, 'Another Study' Does NOT Show mRNA Shots Unsafe for Pregnant Women Doesn't Add Up
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