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  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Mother And Premature Baby With Coronavirus

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    Did a woman give birth to a premature baby and they both have coronavirus? No, that's not true: This photo predates the 2020 coronavirus outbreak. The photo shows a grieving mother holding the hand of one of her premature twin daughters who was stillborn on June 21, 2018. The story of what happened was told in several articles published in…

    • Jun 19, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Mother And Premature Baby With Coronavirus Click Farming
  • Fact Check: House Democrats Did NOT Sneak Provision Into $3 Trillion 'Bailout Bill' To Recess Until July 21

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    Did House Democrats sneak into their $3 trillion stimulus bill tied to coronavirus relief a recess that would keep them out of having to work -- but with fully pay -- until July 21? No, that is not true. HR 6800, which passed the House on May 15, 2020, does not contain the word "recess." Speaker Nancy Pelosi would not…

    • May 19, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: House Democrats Did NOT Sneak Provision Into $3 Trillion 'Bailout Bill' To Recess Until July 21 Fact Check: House Democrats Did NOT Sneak Provision Into $3 Trillion 'Bailout Bill' To Recess Until July 21 Not In Bill
  • Fact Check: House Resolution 6666 Does NOT Fund Forced Quarantine For Americans With COVID-19

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    Does House Resolution 6666 include billions of dollars to fund forced quarantining for Americans who test positive for COVID-19? No, that's not true: the bill earmarks funding to improve Americans' health through mobile testing units in medically underserved areas. The claim that this bill is bad, based on its number, comes from a video posted on May 9, 2020, titled…

    • May 11, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
     Fact Check: House Resolution 6666 Does NOT Fund Forced Quarantine For Americans With COVID-19 Wrong Number
  • Fact Check: Italy Has NOT Mandated No Treatment Of All Elderly With Coronavirus

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    Did Italy decide not to treat its elderly population with coronavirus? No, that's not entirely true: because of the immense strain being put on the Italian health care system from the novel coronavirus outbreak this year, doctors may be forced to decide to give priority care to patients with the highest chance of survival. As it is, guidelines including rationing…

    • Mar 17, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
  • Fact Check: 15 Minutes In Sauna Will NOT Kill The Coronavirus

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    Can the novel coronavirus survive the heat? And, specifically, will 15 minutes in a sauna kill the virus? No, that's not true: An internationally recognized expert in infectious disease epidemiology has quashed those assertions. The claims originated in a post (archived here) published on Facebook by Irina Maryanchik on March 7, 2020. It opened: Viruses cannot live in the hot…

    • Mar 17, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 15 Minutes In Sauna Will NOT Kill The Coronavirus
  • Fact Check: Cops Did NOT Threaten A West Hollywood Homeowner With Jail If He Removed A Tent Erected In His Yard By Homeless Men

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    Did police threaten a West Hollywood, California, homeowner with jail if he removed a tent erected in his yard by a homeless person? No, that's not true: West Hollywood laws allow for the removal of trespassers from private property, including homeless people who erect tents. A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who specializes in dealing with complaints about homeless intruders…

    • Mar 1, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Cops Did NOT Threaten A West Hollywood Homeowner With Jail If He Removed A Tent Erected In His Yard By Homeless Men
  • Fact Check: The United States Does NOT Spend $900 Billion On Welfare For "Illegals"

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    Does the United States spend $900 billion on welfare for undocumented immigrants - money that could go toward funding veteran programs? No, that's not true. The suggestion has been making its way - again - around the internet and has evolved since the earliest discovered claim in 2009. With the evolution, the cost has shot up dramatically, from $338.3 billion…

    • Feb 27, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: The United States Does NOT Spend $900 Billion On Welfare For "Illegals"
  • Fake News: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Say He Wants To Raise Taxes To 52% On Anybody Making Over $29,000

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    Did Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders say he wants to raise taxes to 52 percent on anybody making over $29,000 a year during this week's fiery Democratic debate in Nevada? No, that's not true: it is fake news being spread over social media, and the avowed Democratic socialist has only said he wants a 52 percent tax on income over…

    • Feb 21, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fake News: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Say He Wants To Raise Taxes To 52% On Anybody Making Over $29,000
  • Fake News: Buttigieg Does NOT Support Lenient Prison Sentences For Drug Traffickers

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    Do the policies of Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg support lenient sentences for drug traffickers that would lead to them avoiding serving time for their crimes? No, that's not true: Buttigieg has said he wants to decriminalize prison time for possession of illicit drugs to keep people struggling with addiction out of prison and get them into rehab. He never…

    • Feb 12, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fake News: Buttigieg Does NOT Support Lenient Prison Sentences For Drug Traffickers
  • Fake News: IG Report Did NOT Say Hillary Clinton Committed 'Sexual Crimes Against Children' And That Barack Obama Covered Up Those Crimes

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    Did an Inspector General's Report say Hillary Clinton committed 'sexual crimes against children'? And did Barack Obama lie to cover up Clinton's supposed crimes? No, neither are true: The IG report did not refer to any sexual crimes against children having been committed by Clinton, and the stories making the claims are taken way out of context. The claim originated…

    • Feb 10, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fake News: IG Report Did NOT Say Hillary Clinton Committed 'Sexual Crimes Against Children' And That Barack Obama Covered Up Those Crimes
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