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  • Fact Check: Democrats Were NOT The Original 'Anti-Vaxxers' Less Than A Year Ago

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    Were Democrats the original "anti-vaxxers" less than a year ago? No, that's not true: Old tape of three Democratic leaders appearing to say they didn't support the COVID-19 vaccine is clipped. Partial footage doesn't tell the whole story. The leaders' full comments made clear they supported the vaccine and would recommend others get it, assuming scientists and public health professionals…

    • Jul 23, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Democrats Were NOT The Original 'Anti-Vaxxers' Less Than A Year Ago Clipped Tape
  • Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say, 'You Will Do Whatever The Chinese Tell You' To Joe Biden During Debate

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    During a debate, did Kamala Harris say to Joe Biden, "You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars"? No, that's not true: Kamala Harris never said this to Joe Biden during a debate. The claim seems to have first surfaced on Twitter in late January 2021 and on Facebook in April 2021.…

    • Apr 29, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say, 'You Will Do Whatever The Chinese Tell You' To Joe Biden During Debate She Didn't Say
  • Fact Check: U.S. Burger Kings Do NOT Require ID To Dine-In

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    Does Burger King Corporation require its patrons to provide identification verifying a shared address in order to dine in at the same table? No, that's not true: While the Canadian province Manitoba implemented such a COVID-19 policy for restaurants, that is not a Burger King corporate policy. The claim appeared in several social media posts, including a Facebook post (archived…

    • Apr 15, 2021
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: U.S. Burger Kings Do NOT Require ID To Dine-In Only In Canada
  • Fact Check: Donald Trump Is NOT In Control Of The Military After January 20, 2021

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    Is Donald Trump in control of the military? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, March 2, 2021, Joe Biden is commander in chief, a position he assumed when he was sworn in as president of the United States on January 20, 2021 on the nation's tv system. This claim's argument that Trump is in control relies on…

    • Mar 2, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Donald Trump Is NOT In Control Of The Military After January 20, 2021 Biden Is
  • Fact Check: Hunter Biden Is NOT Expected To Lead DEA -- GOP Lawmaker Tweeted False Info

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    Is Hunter Biden expected to lead the DEA? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available evidence Hunter Biden will be leading the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in his father's administration. Republican state Rep. Anthony Sabatini of Florida tweeted the false information about President Biden's only living son, Hunter, who has struggled with drug addiction, but provided no source…

    • Jan 25, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Hunter Biden Is NOT Expected To Lead DEA -- GOP Lawmaker Tweeted False Info Not True
  • Fact Check: 'Big Tech' CANNOT Prevent Child Porn From Circulating On The Internet

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    Is "Big Tech" letting child porn distributors freely operate while restricting people who post content that companies like Amazon and Facebook consider to be dangerous falsehoods? No, that's not how it works: No one owns the internet, which is a network of connected computers on which the World Wide Web operates via a common programming code that allows users to…

    • Jan 13, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: 'Big Tech' CANNOT Prevent Child Porn From Circulating On The Internet Web ≠ Big Tech
  • Fact Check: Proud Boys Leader Joe Biggs And Sen. Lindsey Graham Did NOT Take Photo Together Shortly Before U.S. Capitol Was Stormed

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    Did Sen. Lindsey Graham and Joe Biggs, a leader of the Proud Boys, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated as a hate group, take a photo together shortly before supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: The photo in question, in which both Graham and Biggs…

    • Jan 13, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Proud Boys Leader Joe Biggs And Sen. Lindsey Graham Did NOT Take Photo Together Shortly Before U.S. Capitol Was Stormed Old Photo
  • Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say 'My Son Has Not Made Money In China' In The First Presidential Debate

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    Did Joe Biden say "My son has not made money in China" in the first presidential debate? No, that's not true: During the September 29, 2020 debate, Biden addressed the controversy over his son landing overseas work at the time that Biden was vice president and overseeing several aspects of U.S. foreign policy. In response to a long flurry of…

    • Dec 14, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say 'My Son Has Not Made Money In China' In The First Presidential Debate Misquoted
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Chief Justice John Roberts On Jeffrey Epstein's Island

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    Does a photo show Chief Justice John Roberts swimming with Bill Clinton on Jeffrey Epstein's private island? No, that's not true: The image used to support the claim that Roberts visited Epstein's private island was taken at a resort in the Dominican Republic in 2017. The men seen socializing with former President Bill Clinton do not include Roberts. The claim…

    • Dec 13, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Chief Justice John Roberts On Jeffrey Epstein's Island Not JR & In DR
  • Fact Check: 'Pittsburg Area Antifa Leader' Did NOT Tweet Warning To Trump: 'We Are Armed' -- It Was A Prankster

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    Did an Antifa leader in the 'Pittsburg area' tweet a warning to President Trump that armed Antifa members would block roads in conservative areas unless he conceded to Joe Biden? No, that's not true: A prankster, infamous for trolling the far right on social media, posted the tweet. Adam Rahuba is not an Antifa leader. He has admitted to past…

    • Nov 24, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: 'Pittsburg Area Antifa Leader' Did NOT Tweet Warning To Trump: 'We Are Armed' -- It Was A Prankster Prankster
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