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Did Former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy Suggest COVID-19 Was a Conspiracy Against Trump?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 23, 2020

Gowdy: "We have enough going on in our country right now without propagating misinformation."

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Does 'Quarantine' Originate from the Word 'Forty' (Days) in Italian?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 23, 2020

A "quarantine" separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious d ...

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Was Fox News' John Roberts Caught on Hot Mic Discussing COVID-19 as a Hoax?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 22, 2020

A viral video captured an informal exchange between Roberts and New York Times photographer Doug ...

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Is This a Flyer for an 'End the Lockdown Rally'?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 22, 2020

Even though a Staten Island rally didn’t come to fruition, similar anti-social distancing protes ...

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Did Texas' Lt. Gov. Say 'There Are More Important Things Than Living'?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 22, 2020

Dan Patrick called for social-distancing measures to be eased for his state amid the coronavirus ...

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Did Ohio Man Who Called COVID-19 a 'Political Ploy' Die from the Disease?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 22, 2020

John W. McDaniel of Ohio passed away at the age of 60 in April 2020.

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Did Trump Criticize Governors for Backing off Ebola Quarantines in 2014?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 22, 2020

A very old tweet got new life during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.

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Did Trump Say 'Hundreds' of Governors Are Calling Him Amid COVID-19 Pandemic?

Written by: Jessica Lee

April 22, 2020

The USA has only 50 governors.

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Is This COVID-19 Mask Efficacy Chart Accurate?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 21, 2020

The CDC recommends wearing a cloth face mask in public during the COVID-19 pandemic to help slow ...

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Did Pelosi Say Congress Would Not Return 'Unless There Is an Emergency'?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 21, 2020

Both the U. S. House and Senate extended their recesses until May 4 due to the dangers of corona ...

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Does This Photo Show an Anti-Semitic Sign at a COVID-19 Lockdown Protest?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 21, 2020

The protest movement against coronavirus restrictions has highlighted a variety of messages, som ...

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Close-Up Of A Person With A Load Of Money

Are US Millionaires Receiving $1.7M in COVID-19 Stimulus Checks?

Written by: Jessica Lee

April 21, 2020

That would be about 1,400 times the amount a low-income worker would receive from the federal go ...

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Did Country Singer Joe Diffie Die from Lung Cancer?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 20, 2020

The country music star passed away on March 29, 2020.

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Did Ocasio-Cortez Say 'Jesus Was a Lot Like Trump, Both Con Artists'?

Written by: Snopes Staff

April 20, 2020

A routine review of content labeled satire.

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Did the News Media Fake Photos of Jacksonville Beaches?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 20, 2020

Jacksonville-area journalists were accused of lying to the public about photographs of the Jacks ...

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Are CDC Guidelines for Reporting COVID-19 Deaths Artificially Inflating Numbers?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 20, 2020

An opinion issued by a doctor serving in Minnesota's Legislature gained traction with right-wing ...

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Is This a Photo of a 6-Year-Old Coal Miner?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 20, 2020

The widespread presence of laboring children was a common sight in the U.S. at the turn of the 2 ...

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Did Trump Ask, 'How Can You Possibly Discover Anything If You Already Know Everything?'

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 19, 2020

Or as former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld might ask, "Do we know what the unknowns are"?

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Are Doctors and Hospitals Paid More for COVID-19 Patients?

Written by: Bethania Palma

April 17, 2020

Questions were raised on cable news about whether hospitals have financial incentives to diagnos ...

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Did Trump Tweet in 2009 That He Would 'Never Let Thousands of Americans Die From a Pandemic'?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 17, 2020

Seems like there's a tweet for everything ... but that doesn't make it real.

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