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Is This a Valid Face Mask Exemption Card?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

June 26, 2020

Exemption cards citing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) encouraged people to defy face ...

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Did a Phone Service Outage Enable COVID-19 Tracking Apps To Be Placed in Phones?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

June 23, 2020

A pandemic and a phone network disruption created fresh conspiracy theories.

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Did Joe Biden Call Antifa 'Courageous' Americans?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

June 16, 2020

An old Biden quote praising protesters who stood up to white supremacists in Charlottesville was ...

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Were Pallets of Bricks Strategically Placed at US Protest Sites?

Written by: Jessica Lee

June 4, 2020

Entangling everyone from Bill Gates to local police, social media users alleged a grand conspira ...

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Did Calif. Announce It Will Pay Undocumented Residents COVID-19 Stimulus While Laying Off First Responders?

Written by: Bethania Palma

May 27, 2020

A meme linked two separate events together to foment political controversy.

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Do Mail-In Ballots Increase Risk of Voter Fraud?

Written by: Jessica Lee

May 26, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly made the claim as states scrambled to establish new elect ...

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Did Giuliani Correctly Tweet That Wuhan Lab Got $3.7M from US in 2017?

Written by: David Mikkelson

May 20, 2020

Giuliani tacitly echoed President Donald Trump's assertion that the COVID-19 coronavirus came fr ...

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Is the Sun On 'Lockdown,' Threatening Life on Earth?

Written by: Jessica Lee

May 20, 2020

The concept was very on-brand during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020.

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Is Italy Calling for Bill Gates' Arrest?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 18, 2020

While an Italian politician truly did call for Bill Gates to be arrested, this position has not ...

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Did Melinda Gates Wear an Upside-Down Cross?

Written by: Jessica Lee

May 15, 2020

Critics claimed the billionaire philanthropist purposefully donned the symbol in video interview ...

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Was Emily Jones Decapitated by a Somali Migrant?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 14, 2020

The tragic story of a 7-year-old's killing was spun into racist misinformation shared on neo-Naz ...

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Can People Without Disabilities Use an ADA 'Mask Loophole' in Stores?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 12, 2020

For the record, Americans without disabilities are not protected by the federal Americans with D ...

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Does Pelosi Want 'Guaranteed Minimum Incomes' for 'Illegal Aliens' in Next COVID-19 Stimulus?

Written by: Jessica Lee

May 11, 2020

A right-wing provocateur made the claim in a May 2020 tweet as federal leaders negotiated what t ...

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Is It Dangerous to Wear a COVID-19 Protective Mask for Too Long?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

May 8, 2020

Prolonged usage of certain masks can cause some health concerns.

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Are Hallmark Cards Made In China?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 4, 2020

An old rumor resurfaced amid a rise in Sinophobia during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.

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Is the White House Gift Shop Selling Coronavirus Commemorative Coins?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 30, 2020

Sometimes names can be deceiving.

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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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Was March 2020 the First March Since 2002 Without a US School Shooting?

Written by: Jessica Lee

April 16, 2020

The definition of a "school shooting" varies depending on whom you ask.

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Does Trump Benefit Financially by Promoting Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

April 7, 2020

The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes ...

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