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Trump Didn't Say People Should 'Inject Bleach' To Tackle COVID-19. Here's What He Said

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Nick Hardinges
Aug. 23, 2024 The Republican presidential candidate's remarks near the start of the coronavirus pandemic have ...
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About That Rumor Tim Walz Signed Law That Requires Schools to Stock Tampons in Boys' Bathrooms

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 23, 2024 The law supposedly earned Minnesota governor's the "Tampon Tim" nickname.
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Tim Walz Signed Bill Requiring Tampons in Boys' Bathrooms?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 12, 2024 Snopes looked into the story behind the Minnesota governor's "Tampon Tim" nickname.
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Harris and Walz Announced Assault Weapons Ban, Not Gun Ban, During Rally

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Taija PerryCook
Aug. 9, 2024 Throughout her career, Kamala Harris has supported the reinstatement of the 1994 assault weapons ...
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Trump Didn't Advise People to 'Inject Bleach' to Treat COVID-19. But This Is What He Did Say

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Nick Hardinges
July 24, 2024 The former president's remarks drew criticism at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but were ...
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Trump Didn't Tell People to 'Inject Bleach' for COVID-19. But Here's What He Did Say

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Nick Hardinges
July 19, 2024 Trump's confusing remarks near the start of the coronavirus pandemic were revived during the 202 ...
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Bill Gates Funded Experiments to Block the Sun?

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Alex Kasprak
July 19, 2024 The Gates-funded SCoPEx project is no longer active, but misinformation about it lives on.
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JD Vance Said Women Should Stay in Violent Marriages?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 18, 2024 Former President Donald Trump chose Vance as his running mate for the 2024 presidential elections.
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Germany Decriminalized Possession, Acquisition and Distribution of Child Porn?

Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
May 28, 2024 With the Bundestag passing the draft law, Germany's Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier mu ...
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Bill Gates Backs Efforts to Block the Sun?

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Alex Kasprak
May 23, 2024 Harvard's SCoPEx project is no longer active, but misinformation about it lives on.
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Meme Accurately Shows Inflation-Driving Profits for 15 Corporations?

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Nick Hardinges
May 7, 2024 Social media users claimed the profits of 15 corporations in 2023 were the true cause of inflation.
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Disney 'Suspended' Snow White in Theme Parks?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
April 22, 2024 "Suspended" is doing a TON of heavy lifting in this claim.
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Did the 1938 Radio Broadcast of 'War of the Worlds' Cause a Nationwide Panic?

Written by:
David Emery
Oct. 27, 2016 Accounts conflict about how terrified Americans really were by Orson Welles' infamous 1938 "War ...
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Is This Graph Comparing Average Male Height by Country Accurate?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 22, 2023 "What a beautiful example for a data science literacy course," one X user commented about the vi ...
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Ronaldo's Hotel Offers Shelter to Victims of Morocco Earthquake?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 11, 2023 Cristiano Ronaldo allegedly made his Hotel Pestana CR7 available to people seeking shelter after ...
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Did Donald Trump Call Himself the 'Second Coming of God,' the 'Chosen One' or the 'King of Israel'?

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Dan MacGuill
Aug. 22, 2019 Multiple internet memes and news reports played off comments the 45th president made in a series ...
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Is the Loch Ness Monster Just a Whale Penis?

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Dan Evon
April 27, 2021 This rumor is more plausible than it might appear.
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Did the Catholic Church Oppose Street Lights?

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Dan MacGuill
April 20, 2022 A popular meme claimed the Vatican banned gas-fueled lighting for religious reasons. Was it all ...
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Was a Google Doodle Created for Ramadan But Not for Easter?

Written by:
Dan Evon
April 22, 2019 Google traditionally avoids making Doodles involving ANY overtly religious holiday.
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Can UK Govt. Lock Phones That Don't Reply to or Acknowledge Emergency Alert Messages?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
March 22, 2023 The government announced it will test a new nationwide emergency alert on April 23, 2023.
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