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Did Florida’s Secretary of Education Say Uranus is ‘Suggestive’? A routine review of content labeled satire.
    Labeled Satire
Did Florida’s Secretary of Education Say Uranus is ‘Suggestive’?
Person, Human, Sitting
Did Biden Say He Was Planning to Forgive All Student Loan Debt? The president has repeatedly extended the pandemic pause on loan repayments.
    Research In Progress
Did Biden Say He Was Planning to Forgive All Student Loan Debt?
Ron DeSantis
Did Florida Reject Math Textbooks, Citing References to Critical Race Theory? Yes, but some of the textbook pages being spread online as "examples" are unrelated. 
    True
Did Florida Reject Math Textbooks, Citing References to Critical Race Theory?
Text, Paper, Outdoors
‘Furry Protocol’? False Rumors Circulate About Wisconsin Schools Unbelievable rumors about students identifying as cats have unfortunately proved believable to some audiences.
    False
‘Furry Protocol’? False Rumors Circulate About Wisconsin Schools
Logo, Trademark, Symbol
Does Calif. Ethnic Studies Curriculum Call for Chants to Aztec Gods, ‘Countergenocide’ Against White Christians? Though adoption by schools is voluntary, the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum has generated intense...
    Outdated
Does Calif. Ethnic Studies Curriculum Call for Chants to Aztec Gods, ‘Countergenocide’ Against White Christians?
Audience, Person, Crowd
Does Oregon Allow H.S. Students to Graduate Without Proof of Reading, Math Proficiency? In August 2021, news outlets and commentators reacted with outrage to Gov. Kate Brown's signing...
    Mixture
Does Oregon Allow H.S. Students to Graduate Without Proof of Reading, Math Proficiency?
Flag, Symbol, American Flag
Did Iowa Pass a Bill Requiring Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools? Lawmaker: "I believe the pledge is something that can bring all Americans together, regardless of...
    True
Did Iowa Pass a Bill Requiring Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools?
A New Florida Law Requires Universities To Survey Political Views of Students and Faculty.
New Florida Law Requires Universities To Survey Political Views of Students, Faculty Critics of the legislation say it will have the opposite effect of its stated intent.
    True
New Florida Law Requires Universities To Survey Political Views of Students, Faculty
Flag, Symbol, Tomb
Does Louisiana Textbook Teach Civil War from Perspective of Wealthy, White Slave Owner? A viral tweet claimed a textbook for eighth-graders focused on the war's effect on a...
    Research In Progress
Does Louisiana Textbook Teach Civil War from Perspective of Wealthy, White Slave Owner?
Person, Human, Fitness
Did Alabama Lift Its 27-Year Ban on Yoga in Public Schools? A 1993 ban prohibited the “use of hypnosis and dissociative mental states” in public schools.
    True
Did Alabama Lift Its 27-Year Ban on Yoga in Public Schools?
Bus, Vehicle, Transportation
Are Virginia Schools Eliminating Accelerated Math Up to 11th Grade, Citing ‘Equity’? A Facebook post by a school board member sparked widespread inaccurate reports.
    False
Are Virginia Schools Eliminating Accelerated Math Up to 11th Grade, Citing ‘Equity’?
A mock slave auction also called slave trade was conducted on Snapchat by Texas high school students in Aledo outside of Fort Worth.
Did Texas Students Hold a Mock Slave Auction on Snapchat? The story was first reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
    True
Did Texas Students Hold a Mock Slave Auction on Snapchat?
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Ed McMahon never gave out big checks at ordinary people's doorsteps for Publishers Clearing House.
‘Mandela Effect’: Ed McMahon and Publishers Clearing House
‘Mandela Effect’: Ed McMahon and Publishers Clearing House
Recent mass shootings have called into question whether there were shootings under previous administrations.
Did US Have No Mass Shootings Under Trump?
Did US Have No Mass Shootings Under Trump?
Person, Human, Pedestrian
Did the Texas School Shooting Suspect ‘Cross the Border Illegally’?
Did the Texas School Shooting Suspect ‘Cross the Border Illegally’?
the view settles with rittenhouse for $22 million and a formal apology
Did ‘The View’ Settle with Rittenhouse for $22 Million?
Did ‘The View’ Settle with Rittenhouse for $22 Million?
amber heard
Did Amber Heard Pull Pills from Behind Her Ear and Eat Them?
Did Amber Heard Pull Pills from Behind Her Ear and Eat Them?
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