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No, French President Macron’s Security Detail Did Not Quit Over COVID-19 Rules Right-wing American sources seized upon baseless claims made by a French politician, in July 2021.
    False
No, French President Macron’s Security Detail Did Not Quit Over COVID-19 Rules
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Did US Capitol Police Release a Statement on Jan. 6 Commission? An anonymous member of USCP, not the organization's leadership, penned this statement.
    Mostly False
Did US Capitol Police Release a Statement on Jan. 6 Commission?
We investigated whether U.S. police officers documented 10 million arrests in 2020.
Did US Police Tally 10 Million Arrests in 2020? Data wasn't yet available to definitively answer the question — but the number was certainly...
    Research In Progress
Did US Police Tally 10 Million Arrests in 2020?
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Did CIA Video Feature ‘Intersectional,’ ‘Cisgender,’ ‘Latina’ Woman? A promotional CIA video was decried as “woke recruitment” and “propaganda.”
    True
Did CIA Video Feature ‘Intersectional,’ ‘Cisgender,’ ‘Latina’ Woman?
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Is Video of Woman Calling LA Sheriff’s Deputy a ‘Murderer’ Authentic? The viral video also supposedly showed the motorist telling the deputy: "You'll always be a...
    Unproven
Is Video of Woman Calling LA Sheriff’s Deputy a ‘Murderer’ Authentic?
Mobile, Alabama, police officers once posed and smiled while holding a "homeless quilt" made up of confiscated cardboard signs.
Did Alabama Police Pose and Smile with ‘Homeless Quilt’? In April 2021, a widely shared tweet highlighted a distasteful episode involving Mobile, Alabama, police...
    True
Did Alabama Police Pose and Smile with ‘Homeless Quilt’?
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Did Chicago Police Tweet ‘We Are All Derek Chauvin’? The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty in the killing of George Floyd, a...
    False
Did Chicago Police Tweet ‘We Are All Derek Chauvin’?
Bumble Match Led to Capitol Riot Suspect's Arrest?
Did Bumble Dating App Lead to Capitol Riot Suspect’s Arrest? Storming the Capitol? That was a dating deal breaker.
    True
Did Bumble Dating App Lead to Capitol Riot Suspect’s Arrest?
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Did LeBron James Condemn Columbus Cop Who Killed Ma’Khia Bryant? "I'm so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police," he tweeted.
    True
Did LeBron James Condemn Columbus Cop Who Killed Ma’Khia Bryant?
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Is Man Who Killed Cop in ’81 Helping NY Officials Reform Policing? Headlines mischaracterized the connection between Richard Rivera, who served a prison sentence for a police...
    True
Is Man Who Killed Cop in ’81 Helping NY Officials Reform Policing?
Ma'Khia Bryant
Did Ohio Police Say ‘Blue Lives Matter’ After Killing Ma’Khia Bryant? We analyzed videos frame by frame to discern what exactly happened after a Columbus cop...
    Unproven
Did Ohio Police Say ‘Blue Lives Matter’ After Killing Ma’Khia Bryant?
How Many People Were Killed By Police In the Past Year?
How Many People Were Fatally Shot by US Cops the Past Year? Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich drew attention after tweeting out the number.
    True
How Many People Were Fatally Shot by US Cops the Past Year?
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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?
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Did the Texas School Shooting Suspect ‘Cross the Border Illegally’?
Did the Texas School Shooting Suspect ‘Cross the Border Illegally’?
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