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Did Biden Say Vaccines Protect Against Hurricanes? Biden: "If you wind up having to evacuate, if you wind up having to stay...

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Who Said ‘For True Patriots To Be Silent, Is Dangerous’? Rep. Lauren Boebert attributed this quote to President John Adams, but it was actually said...

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Did Boebert Praise Taliban for ‘Building Back Better’? The supposed tweet came after the fundamentalist group took over Afghanistan in August 2021.

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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that despite extensive U.S. funding, equipping, and training of Afghan security forces, "we could not give them the will" to fight the Taliban.

Did Biden Adviser Jake Sullivan Say ‘We Could Not Give Afghan Forces the Will’ To Fight Taliban? The Biden administration faced widespread criticism for the manner of its withdrawal from Afghanistan amid...

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Yes, Biden Said 350M Americans Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19 The White House later clarified he meant 350 million vaccine doses had been administered.

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Did Marco Rubio Confuse Reporter Named Germán Dam with a Location? This incident didn't take place at a German dam. It was reported on by Germán...

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Did Bannon Say ‘All Hell Is Going To Break Loose’ Before Capitol Attack? A number of false and fear-mongering theories about the 2020 election were pushed on Bannon's...

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Is This Meandering Quote From Biden Real? A quote starting "and the question is whether or not we should be in a...

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Did Trump Say ‘Some of the Stars I Produced Are Actually Made of Garbage’? The former president faced a wave of unflattering press coverage in the summer of 2021,...

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Yes, Lauren Boebert Tweeted That ‘Turning Off CNN’ was the ‘Easiest Way’ to Make the Delta Variant Go Away The Delta variant is a highly-contagious strain of COVID-19.

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Did U.S. President Joe Biden say that goats are like mushrooms because if you shoot a duck I'm afraid of toasters

Did Biden Say ‘Goats Are Like Mushrooms?’ This nonsensical piece of copypasta has been circulating for nearly a decade.

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Did Biden Say FDR Went on TV To Discuss Stock Market Crash? The remark was made in 2008, TV became popular in the 1950s, Franklin D. Roosevelt...

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