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Did Biden Receive 5 Draft Deferments Because of Asthma? The president did not serve in the military during the Vietnam War.

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A picture purportedly showed Trump 2024 flags with a Save America Again slogan being made and sewn in China that were said to be official merchandise for former US president Donald Trump.

Does Photo Show Official ‘Trump 2024’ Flags Made in China? The slogan on the "Trump 2024" flags read, "Save America Again!"

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US President Joe Biden called Fox News reporter Peter Doocy a stupid son of a bitch.

Yes, Biden Called Fox’s White House Correspondent a ‘Stupid Son of a Bitch’ The remark was uttered as Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy and other members of the...

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Did Mitch McConnell Distinguish ‘African Americans’ From ‘Americans’? Critics of the Republican Senate Minority Leader accused him of "saying the quiet part loud,"...

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Did Australian PM Scott Morrison Propose Letting Kids Drive Forklifts? Unions criticized the idea as a dangerous “brain fart.”

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Does Infrastructure Bill Require Surveillance System in New Vehicles to Track Drivers? The bill was said to require a "kill switch" that law enforcement could use to...

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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...

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Yes, Jimmy Carter Really Did Once Help Contain a Nuclear Meltdown The more you know ...

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Did Kamala Harris Say Jan. 6 Attack Was ‘Worse Than’ 9/11, Pearl Harbor? Right-leaning critics found fault in the vice president's remarks on the first anniversary of the...

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Did Mike Pence Tweet on Jan. 6 That Those Involved ‘Will Be Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law’? As the violence by a pro-Trump mob unfolded on Jan. 6. 2021, Trump's vice president...

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Did Joe Biden Pinch a Girl’s Nipple? A 2015 video resurfaced along with new screenshots claiming the U.S. president inappropriately touched a...

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Did Ted Cruz Describe Jan. 6 as a ‘Violent Terrorist Attack’? Right-wing commentators, many of whom have played down the breach of the U.S. Capitol, turned...

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