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Did Melania Trump Say 'Who Gives a F*ck about Christmas Stuff'?

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Jordan Liles
Nov 13, 2020 The quote reportedly was featured in a secretly recorded discussion between Melania Trump and St ...
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Ruby Freeman Was Not Arrested by the FBI

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Dan Evon
Dec 18, 2020 Election-fraud fan fiction spun out of control in 2020.
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Did Pennsylvania Record 205,000 More Votes Than Voters?

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David Mikkelson
Dec 29, 2020 Pennsylvania officials warned of "the dangers of uninformed, lay analysis combined with a basic ...
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Did Joe Biden's Great-Great-Great Grandfather Own a Slave?

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Dan Evon
Aug 24, 2020 An 1850 slave schedule shows that Thomas H. Randle owned a 14-year-old slave.
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Was Vice President Kamala Harris Sworn in On a Purse?

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Dan Evon
Jan 27, 2021 A zipped leather case became fodder for conspiracy theorists.
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Did Myanmar Use Dominion or Smartmatic Election Software?

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Jordan Liles
Feb 2, 2021 Baseless conspiracy theories from the 2020 U.S. presidential election found a new home after Mya ...
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Did a Dominion Voting Systems Employee Brag About Rigging the Election Against Trump?

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Dan MacGuill
Nov 20, 2020 Right-wing activists and commentators, including President Trump's sons and lawyers, targeted an ...
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Did Biden Break Obama's Popular Vote Record?

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Alex Kasprak
Nov 4, 2020 Barack Obama received 69,498,516 votes in the 2008 U.S. presidential contest.
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Did Giuliani Say These Things in Trump Campaign's Pennsylvania Court Case?

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Dan MacGuill
Nov 18, 2020 A widely shared meme mocked statements made by the president's personal attorney in a federal co ...
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Was Trump First US President To Lose Popular Vote, Get Impeached, Then Lose Reelection?

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Dan MacGuill
Nov 9, 2020 The 45th president made history, both good and bad, in the 2020 election.
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Was a 'Stop The Steal' Facebook Group Renamed 'Gay Communists for Socialism'?

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Jordan Liles
Nov 6, 2020 The group had gained well over 64,000 members in its brief 24 hours of existence.
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Can State Legislatures Override the Choice of Presidential Electors?

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David Mikkelson
Nov 6, 2020 The electoral college is a unique system for indirectly electing the president of the United States.
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Does Viral Video Show Voter Fraud in Atlanta, Georgia?

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Dan MacGuill
Nov 5, 2020 According to the Fulton County elections director, a poll worker allegedly seen discarding a bal ...
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Did Biden Liken Playing Ball with Black Athletes to 'The Green Mile'?

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Madison Dapcevich
Nov 3, 2020 The film "The Green Mile" highlights the disparity between the sentencing and treatment of white ...
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Were 80 Trump Ballots Burned?

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Dan Evon
Nov 5, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump's son Eric shared a deceptive video about allegations of fraud.
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Is America Really 'Rounding the Turn' on COVID-19?

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Jessica Lee
Oct 30, 2020 We fact-checked the claims of those who sought to downplay the seriousness of the pandemic in th ...
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Trump Falsely Claims Victory With Millions of Votes Uncounted

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Bethania Palma
Nov 3, 2020 Trump had previously complained about election results being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Verbal Threats, Disruptive Acts: What Voter Intimidation Looks Like

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Jessica Lee
Nov 3, 2020 It's illegal to force someone to vote against their preferences, or to prevent or discourage the ...
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Did Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Say Women Shouldn’t Own Property?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct 1, 2020 Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic, is also affiliated with People of Praise, a "charismatic Christia ...
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Did Women's March Protesters Assault a Woman for Carrying Trump 2020 Flag?

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Dan MacGuill
Oct 20, 2020 Activist Isabella DeLuca claimed she was "punched in the face and choked by two women" simply fo ...
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