Does Lack of Affordable Healthcare Kill More People in America Than Terrorism and Illegal Immigration?

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Dan MacGuill

Jan 8, 2019 A widely-shared Facebook meme challenged readers to reevaluate their political priorities about ...

Did a Man Receive a $153,000 Hospital Bill After a Failed Selfie With a Rattlesnake?

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Alex Kasprak

Apr 27, 2018 Venomous rattlesnake bites can be notoriously expensive to treat, thanks mainly to high drug cos ...

Six 'Facts' About Healthcare in Japan

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Dan MacGuill

Apr 25, 2018 We fact-check a series of claims about Japan's healthcare and medical insurance system.

Is Healthcare.gov Scheduled for Maintenance During Obamacare Enrollment?

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Dan MacGuill

Sep 25, 2017 News reports correctly describe the facts surrounding scheduled "Obamacare" web site downtime du ...

Does Cuba Have a Cancer Vaccine That Has Already Cured Thousands?

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Alex Kasprak

Jul 27, 2017 While a treatment for lung cancer developed in Cuba has entered clinical trials in the United St ...

Did the U.S. Government Pay for Mitch McConnell's Polio Care in the 1940s?

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Dan MacGuill

Jun 23, 2017 Partisan web sites misrepresent the source of funding for the Republican senator's care as an in ...

Does a Vox Infographic Claim Killing GOP Members Could Prevent 'Ten 9/11s'?

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Kim LaCapria

Jun 15, 2017 After Rep. Steve Scalise was shot on 14 June 2017, an infographic purportedly from Vox weighed R ...

Did Thomas Jefferson Warn About the Dangers of Governmental Interference In Medicine?

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David Mikkelson

Jul 24, 2012 The purported quote reads, "If the people let the government decide what foods they eat and what ...