Context for Ohio GOP Senate Race Spat on Taxes…
In the crowded Republican primary field for a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, candidate Mike Gibbons charges in a TV…
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California Not Poised to ‘Legalize…
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A California bill would do away with mandatory investigations of stillbirths. Opponents misleadingly…
Attorney General Never Called Concerned Parents…
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that he couldn’t even “imagine a circumstance” where “parents…
Posts Make Unfounded Claims About Political…
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John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Republican President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, was affiliated…
Mark Walker Voted Against Impeaching Trump,…
Republican Mark Walker voted against former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment in December 2019, and he…
When the Science Is Messy: How SciCheck Handles…
What does a fact-checking organization do when the facts aren’t clear? And what happens when reputable…
COVID-19 is Caused by a Virus, Not Snake Venom…
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The COVID-19 pandemic was caused by a novel coronavirus, first isolated in January 2020. But a…
McCormick’s Denouncement of…
Amid nationwide protests after George Floyd’s murder in 2020, Dave McCormick, then CEO of a hedge fund, emailed his…
McDonald’s Ice Cream Isn’t Toxic for…
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The ingredients of McDonald’s restaurant food have been the subject of bogus claims in social media…
COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce Hospitalization and…
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Those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are more prone to serious illness and are dying…