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Fact Check: California has allowed trans people to participate in sports since 2013.
# Fact Check: "California has allowed trans people to participate in sports since 2013." ## What We Know The claim that California has allowed transgender individuals to participate in sports since 2...
Fact Check: Data centers in the US used 167 terawatts of electricity in 2023.
# Fact Check: "Data centers in the US used 167 terawatts of electricity in 2023." ## What We Know The claim that "data centers in the US used 167 terawatts of electricity in 2023" is incorrect. Accor...
Fact Check: fox news neuropathy cure
# Fact Check: "fox news neuropathy cure" ## What We Know The claim regarding a "Fox News neuropathy cure" appears to stem from discussions about neuropathy and potential treatments featured on Fox Ne...
Fact Check: Trump received the original gold trophy as a gift in the Oval Office.
# Fact Check: "Trump received the original gold trophy as a gift in the Oval Office." ## What We Know The claim that Donald Trump received the original FIFA Club World Cup trophy as a gift in the Ova...
Fact Check: The 14th Amendment allows excluding noncitizens from census apportionment counts.
# Fact Check: "The 14th Amendment allows excluding noncitizens from census apportionment counts." ## What We Know The claim that the 14th Amendment allows for the exclusion of noncitizens from census...
Fact Check: CAIR has been labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.
# Fact Check: "CAIR has been labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. government." ## What We Know The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has not been officially designated as a terrori...
Fact Check: Gavin Newsom created an Underground Railroad for Mexican kids to work on marijuana farms.
# Fact Check: "Gavin Newsom created an Underground Railroad for Mexican kids to work on marijuana farms." ## What We Know The claim that California Governor Gavin Newsom established an "Underground R...
Fact Check: schools put litter boxes in bathrooms
# Fact Check: "Schools Put Litter Boxes in Bathrooms" ## What We Know Starting in 2021, a false rumor circulated that certain North American schools were providing litter boxes in bathrooms for stude...
Fact Check: The Trump-Russia partnership was a fabrication set loose by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
# Fact Check: "The Trump-Russia partnership was a fabrication set loose by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton." ## What We Know The claim that the Trump-Russia partnership was a fabrication orchestrate...