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Fact Check: The Earth is flat
# Fact Check: "The Earth is flat" ## What We Know The claim that "the Earth is flat" is a widely debunked notion that contradicts centuries of scientific evidence. Historical observations from ancien...
Fact Check: Building a clean power system will only start saving bill payers from 2044.
# Fact Check: "Building a clean power system will only start saving bill payers from 2044" ## What We Know The claim that "building a clean power system will only start saving bill payers from 2044" ...
Fact Check: Epstein's death was confirmed as a suicide by the Justice Department.
# Fact Check: "Epstein's death was confirmed as a suicide by the Justice Department." ## What We Know Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was found dead in his jail cell on August 10, 2019. Th...
Fact Check: Trump was a high-profile client of Jeffrey Epstein with undisputable evidence.
# Fact Check: "Trump was a high-profile client of Jeffrey Epstein with undisputable evidence." ## What We Know The claim that Donald Trump was a high-profile client of Jeffrey Epstein lacks substanti...
Fact Check: France is undergoing a 'great replacement' of Christians by Muslims.
# Fact Check: "France is undergoing a 'great replacement' of Christians by Muslims." ## What We Know The claim that France is experiencing a "great replacement" of Christians by Muslims is rooted in ...
Fact Check: Elmo is expanding his territory to establish Aryan dominance in Europe.
# Fact Check: "Elmo is expanding his territory to establish Aryan dominance in Europe." ## What We Know The claim that "Elmo is expanding his territory to establish Aryan dominance in Europe" is a sa...
Fact Check: Putin celebrates U.S. State Department layoffs as a victory for Russia.
# Fact Check: "Putin celebrates U.S. State Department layoffs as a victory for Russia." ## What We Know The claim that "Putin celebrates U.S. State Department layoffs as a victory for Russia" stems f...
Fact Check: do jews run the banks
# Fact Check: "Do Jews Run the Banks?" ## What We Know The claim that "Jews run the banks" is rooted in a long history of antisemitic stereotypes and conspiracy theories. Historically, Jews have ofte...
Fact Check: Everything reported out of Gaza is propaganda pushed by Hamas.
# Fact Check: "Everything reported out of Gaza is propaganda pushed by Hamas." ## What We Know The claim that "everything reported out of Gaza is propaganda pushed by Hamas" is an oversimplification ...