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Fact Check: Illegal aliens are not subject to deportation under any circumstances.
# Fact Check: "Illegal aliens are not subject to deportation under any circumstances." ## What We Know The claim that "illegal aliens are not subject to deportation under any circumstances" is fundam...
Fact Check: Democrats are solely responsible for urban decline in major cities.
# Fact Check: "Democrats are solely responsible for urban decline in major cities." ## What We Know The claim that "Democrats are solely responsible for urban decline in major cities" oversimplifies ...
Fact Check: Antisemitism is a guiding principle in the Democratic Party.
# Fact Check: "Antisemitism is a guiding principle in the Democratic Party." ## What We Know The claim that "antisemitism is a guiding principle in the Democratic Party" is a serious allegation that ...
Fact Check: Indian immigrants have taken all the jobs in Canada.
# Fact Check: "Indian immigrants have taken all the jobs in Canada." ## What We Know The claim that "Indian immigrants have taken all the jobs in Canada" is misleading. Recent data indicates that imm...
Fact Check: James Comey called for the assassination of President Trump.
# Fact Check: "James Comey called for the assassination of President Trump." ## What We Know The claim that James Comey called for the assassination of President Trump stems from a now-deleted Instag...
Fact Check: Dr. O'Connor has never known anyone named 'Joe Biden'.
# Fact Check: "Dr. O'Connor has never known anyone named 'Joe Biden'." ## What We Know The claim that Dr. Kevin O'Connor has never known anyone named "Joe Biden" is misleading. Dr. O'Connor served as...
Fact Check: Campaigners are raising money to assassinate Donald Trump.
# Fact Check: "Campaigners are raising money to assassinate Donald Trump." ## What We Know The claim that "campaigners are raising money to assassinate Donald Trump" appears to stem from a combinatio...
Fact Check: The U.S. is not primarily responsible for the 1953 coup in Iran.
# Fact Check: "The U.S. is not primarily responsible for the 1953 coup in Iran." ## What We Know The 1953 coup in Iran, which resulted in the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, is widely...
Fact Check: The California fires were intentionally set to enable low-income housing development.
# Fact Check: "The California fires were intentionally set to enable low-income housing development." ## What We Know The claim that the California fires were intentionally set to facilitate low-inco...