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Fact Check: Trump is kidnapping non-white people and throwing them in concentration camps.
# Fact Check: "Trump is kidnapping non-white people and throwing them in concentration camps." ## What We Know The claim that "Trump is kidnapping non-white people and throwing them in concentration ...
Fact Check: Birds are not real
# Fact Check: "Birds are not real" ## What We Know The claim that "birds are not real" is rooted in a satirical movement known as "Birds Aren't Real." This movement, which began in 2017, asserts that...
Fact Check: smart countries don't use solar or wind
# Fact Check: "Smart Countries Don't Use Solar or Wind" ## What We Know The claim that "smart countries don't use solar or wind" is not supported by current data on renewable energy usage globally. A...
Fact Check: Global warming has cooled off considerably as a pressing issue for the public.
# Fact Check: "Global warming has cooled off considerably as a pressing issue for the public." ## What We Know Recent data indicates that public concern regarding global warming remains significant a...
Fact Check: Trump's authority over foreign policy should be unchecked by Congress.
# Fact Check: "Trump's authority over foreign policy should be unchecked by Congress." ## What We Know The claim that "Trump's authority over foreign policy should be unchecked by Congress" suggests ...
Fact Check: Macron's speech demanded governments crack down on free speech.
# Fact Check: Macron's Speech Demanded Governments Crack Down on Free Speech ## What We Know The claim that French President Emmanuel Macron's speech demanded governments crack down on free speech st...
Fact Check: Pluto is a planet
# Fact Check: "Pluto is a planet" ## What We Know Pluto was historically classified as the ninth planet in our solar system until 2006, when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefined the c...
Fact Check: if the right hand becomes the left one, and the left hand is the right one. then the left hand is the right-hand ant the right hand is the one that is left.
# Fact Check: "If the right hand becomes the left one, and the left hand is the right one, then the left hand is the right hand and the right hand is the one that is left." ## What We Know The claim ...
Fact Check: water bottkes left in car cause cancer
# Fact Check: "Water Bottles Left in Car Cause Cancer" ## What We Know The claim that plastic water bottles left in hot cars can cause cancer, primarily through the release of harmful dioxins, has be...