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Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that ‘everybody can get’ the COVID-19 vaccine

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President Donald Trump stretched an outdated homicide rate into an inaccurate blanket statement.

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What to know about the dismissal of the Epstein files by Trump’s Justice Department

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Fact-checking Trump’s threat to take away Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship

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Fact-checking misinformation about the Los Angeles protests

Days of demonstrations against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles have fueled round-the-clock news coverage and a number of misleading social media posts, including unrelated videos being mislabeled or shared out of context.

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What is the legal process for deporting U.S. green card and visa holders?

Immigration experts said people with visas and green cards have been deported under other administrations, but some of the Trump administration’s actions have been unprecedented. …

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