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COVID & HEALTH
Vaccinated people sometimes die of Covid-19—but very rarely (FullFact)
Viruses can evolve to be more deadly (Associated Press)
It's NOT True That There Has 'Never EVER' Been Mutation That Resulted In More Lethal Virus (Lead Stories)
Vaccination does not cause babies to die in their sleep (Agence France Presse)
Covid-19 vaccines do not contain tracking devices (Agence France Presse)
Journal discredits study it published claiming a COVID-19 vaccine causes deaths (PolitiFact)
No, the Make-A-Wish Foundation isn’t granting wishes only to vaccinated children (PolitiFact)
Flawed Paper on COVID-19 Vaccines, Deaths Spreads Widely Before Retraction (FactCheck.org)
COVID-19 Deaths Are NOT A Major Cause Of Staff Shortages (Lead Stories)
No New Revelation on Hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19 (FactCheck.org)
Pouring diluted cordial onto a Covid-19 test won’t give an accurate result (FullFact)
SCIENCE
Alabama utility did not issue warning about flesh-eating bacteria (USA Today)
POLITICS
Patriotic house not painted by defiant US Marine (Agence France Presse)
No, American flag house wasn’t painted by flag-waving Marine in spat with neighbors (PolitiFact)
Are migrants causing 'carnage' at the Texas border? (PolitiFact)
James Comey Did NOT Lose His Head To A Guillotine (Lead Stories)
McAuliffe ad slices and dices Youngkin’s comments in a misleading way (Washington Post)
OTHER
Rapper Biz Markie Did NOT Die On Or Before July 1, 2021 (Lead Stories)
Biz Markie is alive but under medical care, manager says (USA Today)
Michael Phelps Did NOT Get Lighter Penalty Than Sha'Carri Richardson For Smoking Weed (Lead Stories)
FALSE: A medal to be given to Tokyo Olympics 2020 volunteers has the word 'Swayamsevak' inscribed in the Devanagari script (Logically AI)
Claim about Venmo's fee changes is missing context (USA Today)
Did the national debt become bigger than the U.S. economy? Yes, before Biden took office (PolitiFact)
Yes, Milwaukee saw population growth during the pandemic. But hard to tell if it’s 'record numbers' (PolitiFact)
Can Californians Charge Electric Cars During Summer Heat? (PolitiFact)
Did Woman Who Threw Eggs at Simon Cowell Become ‘Loki’ Composer? (Snopes)
Was Arrest Warrant Issued for ‘Catch a Predator’ Presenter Chris Hansen? (Snopes)
Mail-Stealing 'Karen' Video Is NOT Real -- It's Joke Made By TikTok Account (Lead Stories)
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