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COVID & HEALTH
California lawmakers could decide on vaccine exemption (USA Today)
California didn't require EV owners to stop charging during heat wave (USA Today)
British Airways did not mandate vaccines for pilots (Agence France Presse)
No ‘personal belief’ loophole in California school vaccination requirements (Agence France Presse)
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were tested in humans, have proven to be safe, effective (PolitiFact)
Scientists developing mRNA vaccines before outbreak isn’t evidence COVID-19 pandemic was created (PolitiFact)
The Facts – and Gaps – on the Origin of the Coronavirus (FactCheck.org)
Misinformation About WHO’s COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for Children (FactCheck.org)
Video Is NOT Correct That VAERS List Of Adverse Reaction Reports Is Data That Proves COVID Vaccine Caused Deaths (Lead Stories)
Headline Does NOT Accurately Summarize Status Of Research Into COVID-19 Lockdown Effectiveness (Lead Stories)
The BMJ didn’t say PCR tests are useless (FullFact)
SCIENCE
No ET, No Answers: Intel Report Is Inconclusive About UFOs (Snopes)
POLITICS
Joe Biden gets history wrong on the Second Amendment limiting gun ownership (PolitiFact)
No, the black and white flag for police solidarity does not violate flag code (PolitiFact)
Claims of FBI role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack are false (USA Today)
Yes, Tucker Carlson Called a Top U.S. Military General a ‘Pig’ (Snopes)
US Rep. Madison Cawthorn Botches John Adams Quote About Facts (Snopes)
No, Maxine Waters Didn’t Write A Bill To Rename Memorial Day As ‘George Floyd Day’ (PolitiFact)
Republicans mislead in welfare attack on Raphael Warnock (PolitiFact)
Fact-checking a false Instagram post about Eric Trump, St. Jude fundraising (PolitiFact)
No, Juneteenth National Independence Day doesn't replace Fourth of July (PolitiFact)
New Florida law doesn't require university students, faculty and staff to register political views (PolitiFact)
No cause yet for condo collapse near Miami, no evidence Ivanka Trump targeted (PolitiFact)
Stacey Abrams Does NOT Own 16% Of A Firm That Counted Votes In Fulton County, Georgia (Lead Stories)
OTHER
NRA not formed to defend African Americans against KKK (Associated Press)
Hawaii has no plans to stop recognizing out-of-state licenses (USA Today)
Olympic athletes barred from staging protests in Tokyo (USA Today)
Social media posts on Subway tuna DNA test lack context (USA Today)
Is Celine Dion a Las Vegas Knights Fan? (Snopes)
Did Heinz Launch a New Condiment Called ‘Mayoreo’? (Snopes)
Does a Pic Show Gorillas Dismantling a Poacher Trap? (Snopes)
Was George Floyd Statue in NYC Defaced With White Nationalist Symbol? (Snopes)
Was George Jetson Born in 2022? (Snopes)
Did John McAfee Hide Files at Collapsed Miami Building? (Snopes)
Were Black World War II Veterans Excluded from GI Bill Benefits? (Snopes)
Is This ‘Bullet Bra’ Image Real? (Snopes)
Did Rihanna’s Criticism Cause Snapchat Stock to Drop By $10 Billion? (Snopes)
Was Fidel Castro Given a Tryout by the Washington Senators? (Snopes)
Disney did not copyright Norse god (Agence France Presse)
This Poster Of A Woman Advertising Her Love Of Breathing Dust Is NOT Real -- It's Art (Lead Stories)
Heinz Did NOT Release A Condiment Called 'Mayoreo' -- It's Satire (Lead Stories)
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