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February 18, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Press Secretary Hit With Embarrassing Fact-Check on Fraud Claim
Karoline Leavitt claimed “tens of millions” of dead people were receiving social security payments.
January 16, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Google Snubs EU Law Over Fact-Checking YouTube Videos
Google announced it would pull out of the EU’s anti-disinformation code of practice.
January 14, 2025
Edith Olmsted
New Details of Meta’s Rule Change Give Away Zuckerberg’s Whole Game
Mark Zuckerberg is only trying to please one person.
January 8, 2020
MagazineAlex Pareene
How Political Fact-Checkers Distort the Truth
Glenn Kessler and his ilk aren't sticking to the facts. They're promoting a moderate dogma.

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