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Why researchers have said protests haven't led to a spike in COVID-19 cases so far
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VERIFY: It is not unconstitutional for the government or businesses to require people to wear masks
VERIFY: It is not unconstitutional for the government or businesses to require people to wear masks
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VERIFY: No, facemasks don’t contain metal '5G antennas'
A viral video claims the metal wire in medical masks actually has a sinister purpose.
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VERIFY: TexMed coronavirus risk chart made by real medical experts
Another coronavirus risk chart has become popular on social media. Just like the previous one, it's based on an average of scores from a group of medical experts.
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VERIFY: No, Facebook 'bots' are not fact checking your posts
Facebook has confirmed that such claims are a hoax.
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VERIFY: You cannot block Facebook 'fact-check bots'
Viral false claims say you can block 'bots' that report your posts by going through pages with 'fact check' in their name and blocking them.
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VERIFY: Yes, the bubonic plague has been found in China but there are cases of it every year
While it might sound like another disastrous turn for 2020, it's actually not unusual for cases of bubonic plague to pop up from time to time.
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Ad fact check: What Speaker Sara Gideon knew, and the action she took in Dillon Bates scandal
Ad fact check: What Speaker Sara Gideon knew, and the action she took in Dillon Bates scandal
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VERIFY: Requirement to wear a face mask does not violate constitutional rights
After several videos of people saying requirements to wear a mask violate their rights go viral, NEWS CENTER Maine VERIFIES why that is not true.
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VERIFY: Fact vs. fiction on Joe Biden’s quote about busing leading to ‘a racial jungle’
Here is what the Democratic presidential candidate actually said in a 1977 Senate hearing.
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VERIFY: Cases of the bubonic plague appeared in China, but bubonic plague cases happen every year
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Why researchers have said protests haven't led to a spike in COVID-19 cases so far
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VERIFY: It is not unconstitutional for the government or businesses to require people to wear masks
VERIFY: It is not unconstitutional for the government or businesses to require people to wear masks
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