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Facebook posts – Old baseless rumors about Clinton snuff film persist on social media

“Hillary Clinton in trouble as her dark web video leaked.”

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Facebook posts – CNN didn’t suggest former President Barack Obama is a serial killer, despite social media claims

CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.”

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Instagram posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t say the Maui, Hawaii, wildfires were ‘planned’

Video shows President Joe Biden confirmed “the Lahaina fires were planned.”

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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell – Does Rick Scott want to ‘end’ Social Security? FL Dem Mucarsel-Powell’s claim exaggerates old plan

Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”

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From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation

A YouTube channel with a rapidly growing audience regularly publishes misleading videos that stoke people’s fear of disaster. Experts say this content goes viral because it elicits an emotional response from viewers.

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Joe Biden – Is Joe Biden right that a new Medicare drug law will save $160 billion over 10 years?

“According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to seniors.”

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