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North Carolina man once robbed bank for $1 in attempt to get healthcare in prison

James Richard Verone, who was unemployed, was arrested in June 2011 after a desperate plan to receive medical attention.
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12 images we’ve fact-checked about climate change

Maps or images allegedly showing rising sea levels or increasing temps often circulate online. Some are real, others are not.
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Stephen Miller called Democratic Party a ‘domestic, extremist organization’

Miller made the comment on Sean Hannity's show on Fox while discussing crime in Chicago, Illinois.
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20 rumors we’ve investigated about US-Mexico border wall

Rumors about the border wall often relate to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made it a central part of his immigration policy.
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Unpacking long-standing claim oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050

A 2016 report claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 million tons of plastic in the oceans and just 812 million tons of fish.
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Fake stories about Texas floods reached millions on Facebook. Foreign ad companies likely profited

A slew of fabricated stories duped Facebook users after the deadly floods — and sites promoting them had ties to ad tech firms in Southeast Asia.
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