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Follow these 4 expert tips for keeping Thanksgiving table politics talk civil and productive

Everyone has that one relative or friend who brings up politics at the holiday table. Keeping discussions civil isn’t easy, but PolitiFact is here with expert tips to help prevent holiday gathering clashes.

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Facebook posts – Trump hasn’t banned same-sex marriage in US; claim he has is Pants on Fire!

“Donald Trump has officially banned” same-sex marriage “in all 50 states in America.”

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Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines

PolitiFact examined 60 fact-checked claims that sought to undermine faith in elections. Here’s a look at the top platforms where these claims spread, the biggest amplifiers and the major narratives that emerged from the 2024 election.

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Ellen DeGeneres and Whoopi Goldberg Moved to U.K., Saying ‘We Don’t Like This America’?

Reports have suggested Ellen DeGeneres and her wife sold their California home for a permanent move to the U.K. following Donald Trump's re-election.

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US Government Funds ‘Toilets in Africa’?

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who made the claim, said the new Department of Government Efficiency will defund a number of programs under Donald Trump.

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‘Holy Water’ Dripping from Statue of Christ in India Actually Leaked from Clogged Toilet?

One person on social media said, "To be fair, that water was almost surely imbued with the miracle of life. Microbial life, yes, but it was imbued."

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