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No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or ‘trans terrorism’

After a shooting in Joel Osteen’s Houston church, some pundits claimed the assailant was transgender and the tragedy was a sign of…

Who is Alexander Smirnov, and what does his indictment mean for the GOP impeachment inquiry?

An FBI informant claimed Joe Biden accepted a $5 million bribe. Republicans said the informant's allegations were important to their efforts to…

Instagram posts – More gun ownership does not lead to less gun violence

The states that have 97% of guns are the states with the least amount of gun violence.

Study finds arts and nonprofits – large and small – add $381M to WNY economy

Posts Mislead About COVID-19 Vaccine Safety With Out-of-Context Clip of FDA Official

SciCheck Digest Given the extra scrutiny and large number of doses, reports of possible side effects to a vaccine safety monitoring system…

Elise Stefanik – Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Canada border increase, but lag far behind the southern border

“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal…