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Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2022 in a screenshot of a tweet:

In its July “red alert” for extreme heat, the U.K.'s Met Office warned that high temperatures could cause blood clotting.

By Kristin Hugo• July 29, 2022

Donald Trump Jr. stated on October 29, 2020 in a Fox News appearance:

The number of coronavirus deaths is “almost nothing.”

By Bill McCarthy• October 30, 2020

Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2023 in a speech on extreme heat:

“The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.”

By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2023

League of Conservation Voters stated on August 13, 2022 in Twitter:

Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.”

By Laura Schulte• August 19, 2022

Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets:

Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats."

By Amy Sherman• September 18, 2018

Instagram posts stated on December 04, 2022 in a post:

“Since the COVID jabs were rolled out, at least 1.1 million Americans have 'died suddenly.'”

By Andy Nguyen• December 9, 2022

Bloggers stated on November 10, 2017 in in a blog post:

Says a Washington Post reporter who broke news on Judge Roy Moore story has a criminal history of "faking."

By Manuela Tobias• November 14, 2017

Sloan Roach stated on November 06, 2014 in a television interview:

Georgia has led the nation in student fatalities caused by motorists illegally passing stopped school buses.

By Nancy Badertscher, April Hunt• November 11, 2014

Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Seattle police in uniform “vandalizing” a building “to frame protesters.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2020

David Dewhurst stated on June 06, 2011 in a tweet:

Says 1,000 World War II veterans die every day.

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 13, 2011

John Pagliarini stated on April 11, 2016 in a speech:

"You’re in more trouble if you leave your pet in the car than if you leave your child in the car."

By Jacqueline Tempera• April 17, 2016

Viral image stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Video shows man mocking police in Germany.

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 11, 2022

Marco Rubio stated on March 19, 2020 in a tweet:

For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.”

By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2020

Greg Abbott stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference:

“Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border."

By Brandon Mulder• July 2, 2021

Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:

A car flooded in Germany had a sticker critical of Greta Thunberg.

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2021

Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Italy drastically reduced the country’s official COV1D-19 death count by over 97%. This means Covid killed fewer people than an average seasonal flu.”

By Samantha Putterman, Luiz Romero• November 10, 2021

Chain email stated on May 30, 2014 in messages on the Internet:

Says Barack Obama is the only American president who has not visited the D-Day Monument in Normandy on D-Day.

By Shannon Beckham• May 30, 2014

Mark Warner stated on April 23, 2015 in a news release.:

An audit shows "there are 6.5 million people who have active Social Security numbers who are 112 years of age or older,"

By Sean Gorman• May 11, 2015

Marijuana Policy Project stated on August 15, 2013 in a TV ad:

Marijuana is "less toxic" than alcohol.

By Rochelle Koff• August 19, 2013

Steve Kirsch stated on September 14, 2021 in a tweet:

"Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves."

By Tom Kertscher• September 22, 2021

One year in: How does COVID-19’s toll compare with other causes of death?

By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2021

Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

By Amy Sherman• June 5, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2023 CPAC speech about elections, immigration, economy

By Matthew Crowley, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 6, 2023

Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter

By Phillip Reese• September 11, 2023

Bloomberg on health care: Translating his mayoral record to the national stage

By Shefali Luthra• January 23, 2020

How an alternative gateway to VAERS data helps fuel vaccine misinformation

By Gabrielle Settles• February 28, 2022

How COVID-19 death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories

By Julie Appleby, Victoria Knight• November 2, 2020

High 5: Gun fact checks, in wake of Vegas shooting, get most page-views

By Tom Kertscher• November 1, 2017

What Trump told Georgia election officials

By Samantha Putterman• March 16, 2021

Rick Perry wishes he was in ... Washington?

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• March 3, 2011

There's sunshine and darkness in Virginia's open-government laws

By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• March 24, 2014

What are the facts on police shootings following death of Stephon Clark?

By Chris Nichols• March 29, 2018

After hottest month on record, can novel solutions address ‘urban heat islands’?

By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2023

The Trump file: Trump's 10 top falsehoods of 2018

By Katie Sanders• December 11, 2018

Read the Mar-a-Lago search warrant, what agents took

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• August 12, 2022

It's election time. Have you read your Truth-O-Meter?

By Willoughby Mariano• July 19, 2010

What does extreme weather tell us about climate change?

By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2021

Super Bowl legends explored and exposed

By Alex Kuffner• February 5, 2012

Fact-check: Donald Trump’s defense of Scott Pruitt’s rent, security, EPA record

By Jon Greenberg• April 11, 2018

Corporate profits do not drive inflation, but inflation boosts company profits

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2022

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