Author name: Lance Hudgins

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FACT CHECK: No, Country Music Television Did Not Permanently Ban Taylor Swift

A post shared on Facebook claims Country Music Television (CMT) banned Taylor Swift “for life.”  Verdict: False The claim is inaccurate. It was originally posted by a satirical website. Fact Check: Swift implored fans on Super Tuesday to vote in the 2024 elections, saying she urges people to vote for those “who most represent YOU

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Fact-Checking Joe Biden’s 2024 State Of The Union Address

President Joe Biden delivered his 2024 State of the Union address on March 7, where he spoke about a variety of topics including Ukraine, healthcare, the economy and January 6. Here are fact-checks of a few of his claims. Likewise, the same data set from Statista shows inflation decreased to 3.1% in November 2023, before

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FACT CHECK: Images Show Simulated Odysseus Lunar Landing, Not Faked Evidence

A post  shared on social media  purports that images of Odysseus on the moon’s surface prove that the operation was faked. Verdict: False The claim is inaccurate. The images in the post were taken from a simulation before the launch. Fact Check: Odysseus successfully landed in a “titled position” on the moon, making it the

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FACT CHECK: Instagram Video Makes Claim About Trump, Patton, MSNBC

A video shared on Instagram purports to show MSNBC host Ali Velshi reporting that former President Donald Trump is the biological son of World War II Gen. George S. Patton. Verdict: Misleading The clip is missing important context. In the original MSNBC segment, Velshi discusses a conspiracy theory posited by followers of QAnon. He is

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FACT CHECK: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Share Post Claiming Satellites Intercept Prayers?

A post  shared on social media  purportedly shows a screenshot of a tweet from Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene saying that satellites are being used to intercept prayers to Jesus. Is this what happens when the illiterate work out how to turn a computer on? pic.twitter.com/OIM7MErPbT — Steve Howard (@stevesurrey1) February 28, 2024 Verdict:

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Biden Opts To Skip Over The Word ‘Abortion’ During State Of The Union

President Joe Biden failed to mention the word abortion during his State of the Union speech Thursday despite it being in his prepared remarks. Biden invited Kate Cox, who sued Texas to abort her child after it was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, a condition causing multiple structural abnormalities, and Latorya Beasley, a social worker in

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‘Needs To Do Better’: Liberals Slam Biden’s SOTU Comment Calling Laken Riley’s Alleged Murderer ‘An Illegal’

Liberals slammed President Joe Biden’s use of the noun “illegal” when describing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley’s alleged murderer during his State of the Union address Thursday. Republicans demanded the president say Riley’s name during his speech, as he had yet to directly address the tragedy publicly since she was killed on Feb. 22. Biden’s

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FACT CHECK: Did A ‘Traffic Court Judge’ Remove Trump From The Illinois Primary Ballot?

A post shared on X purports 2024 hopeful and former President Donald Trump was removed from the Illinois primary ballot by Tracie Porter, who currently serves as a traffic court judge. President Trump was removed from the Illinois ballot by a traffic court judge … you heard that correctly @TheWashingtonPundit | Speak Truth To Power

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Jim Jordan Tees Off At Hearing After Democrat Says There Are ‘Limits’ To Free Speech

Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan got heated at Thursday’s hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government after a Democratic congressman said there are “limits” to free speech and the First Amendment. Democratic New York Rep. Dan Goldman argued the committee is “chilling the federal government” to “undermine” the severity of the Jan. 6, 2021

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