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In the wake of George Floyd’s death, a picture of Donald Trump, Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali resurfaced. The cropped photo is real, but the caption is wrong. https://t.co/hYMSi89mfO — PolitiTweet.org

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Then-AG Barr insisted police used no chemical irritants when firing pepper balls to clear Black Lives Matter protesters near a D.C. church that Trump visited this time last year. Multiple government websites say pepper balls contain a chemical irritant. https://t.co/5tXXfXHNf8 — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s no proof that two drugs not approved in US for COVID-19 caused a big drop in cases in India. https://t.co/fhfoCvcosa — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: A closer look at the federal government's about-face on mask-wearing: Why did the guidance change? https://t.co/NFK4lhski6 https://t.co/h7wIbuWLJv — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Democrats thwarted his efforts for a police reform proposal last year. Mostly True. Each side accused the other of failing to negotiate in good faith, and neither party got its measure passed into law. https://t.co/C7tY9Q56Gy — PolitiTweet.org

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"The best fact-checking about COVID-19 accepts uncertainty. We all need to get more comfortable with it." Column for @Poynter by PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief @AngieHolan https://t.co/2n9eGMVBCj — PolitiTweet.org

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said “there's no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory.” One academic responded that DeSantis' comments were "dangerous, calculated race-baiting nonsense." https://t.co/5yQhdpkOnc https://t.co/eyHj6LdBeI — PolitiTweet.org

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Scenes of destruction at Black Lives Matter protests around the country didn’t tell the whole story. We surveyed five major cities and found that violence is the exception — not the rule. https://t.co/Wo5WbgCQhM https://t.co/oIMydBfh7M — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Karen Bass said they remain optimistic about reaching a compromise on police reform one year after George Floyd’s murder. Qualified immunity, which has protected police officers for decades, is a sticking point. https://t.co/RPW7QvItK4 — PolitiTweet.org

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A question we get all the time: How do you select which claims to fact-check? It’s a good one! Here are the factors we consider when choosing which topics and people we’ll fact-check. https://t.co/2YUrN2VHvV https://t.co/SfaClG97k1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Comparing the police response to Black Lives Matter summer protests, Jan. 6 Capitol riot. https://t.co/4v0j8S6LYR — PolitiTweet.org

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Provide assistance to Northern Triangle countries A Democratic bill moves forward Biden’s pledge to invest $4 billion in Central America. This campaign promise rates In the Works. https://t.co/dK712FJNNM — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AngieHolan: I wrote this for @Poynter on the challenges of factchecking the pandemic: 'Can COVID-19 uncertainty be fact-checked?' https… — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Biden’s promise to use a national commission to address policing issues is stalled. With buy-in from civil rights advocates, the White House has turned its attention instead to passing a law for police accountability in memory of George Floyd. https://t.co/j0R3efaJks https://t.co/gTrXlkklcv — PolitiTweet.org

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One year after George Floyd’s death, police reform talks linger in Congress. A key sticking point is qualified immunity for police officers. https://t.co/RPW7QvqSSw https://t.co/I18ciu2I7f — PolitiTweet.org

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Bipartisan police reform has been a struggle in the Senate. Here's what happened a month after Floyd was killed: https://t.co/C7tY9PNvhY https://t.co/QLQ7mixtCl — PolitiTweet.org

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Expand Justice Department power to address police misconduct The AG has taken steps to resume investigations into police agencies that had been generally dormant under Trump. We rate Biden’s progress as In the Works. https://t.co/QQlliy2dC7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Critical race theory is the new front in the Republican culture wars. It includes the idea of systemic racism, but is hard to define precisely, and it's unclear how much it shows up in the classroom. https://t.co/5yQhdp3cYC — PolitiTweet.org

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.@joshmandelohio said Washington paid $150,000 to test whether gingerbread houses were earthquake-proof. It was for a Christmas time science museum workshop about resilient architecture and the amount was $3,400 from the feds. https://t.co/6FmqlP3S6M — PolitiTweet.org

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Looking back: What the first police statement about George Floyd’s killing got wrong: https://t.co/LvF6sh68Re https://t.co/OPz5VDFySf — PolitiTweet.org

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A video of “Dems caught not wearing masks” is missing key context: They gathered after the CDC advised that fully vaccinated people could gather indoors without masks. https://t.co/ZiOwXHIaZf — PolitiTweet.org

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Democratic bill moves forward Biden’s pledge to invest $4 billion in Central America https://t.co/dK712G1oFk — PolitiTweet.org

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We found that murder and gun violence were already trending up in 2020, before cities changed their budgets. None of the budget changes have been in place for a whole year, so it’s too early to tell the extent of their impact on crime, if any. — PolitiTweet.org

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said a new state law would stop local governments from reducing police funding. “And if you look at some of these places that have done this, they’ve already seen crime go up.” Mostly False. https://t.co/Kk70zVcc1Q — PolitiTweet.org

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Still inaccurate. Old complaint resurfaces about the feds paying to test whether gingerbread houses are earthquake-proof, and a treadmill for fish. https://t.co/6FmqlPltvm @JoshMandelOhio @OMSI https://t.co/b9HiJi6DCi — PolitiTweet.org

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A year after George Floyd's death, the Justice Department has resumed investigations into police agencies including in Minneapolis. These steps align with Biden’s promise to expand the department’s power to investigate police misconduct. https://t.co/QQllixKCKz https://t.co/UUBXNwS809 — PolitiTweet.org

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Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. Learn more: https://t.co/WKomX5kFlo https://t.co/1YOSE4gh5U — PolitiTweet.org

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A video on Instagram claims to show proof the Moderna vaccine contains an ingredient meant “for research use only” and is harmful to humans. We found what the proof actually says. https://t.co/Lm5vnBl45y — PolitiTweet.org

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Rejoin the Paris climate agreement Biden's greenhouse gas emission plan — 50-52% reduction from 2005 levels by 2030 — puts the US squarely back in the Paris Climate Agreement. We rate this Promise Kept. https://t.co/3avxGna6Jp — PolitiTweet.org