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Follow these 4 expert tips for keeping Thanksgiving table politics talk civil and productive
Ohio State’s civil discourse program uses "the 4C’s" as a guide: "be curious, be charitable, be conscientious and be constructive." If everyone involved has the right mindset for civil discourse, ...
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Smallpox was officially eradicated in 1980. It doesn’t need to be held in check by vaccines
The World Health Organization in 1980 officially declared smallpox eradicated. The last natural case was in 1977. The smallpox vaccine helped eradicate the smallpox virus. Because the virus doesn’t ...
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No, the CDC doesn’t recommend seven COVID-19 vaccine doses for 6-month-olds
The highest number of COVID-19 vaccine doses the CDC recommends for a 6-month-old is three, if that child was previously unvaccinated. The CDC does not recommend seven vaccine doses in any situation.
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No, Elon Musk did not announce a Tesla motor home
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently unveiled the company’s "cybercab" and "robovan," a self-driving taxi and an autonomous van, respectively. But a Tesla "motor home" wasn’t mentioned during the October ...
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It's False that these celebrities have moved to other countries after the 2024 election
Celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., John Legend and Tom Hanks have announced they are leaving the U.S. following the 2024 election.
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Trump hasn't banned same-sex marriage in US; claim he has is Pants on Fire!
Trump has not banned same-sex marriage in all 50 states, nor can he unilaterally do so when he takes office in January. He also has not recently supported overturning same-sex marriage in the U.S. We ...
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No, Donald Trump didn’t name former NBA player Karl Malone director of Child Protective Services
"Donald Trump has appointed NBA legend Karl Malone as the new director of Child Protective Services,"a Nov. 14 Instagram post featuring an image of Trump and Malone said.
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No, abortion clinics haven’t warned of bankruptcy because of a Democratic ‘sex strike’
"Abortion clinics warn they’ll go bankrupt if Democrat ‘sex strike’ continues," reads what looks like the headline of an image shared in a recent Instagram post.
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You can’t buy a $7,000 solar-powered Tesla. Despite social media claims, Elon Musk didn’t make one
As of Nov. 19, PolitiFact found no evidence that Musk is releasing a solar-powered Tesla. Tesla uses lithium-ion batteries, not solar panels, in the electric cars it makes. Tesla also doesn’t have a ...
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No, President-elect Donald Trump didn’t ‘expose’ a secret program offering $6,400 to every American
A video shared Nov. 18 on Facebook claimed that President-elect Donald Trump had "exposed" that Democratic officials and President Joe Biden had hidden a federal subsidy for up to $6,400 for all ...
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No, Billie Eilish is not leaving the country after Donald Trump’s election win
Pop singer Billie Eilish criticized President-elect Donald Trump the day after he won the Nov. 5 election, but social media posts have added fiction to her comments by saying she’s leaving the United ...
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No, Donald Trump didn’t lose the popular vote
"Donald Trump is losing the popular vote by 2% and only won because of the electoral college means that he is a DEI president," a Nov 24 Threads post reads.