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    Aug 13, 2022
    The National Archives maintains millions of unclassified documents from former President Obama’s administration at a facility in Chicago. Obama did not take the records himself, nor are they classified, contrary to false claims by former President Trump. apne.ws/Pvn4PmN
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    Oct 16, 2019
    #APFactCheck: Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that the "principal reason" for losing jobs has been bad trade policy. Economists mostly blame those job losses on automation and robots, not trade deals.
    Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
    AP FACT CHECK: Dems flub details on climate, guns, Syria
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    Nov 21, 2019
    #APFactCheck: President Trump falsely claims that he opened an Apple plant Wednesday in Texas. The plant has been in business for years.
    President Donald Trump speaks during a tour of an Apple manufacturing plant, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Austin. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
    AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false claim about Apple plant
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    Nov 1, 2020
    “Hello, Minnesota!” That’s how Joe Biden greeted a crowd at a campaign stop. Which makes sense, because he was, in fact, in Minnesota — contrary to a widely shared video that was altered to suggest he greeted the wrong state. @AliSwenson has the facts.
    Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden holds his face mask after speaking at a rally at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
    Video altered to make it look like Biden greeted wrong state
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    Nov 7, 2020
    This week's #APFactCheck focuses on President Trump's comments questioning election integrity. Trump produced no evidence of systematic problems in voting or counting. In fact, the ballot-counting process across the nation has been running smoothly.
    People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
    AP FACT CHECK: Trump's vote falsehoods, into day of defeat
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    Jul 23, 2021
    A claim circulating online falsely suggests that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blocked the National Guard from coming to lawmakers’ defense during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. That’s not what happened. Here are the facts.
    Pelosi did not block the National Guard from the Capitol on Jan. 6
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    Aug 22, 2020
    Trump's claim the Democrats omitted God from The Pledge of Allegiance distorts what happened. "Under God" was included in the pledge recited on all four convention nights and omitted during two caucuses before evening conventions started. #APFactCheck
    FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2020, file image from video, grandchildren of Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, including Finnegan Biden, Hunter Biden, Natalie Biden, Naomi Biden and Maisy Biden, lead the Pledge of Allegiance during the first night of the Democratic National Convention. (Democratic National Convention via AP, File)
    AP FACT CHECK: Trump's distortion on Dems and the pledge
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    Nov 6, 2020
    An #APFactCheck reviews claims made by President Trump at the White House on Thursday about vote counting. READ MORE: apne.ws/GaZ0uoY
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    Nov 15, 2020
    President Trump has wrongly claimed that Georgia elections officials can't verify signatures on absentee ballot envelopes because of a legal settlement. Georgia's secretary of state said matching signatures is not only possible, it's required. #APFactCheck apne.ws/2e825PH
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    Feb 24, 2022
    Social media users are sharing a photo of a fiery explosion with false claims it shows Russia’s 2022 attack on Ukraine. It actually shows Israeli air strikes in Gaza in 2021. Here are the facts.
    Photo shows Israeli air strikes in Gaza, not Russia attack on Ukraine
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    May 7, 2021
    An online claim that Pfizer admits vaccinated people can "shed" the COVID-19 vaccine to unvaccinated people is false. COVID-19 vaccines cannot spread between people. Posts making that claim are misrepresenting language in a protocol document.
    COVID-19 vaccine does not spread by inhalation or skin contact
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    Jan 8, 2022
    "Mass formation psychosis," an unfounded theory spreading online, suggests millions of people have been “hypnotized” into believing mainstream ideas to combat COVID-19. Psychology experts say the concept is not supported by evidence. Get the facts @AP.
    FILE - Dr. Robert Malone gestures as he stands in his barn, Wednesday July 22, 2020, in Madison, Va. An unfounded theory taking root online suggests millions of people have been “hypnotized” into believing mainstream ideas about COVID-19. In widely shared social media posts this week, efforts to combat the disease have been dismissed with just three words: “mass formation psychosis.” The term gained attention after...
    FACT FOCUS: Unfounded theory used to dismiss COVID measures
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    Oct 27, 2022
    A video circulating online has been altered to make it appear that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to answer a question on oil companies, and promptly ended a press briefing. Her answer was cut out of the video. Here are the facts.
    White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington. Social media users shared an edited video removing Jean-Pierre's response to a Fox News reporter about oil companies. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
    Biden press secretary didn’t walk out on reporter’s question
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    Nov 7, 2020
    A video viewed millions of times on Twitter falsely claims to show an Atlanta poll worker crumpling up an absentee ballot. An election official says the worker did no such thing — and now is in hiding after the false accusation led to online harassment.
    An election worker handles ballots as vote counting in the general election continues at State Farm Arena on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
    Georgia poll worker in hiding after false claims online
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