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March 20, 2021


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Posts Distort CDC Study Supporting Mask Mandates to Reduce COVID-19 ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, March 19th, 2021
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A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that state-issued mask mandates were associated with significant decreases in daily COVID-19 case and death growth rates. Yet some conservative outlets and social media users falsely claim the study shows mask mandates have a negligible impact on COVID-19 outcomes.

Instagram Post Misrepresents FDA Document About Monitoring Vaccine Safety ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
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A Food and Drug Administration presentation on monitoring the safety of COVID-19 vaccines listed possible adverse events the agency might track. But an Instagram post misrepresents the document, falsely claiming it shows the vaccines are known to cause harmful side effects — including death.

Hagler’s Widow Refutes Rumors About How He Died ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
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Hall of Fame boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler “died on March 13 of natural causes,” according to a statement posted on his official website. In a Facebook post, his widow, Kay Hagler, wrote that his death was not the result of a COVID-19 vaccination.


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Facts on the House Gun Bills ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, March 19th, 2021
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We explain what two House bills on firearm background checks would do, and some of the spin coming from both sides.

Senator Johnson Distorts Report on Violence in Defense of His Remarks on BLM, Antifa ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, March 16th, 2021
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In response to critics who found his remarks about the Capitol riot to be racist, Sen. Ron Johnson wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that distorted a report’s findings on last year’s demonstrations against racial injustice.

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