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April 17, 2021


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The Facts on the Recommended J&J Vaccine ‘Pause’ ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
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Nearly 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the U.S., including 7.2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The CDC and FDA recommended “a pause in the use” of the J&J vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” because of six cases of a rare type of blood clot.


** FactCheck Posts
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Underselling the Infrastructure in Infrastructure Plan ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
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President Joe Biden has taken an arguably expansive view of infrastructure to justify some of the proposed spending in the $2.7 trillion American Jobs Plan. But some Republicans have gone too far with claims about how little in the bill qualifies as infrastructure.


** Debunking False Stories
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Posts Falsely Identify Suspect in Fatal Shooting as George Floyd’s Brother ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
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Viral Facebook posts falsely claim Dejywan Floyd — a Black man arrested April 1 in the fatal shooting of a woman in North Carolina — is George Floyd’s brother. There is no evidence the suspect is the brother of George Floyd, a Black man whose death in police custody led to months of protests against racial injustice.

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