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Week of August 8:
- No, Alex Jones can't appeal $49M verdict because of ineffective counsel. Here's why
- Yes, the gay and trans 'panic' defense is still legal in a majority of states
- No, WHO's director general did not say he wasn't vaccinated during an interview
- No, scientists did not say it's 'plausible' the Loch Ness Monster is real after fossil discovery
- Children are not eligible for the monkeypox vaccine unless they've been exposed to the virus
Week of August 1:
- No, you won’t reduce power costs by putting a shade over central A/C unit
- Yes, Congress is entitled to an annual pay increase, but hasn't taken one since 2009
- Yes, smallpox vaccines offer protection against monkeypox
- 4 Fast Facts about dogs in hot weather
- Yes, monkeypox can spread by trying on clothing or changing bed sheets
- Yes, a bill punishing abortion with death was introduced in North Carolina
- Yes, monkeypox can spread by trying on clothing or changing bed sheets
- Yes, the U.S. has swapped prisoners with Russia before
- Yes, pharmacists can legally refuse to fill a prescription
- No, 988 suicide prevention lifeline can’t send your exact location to police
- No, closing doors won't save money on central A/C
Week of July 25:
- Yes, the Choco Taco has been discontinued
- No, the monkeypox outbreak has not been declared a pandemic
- Yes, employers can legally pay certain workers a wage below federal minimum
- Yes, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, others were arrested at abortion rights protest
- No, employees aren’t legally required to report positive COVID-19 tests to employers
- Yes, the Internal Revenue Service did buy nearly $700K in ammunition in early 2022
- Yes, oil from U.S. reserves has been sent to countries overseas
- No, photo showing Marjorie Taylor Greene with Trump on a cross isn’t real
Week of July 18:
- 'Nobody talks about it': Understanding the rise in youth suicide
- Yes, hot weather is worse for car batteries than cold weather
- Yes, mosquitoes are attracted to certain colors
- Yes, the sky really is ‘bluer’ in the fall
- Yes, airlines have to reimburse you for ‘reasonable’ items if your bag is lost or delayed
- No, your driver’s license does not need to be a REAL ID to get you on a domestic flight yet
- No, there isn’t a day of the week when plane tickets are cheapest to buy
- No, you cannot get a divorce finalized while pregnant in Missouri
- Verifying 7 claims about lightning and thunder
- No, the Supreme Court did not overturn the Clean Water Act
- Yes, the suicide prevention lifeline has switched to 988, but the old number still works
Week of July 11:
- Yes, Arizona did make it illegal to record a police officer within 8 feet
- No, the WNBA didn't give its All-Star MVP an $18 trophy
- No, Biden's executive order doesn't reverse SCOTUS' decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
- Yes, methotrexate, which can end a pregnancy, is also used to treat certain diseases
- No, guns aren't completely banned in Japan, but they are strictly regulated
- States that ban, restrict abortion do not guarantee paid family leave for all residents
- Hot weather safety trivia
- Yes, facial blindness is a real condition
- No, the government is not giving away free solar panels
Week of July 4
- No, Biden didn’t put the medal of honor on backwards
- Yes, Biden supported allowing states to overturn Roe v. Wade in 1982
- Yes, Larry the cat has outlasted the last three British prime ministers
- No, the Supreme Court did not overturn the Clean Water Act
- No, there isn’t a day of the week when place tickets are cheapest to buy
- No, the CERN large hadron collider particle accelerator can’t create a cosmic black hole
- Thunder and lightning trivia
Week of June 27
- Sriracha shortage trivia
- Yes, 5 U.S. states have passed their own gas tax holidays in 2022
- Yes, law enforcement is still required to read you your Miranda rights
- Yes, some U.S. states are sending out “inflation relief” tax rebate checks
- No, Arizona iced tea hasn’t raised the price of its 99-cent can to $1.29
- Yes, vasectomies are reversible
- No, overturning Roe v. Wade did not ban birth control
- No, the photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger wearing a pro-Ukraine shirt is not real
Week of June 20
- Yes, more than 82 million COVID vaccine doses have been thrown out
- No, 7-Eleven isn’t selling gas for $7.11 per gallon
- Yes, Target is discounting some items due to excess inventory
- No, sudden adult death syndrome is not linked to vaccines
- No, warrantless home searches are not legal within 100 miles of the U.S. border
- No, the U.S. doesn’t have enough technically recoverable reserves of crude oil to last 400 years
- Amazon QR code scam
Week of June 13
- No, Sriracha hasn’t been discontinued
- No, a photo of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wearing an anti-Trump shirt isn’t real
- No, DUI charges against Paul Pelosi haven’t been dropped
- Yes, the CDC has lifted COVID-19 testing requirements for international air travel
- Yes, heat led to the deaths of at least 2,000 cattle in Kansas
- Yes, the suicide prevention lifeline is changing to 988
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