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McAuliffe ad slices and dices Youngkin’s comments in a misleading way

A new ad for Terry McAuliffe claims his GOP rival was once a "big fan" of his governorship. Not so.

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The most popular fact checks of 2021, so far

Here are the 10 fact checks that most captivated — or angered — readers so far in 2021.

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Rep. Stefanik’s flawed comparison on border apprehensions since 2000

Much has changed since the year 2000, and the House Republican conference chair left all of it out.

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The continuing GOP fiction that President Biden supports defunding police

The Trump campaign kept falsely saying that Biden wanted to defund police. Now that he's proposed to boost funding, GOP lawmakers keep repeating this falsehood.

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Biden’s false claim that the 2nd Amendment bans cannon ownership

In remarks on gun violence, the president repeated a claim that has already been fact-checked as false.

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White House chief of staff flubs tweet on Biden’s child tax credit

Ron Klain said every family with kids will get a tax credit, but some on the very high or low ends may be left out.

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Trump’s baseless claim about ballot drop boxes in Fulton County, Ga.

Georgia state officials launched an investigation into a claim of missing drop-box records, but the records turned up within days.

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Schumer’s false claim that no Democrats supported new voting restrictions

In five of the states the Senate majority leader mentioned, new voting laws have enjoyed bipartisan support.

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Republican governors’ misleading spin on new voting restrictions

At least 14 states have enacted new voting restrictions this year, some of them based on Donald Trump's false election claims.

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The misleading claim that Biden would raise taxes $28,000 per household

A House Republican lawmaker emailed constituents a mind-bending number for the cost of Biden's tax increases.

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