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Flu shots do not contain coronaviruses

Published on Friday 10 July 2020 at 19:42
A claim popularized by discredited researcher Judy Mikovits in the viral “Plandemic” video -- that influenza vaccines contain coronaviruses -- has spread online. But experts say it is false, and coronaviruses are not among the ingredients approved for use in US flu vaccines.
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Anthony Fauci is not married to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sister

Published on Thursday 9 July 2020 at 18:37
Social media posts claim that top US infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci is married to Christine Maxwell, whose sister Ghislaine faces sex trafficking charges related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. This is false; Fauci’s wife is Christine Grady, who bears a slight physical resemblance to Maxwell but is a different person.
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No, Whole Foods does not refuse cash payments at its stores

Published on Thursday 9 July 2020 at 17:54
A photo shared thousands of times on social media shows a Whole Foods Market checkout lane with a sign that reads “cash not accepted,” implying the store refuses transactions with paper bills and coins. This is misleading; Whole Foods said on Twitter it accepts cash, but some locations divide lanes between cash and cashless payments to make the process easier and safer for customers.
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Robbery of priest in US capital sparks misleading hate-crime claims

Published on Tuesday 7 July 2020 at 19:50Updated on Tuesday 7 July 2020 at 20:11
A Facebook post shared tens of thousands of times claims that a member of the Roman Catholic clergy was attacked in Washington, the US capital, for being a priest, while other social media posts accuse Black Lives Matter protesters of the crime. The claims are misleading; police confirmed that a priest was robbed but said there was no indication he was targeted by protesters or because of his profession.
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