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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eminent-domain/ | Federal authorities have granted China the power of eminent domain. | David Mikkelson | 03/02/2009 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/clinton-hard-drive-destruction/ | Clinton Paid 'Hard Drive Destruction' Company | David Mikkelson | 05/06/2016 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/missouri-republicans-pass-law-lowering-minimum-wage/ | Was a law passed by Missouri Republicans that reduced the St. Louis minimum wage from $10 to $7.70? | David Emery | 07/25/2018 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barefoot-wine-giveaway/ | : Barefoot Cellars is Giving Away Free Cases of Wine | David Mikkelson | 10/25/2015 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/johns-hopkins-coronavirus-map/ | Does Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Map Contain Malware? | Dan Evon | 03/13/2020 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/truckers-strike-thanksgiving/ | Are US Truckers Planning a Nationwide Strike Over Thanksgiving? | Nur Ibrahim | 11/13/2020 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nancy-pelosi-crime-family/ | Is the 'Nancy Pelosi Crime Family' meme true to the facts? | Dan Evon | 01/29/2019 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lylah-rose/ | Facebook Appeal for Lylah Rose | David Mikkelson | 04/04/2012 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/north-dakota-voting-hunting-licenses/ | Could voting in North Dakota lead to the forfeiture of hunting permits in other states? | Alex Kasprak | 11/02/2018 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ted-nugent-build-the-wall-concert/ | Did Ted Nugent Announce a 'Build the Wall' Benefit Concert? | David Emery | 01/08/2019 | [
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Subsets and Splits
Filtered Fin-Fact Claims
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SQL Console for amanrangapur/Fin-Fact
Retrieves a limited number of claims with evidence longer than 10 characters, providing basic filtering but minimal analytical insight.
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