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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pandora-black-lives-matter-protest/ | Pandora Endorses Black Lives Matter? | Dan Evon | 07/11/2016 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/paid-in-full/ | Paid in Full | David Mikkelson | 03/04/2002 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-aid-puerto-rico/ | Is This Viral List of U.S. Government Emergency Aid Sent to Puerto Rico Accurate? | David Emery | 10/02/2017 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sweden-society-health-care/ | 'I Live in Sweden': Facts About Swedish Society and Health Care | Dan MacGuill | 04/26/2018 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-carlin-participation-trophies/ | Did George Carlin Say This About Participation Trophies? | Dan Evon | 02/18/2022 | [
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] | In February 2022, a meme supposedly featuring a quote from comedian George Carlin about "participation trophies" was recirculated on social media: participation trophies This is not a genuine quote from Carlin. The above-displayed meme reads: "Here's an idea for you to ignore. Instead of giving kids participation tr... | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/front-porch/ | John Kerry's Address Given on the Front Porch | Barbara Mikkelson | 10/20/2004 | [
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] | Claim: For John Kerry's Labor Day 'front porch' stop in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, neighborhood streets were closed and residents told to take down their Bush/Cheney signs. Status: Multiple see below. Neighborhood streets were closed: True. Residents were ordered to remove their Bush/Cheney signage: False. Exampl... | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chattanooga-shooter-refugee/ | Chattanooga Who's Who | Kim LaCapria | 12/16/2015 | [
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] | Claim: Chattanooga shooter Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez was a refugee. Examples: [Collected via e-mail, November2015]Seems like another false message is being spread. But I can't verify it. Origins: Ongoing, worldwide debate about Syrian refugees escalated after a series of November 2015 terror attacks in Paris. A... | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/opportunity-rovers-final-words/ | Was a Mars Rover's Final Message to NASA 'My Battery Is Low and It's Getting Dark?' | Dan Evon | 02/18/2019 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/contrabagged/ | Has the Government Banned School Students Bringing Sack Lunches from Home? | David Mikkelson | 09/16/2014 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/not-one-damn-dime-day/ | Day of Not Participating in Any Purchases | David Mikkelson | 01/07/2005 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-did-not-donate-to-nambla/ | Donald Trump gave financial contributions to NAMBLA. | Bethania Palma | 08/09/2016 | [
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