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Are Michigan Lawmakers Considering a Bill to Microchip Residents? Location-logging microchips — and their forced or subversive implantation — never cease to compel conspiracy theorists and fuel online rumor and speculation. It’s therefore no surprise that when Michigan’s House of Representatives voted to pass a bill regulating the required implantation of microchips by employers, heads turned. Is it time for Michiganians to invest in RFID blockers? Don’t touch that dial. Jessica Lee has the story. Read more

 

Fact Checks Will COVID-19 No Longer Be Classified as an Epidemic? Report citing the CDC claimed coronavirus death rates in the U.S. were plummeting. False   Did Facebook Allow a Pro-Pedophilia Ad to Run? A fabricated image shared in social media posts was created to look like an ad campaign supported by TED and other groups. False   Did a ‘Convicted Terrorist’ Sit on the Board of a BLM Funding Body? The past crimes of Susan Rosenberg reemerged in the summer of 2020, amid a new wave of protests over racial injustice and police brutality. Mixture   Does This Photo Show Biden Kissing a 15-Year-Old Girl? A photograph of Joe Biden kissing his granddaughter on the lips during an Iowa rally drew criticism from some viewers, while others evinced no problem with the affectionate gesture. Miscaptioned   No, the NAACP Didn’t Warn About Violent White Supremacist Initiations ‘This Weekend’ A "copypasta" hoax circulating in early July 2020 caused anxiety. False

 

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In the News Judge Halts Execution Amid Claims Inmate Isn’t Mentally Fit Three mental health organizations urged U.S. Attorney William Barr to stop the inmate's execution and commute his sentence to life in prison without possibility of parole. Read more   Tanker Sought by US ‘Was Hijacked’ Off UAE Coast It wasn’t immediately clear what happened aboard the Dominica-flagged MT Gulf Sky, though its reported hijacking comes after months of tensions between Iran and the U.S. Read more   First COVID-19 Vaccine Tested in US Poised for Final Testing The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported -- as the shots are poised to begin key final testing. Read more   Autopsy Confirms Naya Rivera’s Death Was Accidental Drowning The examination, performed the day after the 33-year-old’s body was found in a Southern California lake, showed no signs of traumatic injury or disease. Read more

 

Staff Pick Did NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Once Support the Sandinista Govt. in Nicaragua? In May 2019, social media posts targeted the would-be 2020 Democratic presidential nominee for his past political positions, as well as his decision to change his name. Read more

 

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