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Outdated Headline Sparks Vicious Online Hate Campaign Directed at Las Vegas Newspaper

NEW YORK (AP) — A Las Vegas newspaper is being viciously attacked online for its coverage of an alleged murder of... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — A Las Vegas newspaper is being viciously attacked online for its coverage of an alleged murder of a retired police chief, either because of a misunderstanding or a deliberate attempt to mislead. The “firehose of hatred” has... Read More

Lawyers Blame ChatGPT for Tricking Them Into Citing Bogus Case Law

NEW YORK (AP) — Two apologetic lawyers responding to an angry judge in Manhattan federal court blamed ChatGPT Thursday for... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Two apologetic lawyers responding to an angry judge in Manhattan federal court blamed ChatGPT Thursday for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing. Attorneys Steven A. Schwartz and Peter LoDuca are facing... Read More

Rumors Swirl About Balloons, UFOs as Officials Stay Mum

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe they came from China. Maybe from somewhere farther away. A lot farther away. The downing of four... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe they came from China. Maybe from somewhere farther away. A lot farther away. The downing of four aerial devices by U.S. warplanes has touched off rampant misinformation about the objects, their origin and their purpose, showing how complicated... Read More

AP FACT CHECK: GOP Skews Budget Bill’s Impact on IRS, Taxes

Republican politicians and candidates are distorting how a major economic bill passed over the weekend by the Senate would reform the IRS... Read More

Republican politicians and candidates are distorting how a major economic bill passed over the weekend by the Senate would reform the IRS and affect taxes for the middle class. The “ Inflation Reduction Act,” which awaits a House vote after passing in the Senate on... Read More

2020-10-06 21:18:30
by Dan McCue
Tenney Falsely Accuses Brindisi of Lying on Impeachment, Support for Police

This is the first installment of an ongoing series of political advertising fact checks during the 2020 campaign. If you... Read More

This is the first installment of an ongoing series of political advertising fact checks during the 2020 campaign. If you would like to submit an advertisement for consideration, please email a link to [email protected]. In a television and Internet ad... Read More

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