Monday, 12 October 2020

Fact check: False claim that Pelosi drunk in 2016 photo with Obama

Fact check: False claim that Pelosi drunk in 2016 photo with ObamaA viral photo of Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama is being used out of context to make the House speaker appear intoxicated. We rate this claim false.




Second human trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine abroad, in UAE, have launched - Kremlin

Second human trials of Russian COVID-19 vaccine abroad, in UAE, have launched - KremlinHuman trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine have begun in the United Arab Emirates, the Kremlin said on Monday in a statement detailing a phone call between President Vladimir Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. The trials in the UAE are the second trials of the Sputnik V vaccine abroad, following the launch of trials in Belarus. The Russian Direct Investment Fund, which is marketing the vaccine abroad, declined to comment.




Trump claims he is now immune to the coronavirus and has 'a protective glow' — but the science is not that simple

Trump claims he is now immune to the coronavirus and has 'a protective glow' — but the science is not that simplePresident Donald Trump on Sunday said he had "a protective glow" — a concept that is absent from medical or scientific research about the coronavirus.




Imagining the Trump Presidency That Wasn’t


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Ben Sasse: Democrats ending filibuster and expanding Supreme Court would be 'suicide bombing' of government

Ben Sasse: Democrats ending filibuster and expanding Supreme Court would be 'suicide bombing' of governmentThe conservative Nebraska senator sharply criticized Democrats for what he says is an attack on checks and balances in the US government.




Wife of Pennsylvania's Lt. Governor called racist slur at grocery store

Wife of Pennsylvania's Lt. Governor called racist slur at grocery storeGisele Barreto Fetterman, wife to Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and a formerly undocumented immigrant from Brazil, said the Sunday incident happened after she was recognized at the store.




'California is going to hell': Trump attacks California, New York, Illinois in morning tweets

'California is going to hell': Trump attacks California, New York, Illinois in morning tweetsEach of the states have Democratic leadership