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Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator

“Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson used her "time and talent ... to provide free legal services to help terrorists get out of Gitmo and go back to the fight.”

FactCheck.org rated this: We Provide the Facts

FactCheck.org says: Jackson was a federal public defender on four cases, in which the men were not convicted, and continued to represent one man when she worked for a private firm.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, U.S. representative

“Ukraine is a country whose "government only exists because the Obama State Department helped to overthrow the previous regime.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Echoes Russia's Claims

FactCheck.org says: Experts in foreign policy related to Russia and Ukraine called Greene's claim "ludicrous" and "preposterous and embarrassing." Moreover, they said, Greene appears to have bought into Russian propaganda.

Social media posts

“The continued melting of ice caps due to human-caused climate change could release long-dormant bacteria and viruses able to infect their targets”

MediaWise rated this: Mostly Legit

MediaWise says: It’s true that scientists have found that within melting permafrost there are ancient viruses and bacteria, some previously unknown to science. However, most of these viruses can only infect amoebas. And while there mig…