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“The special counsel investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election was "absolutely baseless.”

FactCheck.org says: The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General found the investigation “was opened for an authorized investigative purpose and with sufficient factual predication.”

“Democrats just destroyed" statue of Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York.”

FactCheck.org says: Police have made no arrests, and are “still looking into” who committed the vandalism.

“Dr Fauci is married to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sister.”

FactCheck.org says: Ghislaine Maxwell and Dr. Christine Grady are not siblings.

“Hydroxychloroquine "appears to work … in a very significant way.”

FactCheck.org says: The study he promotes has limitations, and multiple randomized controlled trials have found the drug is not beneficial to hospitalized patients.

“Sen. Susan Collins “voted twice to allow drug companies to keep cheaper generic drugs off the market, forcing Mainers to pay 10 times more for their medicine.”

FactCheck.org says: Collins also has supported bills intended to increase generic-drug competition and lower prescription costs.

“Why are yall wearing a mask? Even the box is saying it doesn't protect against covid19.”

FactCheck.org says: A meme suggests that face masks are useless against COVID-19, but the CDC recommends wearing a face covering in public since the virus is transmitted mostly through droplets produced when people cough, sneeze and talk.

“99%" of coronavirus cases "are totally harmless.”

FactCheck.org says: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that through May 30, 14% of confirmed coronavirus cases led to hospitalizations -- including 2% in intensive care units.

“Ghislaine Maxwell has tested positive for COVID-19 in New Hampshire jail, DOJ reports”

FactCheck.org says: Story originated on website that calls its work satire.

“Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid ... only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX?”

FactCheck.org says: NASCAR discovered a noose in Wallace's garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway and initiated a federal investigation. Wallace did not discover the noose and was not wasn't responsible for the investigation.

“A gas detector test on face masks shows that "no matter what you choose — head sock, neoprene type fancy mask, cheap mask, N95, the best available — none of them allow you to breathe in the required oxygen level.”

“I brought crime down 65%" as mayor of New York City. "And right now, murder is up 58% under the ‘regressive’ Democrat mayor.”

FactCheck.org says: Giuliani mixes two different crime stats. And, in fact, major crimes are down under de Blasio and the annual number of murders under de Blasio has been about half as high as it was in Giuliani’s best year.

“Tennis star Serena Williams wrote post that states, “I’m sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white.”

FactCheck.org says: The Facebook post was written by someone with the same name -- not tennis star Serena Williams.

“The New York Times and Washington Post reporting on the Russia investigation in 2017 "was fake news. ... Those Pulitzer Prizes should be given back immediately.”

FactCheck.org says: A rereading of the articles shows that the work is quite solid. The reporting is heavily supported by special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

“We’ve totally rebuilt the military — $2.5 trillion. ... We’ve invested the $2.5 trillion in all of the greatest equipment in the world.”

FactCheck.org says: That’s approximately the total for defense budgets from 2017 to 2020, but the cost of purchasing new military equipment was 20% of that.

“Columnist Charles Krauthammer wrote that former President Barack Obama was running a "shadow government organization aimed at resisting and tearing down the Constitutional Republic we know as AMERICA.”

FactCheck.org says: The claim was written by a Christian blogger for The Daily Jot in 2017, not by Charles Krauthammer.

“An artwork depicting children in face masks representing different countries is a "Denver airport mural painted in 1994.”

FactCheck.org says: The painting is not in the Denver airport, and it is not from 1994.

“We are 25% of the [COVID-19] cases and the deaths, 25%. We have the worst record of any country in the world.”

FactCheck.org says: While the U.S. has the most confirmed cases and deaths by a wide margin, it does not have the most in either category on a per-capita basis.

“The Florida Surgeon General has issued a Public Health Advisory. Everyone should STOP wearing masks as they have now been found to be harmful to your health.”

FactCheck.org says: The surgeon general actually issued an advisory saying everyone in Florida "should wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible."

“Know what else wearing a mask does??? Anyone?? REMOVES YOUR CONCEAL CARRY ability. That’s right!! Its in the rules.”

FactCheck.org says: A meme claims that wearing a face mask during the pandemic “REMOVES YOUR CONCEAL CARRY ability” is spreading widely online. Laws vary by state, but sheriffs in many states have debunked the rumor.

“Making sure we tell the American public what the president is doing, saying he wants to cut off money for the post office so they cannot deliver mail-in ballots.”

FactCheck.org says: We can find no instance of Trump saying he wants to thwart the Postal Service's ability to deliver mail-in ballots, and the Biden campaign hasn't provided us with any.