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Vaccine

It’s safe to donate blood after getting the COVID-19 vaccine

Coronavirus

Yes, adolescents are reporting similar adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines as adults

Americans, awaiting the FDA's decision on the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 to 15, have asked whether adolescents will experience more side efffects.
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VERIFY: Prisoners qualify for stimulus checks, but getting them is another thing

Prisoners also qualified for the first and second round of stimulus checks.
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VERIFY: Claim that former FDA commissioner said he 'would not feel comfortable' giving COVID vaccines 'to our families' is bogus

People are sharing a quote made by FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn about the COVID vaccines out of context.
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VERIFY: Social media bans don't violate First Amendment, here's why

Private companies like Twitter and Facebook are not beholden to the First Amendment like the government.
Food

Claim that there’s a national chicken shortage needs context

While increased demand and decreased supply to start the year has kept the chicken market tight, supply is currently increasing.
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VERIFY: Medical misinformation

Our VERIFY team went to the experts to get the facts.
National

Yes, the letter from President Biden mailed to stimulus payment recipients is real

Notices with a White House letterhead and President Biden’s signature have been mailed to recipients of the latest round of stimulus payments.
Coronavirus

No, vaccinated people can’t shed COVID-19 vaccine spike proteins

Experts say there is no evidence to suggest that vaccinated people pose any harm or threat to unvaccinated people.
Pop Culture

No, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day

The Battle of Puebla (aka Cinco de Mayo) happened half a century after Mexico’s declaration of independence.
Vaccine

Yes, people taking seasonal allergy medicine can get a COVID-19 vaccine

The spring weather has inflamed many people’s allergies and left them wondering if they can take their seasonal allergy medicine and get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Crime

Yes, the trial of 3 other officers charged in George Floyd’s death will be televised

The trial for the three other officers charged in George Floyd’s death, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, is scheduled to start in August.

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13 WTHR Indianapolis | Indianapolis Local News & Weather

It’s safe to donate blood after getting the COVID-19 vaccine

Yes, adolescents are reporting similar adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines as adults

VERIFY: Prisoners qualify for stimulus checks, but getting them is another thing

VERIFY: Claim that former FDA commissioner said he 'would not feel comfortable' giving COVID vaccines 'to our families' is bogus

VERIFY: Social media bans don't violate First Amendment, here's why

Claim that there’s a national chicken shortage needs context

VERIFY: Medical misinformation

Yes, the letter from President Biden mailed to stimulus payment recipients is real

No, vaccinated people can’t shed COVID-19 vaccine spike proteins

No, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day

Yes, people taking seasonal allergy medicine can get a COVID-19 vaccine

Yes, the trial of 3 other officers charged in George Floyd’s death will be televised

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