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Unpacking chart claiming to show immigrants' 'illegal entries' to US under Biden

Sure, numbers don't lie. But statisticians can present data in ways to fit chosen narratives.

Image collage showing side-by-side headlines, one which says "DOJ directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione" and another that says "Gunman who killed 23 in a racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty," alongside a picture of Mangione, a young white man with curly brown hair.

Did prosecutors seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione but not white supremacist behind 2019 Texas Walmart shooting?

A judge later ruled federal prosecutors couldn't seek the death penalty for Mangione due to technical flaws in their arguments.

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Did Apple Maps 'erase' Lebanese town names? Here's the truth

A Snopes reporter's own screenshot from 2020 shows sparse location names in Lebanon, predating Israel's recent bombings.

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Chart allegedly shows Biden-era immigrant 'illegal entries.' We inspected