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Dr. Oz, Donald Trump Jr. and IUD Appointments

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Dr. Oz Said Reopening Schools During Pandemic Would Be Worth 2%-3% More Kids Dying?

After U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated television's Dr. Mehmet Oz to oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in November, an old video clip of Oz began to circulate in which, some people claimed, he said the benefits of reopening locked-down schools during the COVID-19 pandemic would be worth a 2% to 3% increase in the number of children who died.

The reality is that Oz did have this interview, and he did appear to suggest that a 2% to 3% increase in total mortality would be an acceptable cost for reopening schools. However, as he later explained, he wasn't focusing on the mortality rate for children alone, but on the quantity of overall deaths related to COVID-19 (which would have still represented thousands of people). Snopes reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz investigated.

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Greene Said Dems Would Have Supermajority If Members Facing Allegations Like Gaetz Also Resigned?

In November, online users shared a fresh rumor about Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.

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Did Donald Trump Jr. Do Coke While Standing Next to President-Elect Trump?

The father and son were attending Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship rocket launch in Texas.

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IUD and Vasectomy Appointments Increased Following US Presidential Election?

The person making the claim on social media said, "Today's Leftist ideology is built on fear of children, the future, and life itself. Truly sad."

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Black Plastic Cooking Utensils Can Expose You to Toxic Chemicals?

A peer-reviewed study found evidence of plastics contaminated by electronic waste during a recycling process.