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The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, the States, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district.

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Do immigrants to the US commit less crimes that native born Americans?

In 2015, Donald Trump suggested in a speech that Mexican immigrants to the US were bringing crime. In response, several reporters denied it, such as the Washington Post data show that new immigrants — including illegal immigrants — are actually…
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Are The Young Turks Funded by George Soros?

I was researching The Young Turks*1 and Wolf PAC*2 (But specifically TYT) and found accusations of them being funded by George Soros on a few websites (such as Soros in Vermont). I can't really find any direct evidence about them being funded by…
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Did Mesoamericans eat Chihuahua dogs?

There are multiple online sources that claim the Chihuahua dog breed was often eaten by the Mesoamerican cultures who lived there before the arrival of the Europeans. For example, this site claims that: The early Spanish conquistadors who explored…
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Has the United States had 7 mass shootings in the past week?

I keep seeing a claim on social media claiming something to the effect of: [First world country] has had [small number] mass shootings since [18whatever] The US has had 7 since Monday. I'm assuming that they're counting shootings differently for…
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Is the same hep C medicine available for 900$ in India and 84000$ in the United States?

This is the pill that cures Hepatitis C India: $900 America: $84,000 This is what happens when big pharma has bought all your politicians Are these numbers accurate?
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Does the delegate system in the US make it possible to in any way shape or form financially benefit delegates for their vote?

Donald Trump said (Source: USA Today) that the delegate system is set up in such a way that you can send the delegate on a nice luxurious vacation which may incline them to vote for you. Is this possible? Do we have any evidence or record of a…
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When was Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl deployed to Afghanistan?

I have not been able to find a clear answer as to when Bergdahl was delpoyed for a school project. All sources I've found agree that he was deployed sometime during 2009, but many disagree on the month. CNN, Wikipedia, podcast 5 O’Clock Shadow by…
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Is the "Right to Bear Arms" an Individual Right or a State's Right to Defense?

"A well regulated Militia" being the first part of the Amendment appears to steer the legislation towards militia/national guard - especially with "being necessary to the security of a free state" being right after it. However, "the right of the…
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Is America's prosperity the result of slavery?

It has been claimed (see below for example) that America's relatively high prosperity is the result of slavery, which enabled the development of American capitalism, by using slaves as, well, capital, in various financial endeavors, which in turn,…
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Are a majority of the FBI's most wanted fugitive murderers born outside the USA?

American News posted an article in defense of some recent comments by Donald Trump. They say: 'the Center for Immigration Studies reported that “57 of the 76 fugitive murderers most wanted by the FBI were foreign-born."' American News doesn't…
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Did Hemingway beat drunks with a club at a bar in Key West?

According to some guy on reddit, Hemingway used to beat drunks with a club in a bar in Key West. Supposedly the club is exhibited in that bar and still has blood on it. Did he? And if he did, was that club the one he used?
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Does the IRS claim that 7 out of 7 specific hard-drives crashed in a single month?

A post relating to a political issue is going around saying it is astronomically unlikely that 7 hard drives would crash in the same month, specifically: The odds of a disk drive failing in any given month are roughly one in 36. The odds of two…
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Are "black-box" data recorders to be installed in all new US cars?

Occupy Corporatism reports: With complete disregard for driver privacy, the Obama administration gave their consent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to mandate black box event data recorders (EDR) be installed in all…
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Does Ron Paul get less media coverage than other similarly prominent candidates?

In this clip from The Daily Show show, John Stewart puts forward the argument that Ron Paul is being ignored by the media, showcasing some convincing clips to that effect. Are the clips referenced in The Daily Show an accurate representation of Ron…
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Do the US have enough gas resources to last about 90 years?

In the 2012 State of the Union Address the then president Obama stated: We have a supply of natural gas that can last America nearly 100 years Since the speech was done more than 10 year ago, now there should be still gas for at least 80 to 90…
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