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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/musk-ban-chappelle-booing-video/ | Did Elon Musk Ban User Who Posted Video of Musk Being Booed at Chappelle Show? | Jordan Liles | 12/12/2022 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sanders-mlk-selma-march/ | Bernie Sanders Marched with MLK at Selma? | Dan Evon | 01/21/2016 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-created-more-jobs-trump/ | Did the final three years of Obama's presidency witness a greater number of jobs being generated compared to the initial three years of Trump's administration? | Dan MacGuill | 02/19/2020 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fireworks-furlough/ | Have July 4th Events at Military Installations Been Called Off? | David Mikkelson | 07/02/2013 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/robin-williams-helps-the-homeless/ | Did Robin Williams' Contracts Help the Homeless? | Snopes Staff | 08/25/2014 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/internal-robbing-you-service/ | Is the IRS Seizing Innocent Americans' Bank Accounts? | David Mikkelson | 10/28/2014 | [
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Subsets and Splits
Filtered Fin-Fact Claims
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SQL Console for amanrangapur/Fin-Fact
Retrieves a limited number of claims with evidence longer than 10 characters, providing basic filtering but minimal analytical insight.
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Retrieves a sample of claims with evidence longer than 10 characters, providing basic insight into the dataset's content.