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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/girl-scout-cookies-planned-parenthood/ | Do Girl Scout Cookie Proceeds Fund Planned Parenthood? | Kim LaCapria | 01/21/2016 | [
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/prostitute-gerda-puridle-eyelashes/ | Was it the case that Gerda Puridle, a prostitute, created artificial eyelashes for the purpose of safeguarding her eyes? | Dan Evon | 02/03/2021 | [
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/mar/24/terry-mcauliffe/mcauliffe-right-va-sends-most-agricultural-product/ | Virginia now is the number one exporter of (agricultural) products to Cuba. We have now jumped to number one. | Sean Gorman | 03/24/2016 | [] | Gov. Terry McAuliffe sees Cuba as a land of opportunity. Amid President Barack Obamas historic trip to Cuba this past week, McAuliffe said in an interview that Virginia already has made impressive headway in tapping the island nations export market. Virginia now is the number one exporter of ag (agricultural) products ... | [
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SQL Console for amanrangapur/Fin-Fact
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