A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
DNC anti-misinformation push doesn t involve reading private texts
CLAIM: The Democratic National Committee is working with the Biden administration to monitor private citizens SMS communications in a move to crack down on anti-vaccine text messages.
THE FACTS: The DNC has no ability to access or read people s private text messages and is not working with any government agency (including the White House) to try to see personal text messages, according to Lucas Acosta, a senior spokesperson for the committee.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn t happen this week
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn t happen this week
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