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Groton Daily Independent
Saturday, July 29, 2017 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 029 ~ 51 of 67
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NOT REAL: Comedian Kathy Grif n Is Facing Jail Time
THE FACTS: The actress and come- dian caused a restorm in May after a photo was released showing her car- rying a fake severed head that looked like President Donald Trump’s. Grif n wasn’t charged with a crime, but she did apologize for the photo. A story shared by borntoberight.com and patriotsontheright.com claims Grif n was jailed last month after walking around New York wearing fake blood and a Trump Halloween mask. That didn’t happen.
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NOT REAL: Wisconsin to build wall to keep Illinois residents out
THE FACTS: This item from “prank”
site channel23news.com may be a
reference to a joke presidential can- didacybyaWisconsinmanlastyear whoputupbillboardscallingforsuch awall.EvenifWisconsinwantedto banIllinoisresidentsfromvisitingthe BadgerState,suchamovewouldbe
illegal since the U.S. Supreme Court
has ruled that the right for Americans
to travel between states is guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.
In this June 2, 2017, le photo, comedian Kathy Grif n, left, listens as her attorney Lisa Bloom speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles, to discuss the backlash sinceGrif nreleasedaphotoandvideoofherdisplaying alikenessofPresidentDonaldTrump’sseveredhead.The APreportedonJuly28,2017,thatastoryclaimingGrif n wasjailedlastmonthforwalkingaroundNewYorkwear- ingfakebloodandaTrumpHalloweenmaskisahoax.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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NOT REAL: If You Are Using This Toothpaste. Throw It Away Immediately!
THE FACTS: The article shared by womandailytips.com claims the Food and Drug Administration has
banned the use of antibacterial chemical triclosan, an ingredient in Colgate Total toothpaste, because of “a high-degree of health risks and side effects.” While the FDA prohibited the use of triclosan and other agents in hand soaps last September, its ruling didn’t affect Colgate. Colgate says in a statement on its website that Colgate Total has been approved as “safe and effective.”
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Russia orders cut in US diplomats in reaction to sanctions By NATALIYA VASILYEVA, Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry ordered a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats in Russia on Friday and said it was closing down a U.S. recreational retreat in response to fresh sanctions against Russia.
The U.S. Senate approved a new package of stiff nancial sanctions Friday against Russia, Iran and