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- Yes, the tax deadline for people who filed extensions is on Oct. 16
- Yes, Capital One class action settlement payment emails are real
- Driver’s licenses and IDs don’t allow undocumented immigrants to vote in federal elections
- Yes, retired federal workers would still be paid during a government shutdown
- Turning on airplane mode can help your phone charge a little faster
- Yes, food stamps could run out during a government shutdown
- No, ‘500,000 Venezuelans’ with Temporary Protected Status won’t be able to vote in the presidential election
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- What we can VERIFY about ‘Drano bombs’
- Yes, the FDA is allowing Elon Musk’s Neuralink to begin human trials
- VERIFYING claims from the second Republican presidential primary debate
- Yes, you are still responsible for paying your student loans during a government shutdown
- There’s no evidence that windmills are responsible for killing whales
- Yes, veterans will still get disability, pension benefits during government shutdown
- What’s open and closed during a government shutdown: 8 Fast Facts
- No, a government shutdown would not stop or delay Social Security payments
- Who gets paid during a government shutdown: VERIFY Fact Sheet
- No, the warnings about the 'Mexico did it' virus aren’t legitimate
- There’s no evidence linking vaccines to autism
- Most states don’t require a prescription to get an RSV vaccine