Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: The US homicide rate has declined, but Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy overstates effect of gun law
President Joe Biden’s allies are countering claims that his age is hurting his ability to govern. Sen. Chris Murphy said the president’s acuity helped create… Read More
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Fact Check: Deceptive audio edits exaggerate sounds of Biden hecklers in Pennsylvania
Not everyone who showed up to greet President Joe Biden in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in January was pleased to see him. But a deceptively edited video… Read More
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Fact Check: Has Black entrepreneurship hit a record during Joe Biden’s presidency?
In an ad timed for Black History Month, President Joe Biden touted gains Black Americans made during his tenure. The Feb. 13 advertisement said,: “The… Read More
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Fact Check: Texas’ criminal and civil abortion penalties do not apply to women who get abortions
Some social media posts are using the criminal sentencing of a man in Texas to criticize the state’s strict abortion laws. But the posts mischaracterize… Read More
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Fact Check: Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaving Ukraine to become a U.S. citizen? No, that’s false.
Two years into the Russia-Ukraine war, some social media posts are claiming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is leaving his home country to become a United… Read More
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Fact Check: Why Donald Trump’s boast that he got ‘delinquent’ NATO allies to ‘pay up’ is misleading
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spurred international alarm when he said he would “encourage” Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” to a NATO… Read More
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Haley’s Ad Misleads About Trump’s Proposed Tariffs
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. As former President Donald Trump campaigns on the exaggerated claim to being the largest tax cutter in… Read More
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Fact Check: Beyoncé didn’t sing ‘Black national anthem’ at an NFL game; the claim is satire
After Beyoncé announced new music on the day of the Super Bowl LVIII, social media users are stirring up rumors of a conflict between the… Read More
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Fact Check: No, radiation poisoning does not cause COVID-19
COVID-19 is a viral infection spread through contact with an infected person. It is not caused by radiation poisoning, as one social media post claimed.… Read More
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Fact Check: Yes, Minnesota incarcerates far less people than Wisconsin
The number of people incarcerated in Wisconsin is getting more and more attention, especially due to claims of overcrowding and understaffing for the number of… Read More