Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Wisconsin lawmaker’s claim that young children can receive gender transition treatment is false
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says it is possible for children as young as three years old to get medical gender transition treatment despite medical… Read More
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Fact Check: The criminal prosecutions against Trump are not ‘just like the Cuban regime’
In Hialeah, a Cuban American enclave in south Florida, former President Donald Trump compared prosecutions by dictators in the Cubans’ homeland with the Biden administration’s… Read More
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Fact Check: Infant mortality rose for first time in 20 years, but no evidence ties it to COVID-19 vaccines
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% in 2022, the first year-to-year increase in 20 years, a Nov. 1 report from the U.S. Centers for… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-checking Joe Biden on U.S. disaster costs
In a White House event to promote climate change awareness, President Joe Biden argued that rising temperatures and extreme weather come with a significant cost.… Read More
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Fact Check: No, the first lady didn’t say President Joe Biden is a cheerleader for ‘atrocities’ in Gaza
A video circulating on social media has some users questioning whether it’s authentic or not. It’s not. “My name is Jill Biden, and I want… Read More
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Fact Check: Old photo of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wearing a mask is mischaracterized as new
A recent Instagram post takes a potshot at Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla for supposedly donning a face mask days earlier to protect himself against COVID-19. … Read More
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Fact Check: Hail to the commander in chief: It’s President Joe Biden, not former President Donald Trump
Did former President Donald Trump recently claim that he’s still the commander in chief? No, but a recent Instagram post points to a Nov. 11… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-checking 3 claims in Tucker Carlson’s show on trans health care
Since his firing from Fox News, former primetime host Tucker Carlson has taken his show on the digital road — to X, where he has… Read More
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Fact Check: Was NC election map drawn in secret by a consultant paid with taxpayer dollars?
North Carolina Democrats are criticizing Republican-approved election maps that they argue are unconstitutionally lopsided. The state’s Republican-controlled legislature in October approved maps that are expected… Read More
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COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Is Safe, Has Multiple Benefits
SciCheck Digest Being vaccinated against COVID-19 helps protect pregnant people from severe COVID-19. When given during pregnancy, the vaccines can also reduce the risk of… Read More