Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Did Mike Johnson work for a hate group? SPLC and Christian law firm have sparred over label
Since U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., won the Oct. 25 election for House speaker, the public has gotten a crash course on the previously low-profile… Read More
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Fact Check: El parole humanitario sigue vigente para venezolanos
Supuestas noticias de último momento se están esparciendo en las redes sociales diciendo que los Estados Unidos ha cancelado un programa de parole humanitario para… Read More
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Fact Check: In Maine, is it harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15? It depends
In the days after a shooter killed at least 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, advocates of stronger gun laws decried the state’s relatively lax gun… Read More
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Fact Check: Experts rebut claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are ‘adulterated’
Vaccines contaminated with undisclosed ingredients. Manufacturers facing liability. In an Oct. 21 thread on X, entrepreneur and anti-vaccine activist Steve Kirsch made alarming allegations about… Read More
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Fact Check: McDonald’s didn’t introduce blue-and-white food wrappers to support Israel, company says
A recent video circulating social media suggests that McDonald’s has changed the color scheme of its food wrappers to support Israel amid the country’s war… Read More
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Fact Check: Larson’s tweet on Brewers stadium funding mostly false and lacks some context
The state Legislature is searching for a way to pay for stadium upgrades the Milwaukee Brewers say they need to remain in Milwaukee – all… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Sen. Chuck Schumer isn’t an Israeli citizen
A recent Instagram post questions the loyalties of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, comparing the New York Democrat with an “enemy combatant” and claiming he… Read More
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Fact Check: Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States?
Some Republican lawmakers are flagging Hamas’ attack on Israel as an example of why more security is needed at the southern U.S. border. Hamas militants… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-checking new House Speaker Mike Johnson on the federal debt
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., offered a downbeat statistic on the state of the nation’s finances in his first address as the House… Read More
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COVID-19 Vaccines Have Not Been Shown to Alter DNA, Cause Cancer
SciCheck Digest Small amounts of DNA from the manufacturing process may remain in the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Purification and quality control steps ensure any leftover DNA is… Read More