Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Chris Christie’s math on apprehensions and detention space is mostly right, but omits context
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said he is open to a plan to supply financial aid to Israel, Ukraine and other countries, but he would… Read More
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Fact Check: Video on ‘American Debt Relief’ program misleads
Debt among American households reached a record high at the end of 2022. And promises to get it relieved are tempting. A Facebook post claims… Read More
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Biden’s Numbers, October 2023 Update
Summary Since President Joe Biden took office: The economy added 13.9 million jobs, putting the total 4.5 million higher than before the pandemic. The unemployment… Read More
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Fact Check: Does national credit card debt exceed $1 trillion for the first time ever? And what does that mean?
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, took aim at “Bidenomics” — President Joe Biden’s economic policies — as he runs to unseat incumbent Democrat… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-checking how much the Inflation Reduction Act affects taxes
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is up for reelection in 2024, and if he runs for a new term, he faces a difficult reelection campaign in… Read More
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Fact Check: Did Israel use its laser weapon ‘Iron Beam’ for the first time? Here’s what we know
Video footage of beams of light pulsing through the night sky prompted speculation about the potential use of a new weapon in the Israel-Hamas war… Read More
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Social Media Posts Spread Bogus Quote From Qatari Leader
Quick Take Posts on social media are spreading the baseless claim that the ruler of Qatar has “threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Hamas no se ha rendido a Israel
Usuarios en las redes sociales dicen que la guerra entre Israel y Hamas ya terminó porque Hamas se rindió, pero esto es falso. “El ejército… Read More
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Trump’s Misleading Poverty Rate Comparison
The official U.S. poverty rate in 2022 “remained stable compared to 2021,” but an alternative method of measuring poverty “increased significantly, reflecting changes in economic… Read More
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Fact Check: Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike
Shortly after a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital, a pro-Israel social media influencer posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the blast was caused by… Read More