Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey has never called for banning fracking
Republican Dave McCormick has painted his opponent, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, as an enemy to fracking and fossil fuels — an especially pertinent claim… Read More
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Fact Check: Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick has not called to outlaw abortion
Abortion has emerged as a major issue in Pennsylvania’s race for a U.S. Senate seat, with several ads targeting Republican Dave McCormick’s past statements about… Read More
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Fact Check: Trump drastically inflates annual fentanyl death numbers
Former President Donald Trump claimed at a recent campaign rally that more than 300,000 Americans are dying each year from the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl,… Read More
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Fact Check: Live fact-checking Donald Trump’s NJ press conference
Live fact-checking former President Donald Trump’s press conference in Bedminster, New Jersey: Source Read More
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Fact Check: Viral photo misleads on crowd size at Vance’s Michigan campaign rally
Crowd size has become a 2024 presidential race talking point. But a viral photo claiming to show low turnout at Republican vice presidential candidate and… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Elon Musk didn’t say X users will be punished for calling Trump supporters ‘weird’
Democrats have started wielding the word “weird” against former President Donald Trump and his 2024 running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio. But X owner Elon… Read More
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Fact Check: No, this Obama-era law didn’t legalize propaganda and lead to Walz ‘happy warrior’ moniker
On the presidential campaign trail, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have sought to cultivate an image of a… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Kamala Harris didn’t vote in 2022 for a law that would tax service workers’ tips
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both said they would stop taxing tips in their bid for the presidency. But some… Read More
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Trump’s False and Misleading Claims about Harris’ Record on Crime
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In a campaign rally in Atlanta and other venues, former President Donald Trump has tried… Read More
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Fact Check: Social media posts misidentify immunologist as someone who died in Aug. 9 plane crash in Brazil
Sixty-two people, including some medical professionals, died when a domestic flight crashed Aug. 9 in Brazil. As organizations and institutions posted messages of condolence, some… Read More