Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Mike Johnson’s false claim about noncitizens registering to vote at DMV, ‘welfare’ offices
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is promoting a bill that he says will ensure only U.S. citizens can vote. He says that although the practice… Read More
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Fact Check: This Supreme Court case is reshaping LGBTQ+ rights. You probably haven’t heard about it
This spring, multiple federal government agencies announced changes to antidiscrimination policies for LGBTQ+ people at work, at the doctor and in the classroom. Around the… Read More
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Fact Check: Proposed changes to Michigan election recounts would not ban ‘voter fraud investigations’ is false
In Michigan, a battleground state, elections have been scrutinized in recent years, and this year’s presidential election will be no exception. That’s likely one reason… Read More
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Fact Check: The Antisemitism Act hasn’t proposed to ‘eliminate’ part of the Bible
The Antisemitism Awareness Act, a bill that was voted on during a surge in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses against the Israel-Hamas war, has sparked… Read More
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Fact Check: Activist sentenced for blocking access to D.C. abortion clinic, not for handing out roses
An anti-abortion activist convicted for her role in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington, D.C.-area abortion clinic was sentenced May 14 to… Read More
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Fact Check: Trump New York trial: Do statements by other Republicans violate gag order?
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla, is one of many Trump-aligned lawmakers who traveled to the Manhattan courthouse to support the former president and express disgust… Read More
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Fact Check: Wisconsin senator falls short with claim on Democrats backing of abortions up to the moment of birth
Abortion rights have emerged as a key issue as Republicans and Democrats plot strategies for the 2024 election. President Joe Biden and Democrats have focused… Read More
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Fact Check: Chiefs’ Harrison Butker criticized for graduation speech, but this quote came from satirical account
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker kicked a hornet’s nest at a commencement speech at a Catholic college in which he told women graduates that… Read More
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Fact Check: No, the government is not offering a $5,800 subsidy to all Americans
A Facebook post urges you to avoid one scam and entices you to fall for another. “Look, those ads with those celebrities, they’re deepfakes, you… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Colin Kaepernick wasn’t fired from his ‘new high school coaching job’
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2016 season, when he began protesting police violence against Black Americans… Read More