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“You remember they [Iran] fired. They hit one of our drones and I hit them. …. They called us to tell us that we’re going to hit back. Here’s the target, but we’re not going to hit the target. We’re going to just miss it.”
Washington Post says: Virtually none of this happened as he claimed.
“Este video muestra imágenes de nubes en forma de manos que rezan que aparecieron en el cielo de Israel.”
“Looking at “American aid to other countries … the vast majority of it is military aid.”
PolitiFact says: In 2022, military aid accounted for about 13% of overall U.S. foreign aid. In this century, military aid has consistently accounted for less than 40% of overall foreign aid.
“We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters.”
PolitiFact says: The U.S. is the world’s largest arms exporter, with 40% of the global share, easily ahead of Russia at 16%.
“1936 in the United States was “much hotter than 2023.”
PolitiFact says: NOAA data shows that in the contiguous U.S., the first nine months of 2023 were warmer than the same period in 1936. Overwhelming evidence shows human-caused climate change is warming the Earth.
“On Nov. 7, 2023, Pennsylvania voting machines were “flipping votes,” which is evidence of “election fraud.”
PolitiFact says: A Pennsylvania voting machine error caused votes in two judicial races to appear switched on printed ballot summaries, but voters' choices were recorded accurately. This occurred due to human error, not election fraud.
“Shakira, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo o Enrique Iglesias murieron”
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has surrendered.”
PolitiFact says: There are no credible reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has surrendered to Russia.
“An Iron Dome missile failed and fell on Tel Aviv”
“Este video muestra a agentes israelíes que sacan a la fuerza a gente de sus casas en Gaza.”
“Acapulco destroyed by yet another directed weather attack!”
PolitiFact says: There are weather modification programs in use, but none that could intensify a hurricane or direct it on a path, experts said.
“China has the largest naval fleet in the world. They have 350 ships. They’ll have 400 ships in two years. We won’t even have 350 ships in two decades.”
Washington Post says: Not all ships are the same. The United States has more carriers
“In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”
PolitiFact says: The Budapest agreement signed in 1994 by Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom did not include an ironclad obligation for the U.S. to protect Ukraine if its borders were violated.
“Joe Rogan spoke about a child being abducted into a secret Disneyland tunnel.”
PolitiFact says: There’s no evidence that Joe Rogan spoke on his podcast about an Oct. 13 child abduction at California’s Disneyland, as an Instagram video claimed.
“Ron [DeSantis], you are the chair of your economic development agency that, as of last week, said Florida is the ideal place for Chinese businesses.”
FactCheck.org says: The agency was abolished in May. Its report cited by Haley was about three years old and the fact that it was still available on the website doesn’t necessarily mean that it reflects the agency’s current goals.
“Taylor Swift Pulls Eras Film Screenings In Israel.”
FactCheck.org says: Technical difficulties with showtime schedules made screenings appear unavailable in Israel. Screenings of the Taylor Swift film have continued in Israel.
“Taylor Swift pulls ‘Eras’ film screenings in Israel.”
“There was enough fentanyl that was captured just on the northern border last year to kill 3 million Americans.”
PolitiFact says: To kill 3 million people would require around 13 pounds of fentanyl. At the northern border, officials seized 14 pounds of fentanyl in fiscal year 2022 and 2 pounds in fiscal year 2023, which ended in September.