“A video shows former President Barack Obama referring to his wife, Michelle as “Michael.”
PolitiFact says: When Obama said "Michael and I," he was referring to the son of former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen.
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PolitiFact says: When Obama said "Michael and I," he was referring to the son of former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen.
PolitiFact says: A video shows Trudeau standing at his full height before Kim Jin-pyo cracked a joke about their heights, prompting him to stand lower to match their heights.
PolitiFact says: Ten newborns in Wales developed myocarditis associated with infection from enteroviruses. A WHO spokesperson said that existing research doesn’t suggest the cases are linked to COVID-19 vaccines.
FactCheck.org says: Posts claim that medical institutions in North Carolina are “transitioning toddlers,” which they call an “experimental treatment.” For prepubescent children, there are no recommended gender-transition drugs or surgeries.
PolitiFact says: As part of its LGBTQ+ Pride collection, Target is selling adult swimwear with "tuck-friendly construction." The swimwear is available only in adult sizes, a Target spokesperson said.
FactCheck.org says: The male labor force participation rate has increased under Biden.
PolitiFact says: Former President Barack Obama accumulated more debt on his watch than Trump did, though on a per-year basis, Trump oversaw a debt rate increase that was higher than Obama’s.
Washington Post says: The ad attacks DeSantis but Trump also expressed support for the FairTax
PolitiFact says: The video is fake and features deceptively edited clips of a 2019 Biden interview spliced together with segments from the show, "To Catch a Predator."
PolitiFact says: The number of Chinese migrants encountered at the U.S. southern border has spiked, but experts said it’s common for migrants from any country to be what the video calls "military age."
PolitiFact says: The FedNow Service is a new instant payment service being launched in July by the Federal Reserve. It is not a consumer-based payment app, and fees listed on a FedNow website would be paid by depository institutions.
PolitiFact says: In 1970, two years after the Fair Housing Act was signed into law, the census found that 42% of Black households owned their own homes. In 2022, that number was 44%.