“The First Amendment doesn’t allow you to willingly lie.”
PolitiFact says: In most cases, the First Amendment considers lies to be protected speech. There are exceptions to this general rule, but they are limited.
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PolitiFact says: In most cases, the First Amendment considers lies to be protected speech. There are exceptions to this general rule, but they are limited.
FactCheck.org says: The military equipment shown in the video was being prepared for its return to the U.S., not for shipment to Ukraine.
FactCheck.org says: A Cochrane review concluded that it’s uncertain from randomized controlled trials whether mask interventions in the community help slow the spread of respiratory illnesses, not that masks "don't work" for COVID-19.
FactCheck.org says: While the law did reduce oversight of small and midsized banks, experts are divided about whether it caused the recent collapse of two banks.
PolitiFact says: Grant funds can be used for equipment and materials, voting sites or personnel, but that doesn't amount to a takeover. Local election officials will continue to administer elections based on state laws.
PolitiFact says: The devices have no tracking capability — either geolocation or biometric monitoring — and none of the devices had been distributed to East Palestine residents as of March 1.
PolitiFact says: The Ohio Department of Agriculture denied that the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, caused acid rain to pour down on farmlands.
Washington Post says: Biden has told various versions of this story in recent years but elements do not add up
PolitiFact says: Domestic violence calls can be deadly for police, but FBI data does not show that more police officers are killed responding to those calls than any other calls.
PolitiFact says: As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised at least twice: "No more drilling on federal lands." As president, he approved a major new drilling project on leased federal land in Alaska.
PolitiFact says: According to the New York City Panel on Climate Change, the relative sea level rise in New York City averaged 0.11 inches per year from 1850 to 2017.