“President Donald Trump was the first to “acknowledge that children are being sold for sex in the U.S.”
FactCheck.org says: Efforts to stop child sex trafficking in the U.S. have been underway for decades, led by presidents including Joe Biden.
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FactCheck.org says: Efforts to stop child sex trafficking in the U.S. have been underway for decades, led by presidents including Joe Biden.
FactCheck.org says: The U.S. Constitution established Congress’ right to impose federal income taxes, and the Internal Revenue Service administers the laws that require payment of taxes.
FactCheck.org says: A Republican Study Committee task force released a budget last year proposing to raise the full retirement age to 70 for some future Social Security beneficiaries. There was no vote on the plan.
PolitiFact says: Available research suggests the moon is uninhabitable. Habitable planets generally require liquid water and a breathable atmosphere. The moon has neither.
PolitiFact says: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not say this. Zelenskyy predicted that if Ukraine loses the war, Russia will then invade a country that’s a NATO member, forcing the U.S. to defend its allies.
PolitiFact says: Chlorine is a commonly used chemical to disinfect water. Water with chlorine levels within the legal limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency is safe to drink and for other uses.
PolitiFact says: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., signed an October 2021 letter related to requests for automated track inspections. That letter did not explicitly advocate for fewer visual track inspections.
FactCheck.org says: There remains no proof of how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, originated. News reports say the Energy Department now says with "low confidence" that the lab-leak hypothesis is "most likely."
PolitiFact says: A 2018 photo of an electric vehicle charging station powered by a diesel fuel generator was a test by an Australian to see whether it would work for EV drivers in remote areas, but it's not how most EVs are charged.
PolitiFact says: New reports show backing for lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided
FactCheck.org says: A preliminary draft of a World Health Organization agreement to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics reaffirms nations' sovereign right to make their own health policies during global pandemics.
PolitiFact says: Woody Harrelson’s Feb. 25 monologue, in which he joked about a fictitious movie script that read like COVID-19 pandemic conspiracies, is available in full on NBC’s website, the "SNL" social media accounts and on Peacock.