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PolitiFact says: Some experts consider the tactic to be an "aggressive" way to legally avoid taxes. But experts agreed it would not be characterized as "cheating," much less illegal.
FactCheck.org says: Thai officials attributed the collapse of the king’s eldest daughter to a bacterial infection, not to COVID-19 vaccination. Rumors about the country banning Pfizer’s vaccines are also “fake news,” officials said.
PolitiFact says: Tips are already subject to federal income taxes. The IRS is proposing a new service industry tip reporting program that would replace three existing voluntary tip compliance agreements.
FactCheck.org says: IRS proposed a voluntary program for employers to use to manage taxes owed on employees’ tips - it would replace existing programs. But some partisans have suggested the program means new taxes or increased enforcement.
PolitiFact says: Some of Chick-fil-A’s dipping sauces contain a small amount of a common food additive called calcium disodium ethylene-diaminetetraacetate, or EDTA. The FDA says it is safe to consume in small quantities.
PolitiFact says: There's no evidence chicken feed is being sabotaged or impacting the number of eggs hens are laying, poultry experts said. Several feed suppliers, including Tractor Supply Co., say they haven't changed their formulas.
PolitiFact says: This lacks evidence and recent research suggests that global democracy has been on the decline for the past several years.
PolitiFact says: Pfizer denied doing gain-of-function research while developing its COVID-19 vaccine, and an expert told PolitiFact he agreed with Pfizer’s assessment.
PolitiFact says: The photo featured two well-known characters from the show "Game of Thrones," not victims of the earthquake. Commenters recognized the image and called on the account to take down the post.
PolitiFact says: A social media post falsely claimed that the 7.8-magnitude temblor in Syria and Turkey was not an earthquake, but an attack on Kurdish people. The post was later taken down.
PolitiFact says: An expert says detection, tracking and operations against the Chinese spy balloon are handled primarily by the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Northern Command, not by the Justice Department.
Washington Post says: The deficit has gone up higher because of Biden's policies
PolitiFact says: The debt rose in 2021 because of a temporary phase of unusual federal spending due to the coronavirus pandemic. In absolute dollars, the current deficit is much more in line with what it was in pre-pandemic 2019.
FactCheck.org says: Most of the reduction in deficits is the result of expiring emergency pandemic spending.