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“Grant Wahl died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.”
“Journalist Grant Wahl died from a COVID-19 vaccine.”
FactCheck.org says: Journalist Grant Wahl died while covering the World Cup, and purveyors of vaccine misinformation have suggested that his death was caused by COVID-19 vaccination. He actually died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
“Pfizer confirmed stiff-person syndrome is an adverse effect of the COVID-19 vaccine.”
“Says U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., “says pedophilia isn’t a crime — it’s an identity.”
“Stephen Boss died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.”
“The Trump administration “got 58 hostages released from various hostile countries without paying any money, or giving up anything.”
FactCheck.org says: In fact, several of the deals resulting in the release of Americans held hostage or being wrongfully detained abroad came as a result of prisoner swaps during Trump’s time in office.
“Video shows Attorney General Merrick Garland saying, “Wait for revenge.”
“Condenaron a la horca en Catar a dos gays mexicanos por besarse en público.”
“Kari Lake’s lawsuit “exposes Arizona used no signature verification.”
PolitiFact says: Lake’s lawsuit does not say that Arizona did not verify signatures on mail ballots -- it alleges Maricopa County mishandled the process. A judge has not ruled on allegations. Maricopa has defended its process.
“The Buffalo shoote...was an admitted socialist who was thankful that the conservative movement was dead.”
Washington Post says: He was a "national socialist" -- a neo-Nazi -- not a socialist
“A clip from the Fox News coverage of the Georgia Senate runoff shows the number and percentage of votes for each candidate decreasing and is proof of election fraud.”
FactCheck.org says: The Associated Press, which provided the data to Fox, said the clip shows a brief overestimate of votes caused by human error.
“Es falso que el “rey" de Dubái tenga como guardaespaldas a este robot que aparece en un video.”
“Exports are up, which means we’re making things here in America and shipping the products overseas rather than shipping the jobs overseas.”
FactCheck.org says: An international trade expert said an increase in U.S. exports means the U.S. is shipping more American-made things overseas, but not necessarily that the U.S. is not shipping jobs overseas.
“For the last several months, wages have gone up more than prices have gone up.”
PolitiFact says: While inflation remains high by historical standards, from July through November 2022, monthly wage increases did exceed monthly inflation increases.
“Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”
PolitiFact says: The White House called the $36 billion “the largest ever award of federal financial support for worker and retiree pension security.”
“The war in Ukraine is “all over.”
“This video shows Chuck Grassley demanding Joe Biden’s “resignation.”
“Because of COVID-19 vaccination, "The safety of the blood supply is unknown.”
FactCheck.org says: A blood transfusion from a vaccinated person doesn’t transfer the inoculation to an unvaccinated person. But high-profile purveyors of misinformation have been promoting the long-standing false claim that it does.