“Marjorie Taylor Greene was raided by Joe Biden’s DOJ last night.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“On privatizing Social Security.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half Flip
PolitiFact says: In a debate during the primary campaign, Masters floated the idea of privatizing, citing a need to “cut the knot at some point.” After winning the Republican nomination, he insisted he doesn’t want to privatize.
“People born before 1957 are getting $1,728 added to their Social Security checks.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "finally admits their vaccines do not prevent anyone from getting or spreading the virus.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The virus that causes COVID-19 evolved and vaccines became less effective against infection while remaining effective against severe disease. But anti-vaccine influencers falsely claim that vaccines have never worked.
“The Inflation Reduction Act expanded free health insurance to Americans under 65.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“U.S. is testing new most deadly nuclear bomb from B-1B Lancer.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows Mitch McConnell saying Nancy Pelosi “should be jailed!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows Tucker Carlson speechless in interview with a guest.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A New England Journal of Medicine study found that vaccinated people are “5x more contagious than the unvaccinated 10 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A study published in a medical journal found that people infected with delta or omicron variant COVID-19 could shed virus and remain potentially infectious for 6 to 8 days after a positive PCR test or onset of symptoms.
“Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman wants to “eliminate life sentences for murderers.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Fetterman has said he wants to eliminate mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder. He’s not talking about all murders, and he’s not seeking to eliminate the discretion for judges to impose life sentences.
“Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“Members of Congress “voted to exempt themselves from IRS auditing of their personal finances.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: An IRS spokesperson said “there is no such special exemption,” and we found no such vote had been taken.
“This is a new claim: 'There’s no new IRS agents, we’re just replacing the ones that leave.” But the existing budget can replace them. These are all new.”
Washington Post rated this: Lacks context
Washington Post says: Years of budget cuts suggest Congress cannot be counted to provide the necessary funding
“Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The $29 pay gain is over the course of a week, not the course of the year; the gains over a year amount to $1,508. Still, teacher pay gains trail those for the overall workforce and for college-educated workers.
“[C]hilling data showing 44 percent* of pregnant women participating in Pfizer’s mRNA COVID vaccine trial suffered miscarriages.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The incorrect statistic relies on a faulty tally of miscarriages that counted each miscarriage in the trial twice and included miscarriages from people in the placebo group.
“The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Economists agree that the American Rescue Plan probably helped boost job creation, but they say it doesn’t deserve credit for all of the 10 million jobs created on Biden’s watch.
“A photo shows Magic Johnson donating blood for people with COVID-19.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The photo -- which came from the 2012 documentary “Endgame: AIDS in Black America” -- shows Dr. David Ho, an HIV/AIDS specialist, drawing blood from Johnson to conduct medical tests and discuss treatment — not to donate.
“The Inflation Reduction Act "doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The law would allow the IRS to hire up to 87,000 employees, but the agency expects to lose 50,000 employees. The law directly levies tax hikes only on very large corporations and high-earning money managers.
“The president has delivered the largest economic recovery plan since Roosevelt, the largest infrastructure plan since Eisenhower, the most judges confirmed since Kennedy, the second largest health care bill since Johnson, and the largest climate change bill in history.”
Washington Post rated this: Needs Context
Washington Post says: One claim in particular, about FDR, requires some fancy math
“La viruela del mono se trata de otra pandemia.”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso