“Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
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“The Pentagon "finally comes clean" and "admits...that there are 46 U.S. military-funded biolabs in Ukraine”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“There have been more massacres than days in 2022.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
FactCheck.org says: Using the source supplied by Raskin’s office - the Gun Violence Archive - firearms were used in 14 “mass murders” so far this year. His office said he was referring to "mass shootings," but most resulted in 0 or 1 death.
“40% of Uvalde's city budget goes to police.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story
FactCheck.org says: Spending on police is expected to account for 37% of Uvalde's general fund expenditures in the current fiscal year. But police spending is projected to make up about 17% of the city’s total operating expenditures.
“El síndrome Ramsay Hunt, que le provocó parálisis facial al cantante Justin Bieber, está relacionado con la viruela del mono”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso
“From a statement alleging "cheating" in the 2020 election: "Jocelyn Benson, the Michigan Secretary of State ... insisted that the Antrim County Clerk simply made a mistake, and this was not a cause to look closer at every county in Michigan.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Hand Recount Verified Results
FactCheck.org says: An audit, including a hand recount, conducted in December 2020 had confirmed Antrim County's election results.
“Image shows Paul Pelosi, bruised, in a booking mugshot.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“When Joe Biden “walked into this administration … 20 million people were on unemployment insurance benefits.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: By Biden's inauguration, fewer than 5 million Americans were collecting continuing unemployment insurance, or just a quarter of what Jean-Pierre said.
“Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Capitol" before Jan. 6, 2021, but was "rejected" by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“La violencia con armas en la ciudad de Chicago contradice la idea de que prohibiciones de armas podrían prevenir tiroteos masivos,”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Engañoso
“¿Los albinos no pueden salir a la calle cuando hace sol?”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falta contexto
“Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Thompson was one of 31 Democrats who voted to object to Ohio’s slate of electoral votes in 2005. But it was clear in 2005 that the challenge was going nowhere; that wasn't the case in 2021.
“Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“New Data from Walgreens Reveals Unvaccinated Have the Lowest Positivity Rate for COVID. ... Obviously, the vaccines are not working as advertised.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Walgreens said on its dashboard — and in a detailed report — that the positivity rates are unadjusted and can “lead to misinterpretation.” That data "cannot be used to reach vaccine efficacy conclusions,” it said.
“The film "2000 Mules" is "determinative, definitive, whatever word you want to use," of voter fraud in the 2020 election.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported
FactCheck.org says: The supposed evidence in the film is speculative and does not provide the “definitive” proof that Trump and the filmmakers claim.
“The official pride flag was altered to include Ukrainian colors.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: An image of a flag that incorporated the Ukrainian colors originated as satire. This particular image isn’t affiliated with any official LGBTQ organizations.
“BP Oil Executive” says high gasoline prices are due to U.S. dependence on foreign oil.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: BP says no one at the company made this statement. A supply and demand imbalance, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, led to a surge in gasoline prices.
“La caravana migrante movilizada desde Tapachula, México, a la frontera con Estados Unidos es la más grande en la historia”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: No hay evidencias
“Why is it that dead people always vote Democrat?”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: An illegal ballot cast on behalf of a deceased voter is rare, and we could find no examples of it occurring in Michigan in 2020 or 2016.
“4,000 percent increase in fentanyl" under President Biden on the southern border.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: That was a three-year increase in fentanyl seized between legal ports of entry in the El Paso sector of the border with Mexico. The increase under Biden is 70% when factoring in all seizures at the southern border.