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“Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.”

PolitiFact says: In 2020 alone, a candidate was able to win a U.S. House general election by at least 74% of the vote dozens of times. At least 59 Trump-backed candidates have won races in 2022 with 74% to 100% of the vote.

“Bill Gates planned a smallpox-type outbreak.”

PolitiFact says: Gates' statements about preparing for pandemics are not evidence that the monkeypox outbreak was planned.

“In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.”

“Cuando aprobamos la prohibición de armas de asalto, los tiroteos masivos disminuyeron. Cuando expiró la ley, los tiroteos masivos se triplicaron”

“CNN is recycling crisis actors in reports about a man dying in Afghanistan in 2021 and at the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022.”

PolitiFact says: A bogus tweet from accounts masquerading as CNN falsely asserted that the same man died in multiple events. CNN did not make these reports.

“In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.”

PolitiFact says: Democrats did set a supermajority threshold, but only after Republicans pledged to filibuster the underlying bill, and Republicans unanimously agreed to the voting plan.

“Lee Zeldin “voted for Cuomo’s Billion Dollar Tax hike and every Cuomo budget.”

PolitiFact says: Zeldin voted for budgets during the Cuomo administration, but they were negotiated by the legislature. A tax reform package lowered most rates, but was expected to bring in more revenue.

“When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled.”

Washington Post says: Biden is citing one study but others show different results

“ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian.”

PolitiFact says: ABC News denied the claim, and there is no evidence that the news organization published any altered images of the gunman.

“Another Conspiracy Proven True!” referring to 2018 remarks by Pfizer CEO and claims about microchips in COVID-19 vaccines.”

FactCheck.org says: Pfizer CEO was referring to an FDA-approved pill with a digital ingestion tracking system that is used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and major depression in adults.

“La foto que circula de una persona transgénero corresponde al autor del tiroteo de la Escuela Primaria Robb en Uvalde, Texas.”

“On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.”

“Salvador Ramos, the gunman at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, was transgender.”

FactCheck.org says: Police are investigating the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, but they have shared no evidence about the shooter’s gender identity. Despite that, social media posts claimed the gunman was transgender.

“Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.”

PolitiFact says: Swedish Health Minister Lena Hallengren said there are no current plans to introduce “limits or restrictions on how we live due to monkeypox,” and discouraged people from likening monkeypox to COVID-19.

“When a man killed a child, [Cheri Beasley] gave him the death penalty.”

FactCheck.org says: The convicted murder was sentenced to death by a jury and a Superior Court judge, not Beasley. Beasley wrote an opinion that rejected the man's request for DNA testing of additional evidence.

“We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”

PolitiFact says: Broad research, including two studies from 2021, does not provide support for Cruz’s claim that armed law enforcement officers on school grounds are the "most effective tool" for keeping kids safe from mass shootings.

“50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.”

PolitiFact says: Experts said there is no data to show what percentage of Texas gun sales is done without a background check.

“90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”

PolitiFact says: Polls show a majority of Americans support gun background checks for all buyers. Some polls show overall support in the ballpark of 90%. Support is lower among Republicans, but polls still indicate majority support.

“A 2021 article about monkeypox that used a photo of a shingles rash proves the monkeypox virus is a hoax.”

“A photo of Ukrainians with paintball guns proves the war is staged.”