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FactCheck.org says: Whether the U.S. was "energy independent" depends on how the term is defined. In many cases, the country still relied on imports of foreign sources of energy, including oil.
PolitiFact says: New York state park attendance rose by over 400,000 visitors between 2020 and 2021. And 2020 had already set an all-time high for state park attendance.
FactCheck.org says: The non-peer-reviewed paper isn’t the definitive word on lockdowns, and the attention it has received has, in turn, sparked criticism of the paper’s analysis.
MediaWise says: Midland Public Schools superintendent Michael Sharrow said there is absolutely no truth to rumors that litter boxes are provided for students who are furries, or self-identify as cats.
FactCheck.org says: Rothschild & Co. has an office in Moscow and has operated in Russia since the mid-1990s. Yet posts on social media falsely claim that Russia has barred the Rothschild banking family from doing business in the country.
PolitiFact says: The ad mixes present events, referring to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, with actions Lee took years ago.
PolitiFact says: There is evidence that legacy students do get a significant benefit in the elite college admissions process. But the data is not comprehensive and is often murky.
PolitiFact says: One Ready.gov page provides safety guidelines, including social distancing and mask wearing, in the event of a nuclear explosion. The language is not “new,” nor is it related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, FEMA said.
PolitiFact says: Four photos showing scenes of fire, billowing smoke and people engaged in a fight date back to 2014 anti-government protests in Ukraine.
FactCheck.org says: One COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S., the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, can cause a very particular blood clotting problem, but it is extremely rare. The condition has not been linked to either of the mRNA vaccines.
PolitiFact says: The viral photo shows Anastasiia Lenna, the 2015 Miss Grand Ukraine winner, posing with an airsoft gun. She confirmed that she did not join the Ukrainian military and said she posted the image to inspire people.
PolitiFact says: This 22-second video that social media users suggested might show the “Ghost of Kyiv” shooting down a Russian plane is a simulation that was created in a video game.
PolitiFact says: Health authorities say that wearing a mask, even in a low-risk situation, can be effective at preventing transmission of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.
Washington Post says: U.S. and Ukrainian official cannot verify he said this.
PolitiFact says: The clip does not show a Ukrainian woman teaching people how to drive an abandoned Russian armored carrier amid the war. The TikToker is a Russian auto-blogger named Nastya Tuman and the video is from February 2021.
FactCheck.org says: Hunter left the Burisma board back in 2019 — almost three years before the war in Ukraine began.