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PolitiFact says: Some of the U.S. sanctions against Russia took immediate effect, while some were phased in over 30 days. The energy sector was largely spared, but banks were targeted directly.
Washington Post says: The 6-million figure is significantly out of context
PolitiFact says: The people under the tarps aren’t crisis actors from Ukraine trying to fool people into thinking they are dead. They were part of a protest against climate change that was held in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 4.
PolitiFact says: Biden hasn’t traveled to either country as president or in the last few years, according to his public schedule and news archives. In 2019, his presidential campaign said he had visited the countries a combined 21 times.
PolitiFact says: Receiving unemployment benefits does not mean that a federal income tax refund will be reduced.
PolitiFact says: Not only does independent reporting find this notion to be wrong, but it is undermined by multiple statements by Russia’s own government relating Russian troops’ control of several Ukrainian cities.
MediaWise says: Bob Saget's family released a statement saying he died from a head injury. Betty White died in her sleep after suffering a stroke six days earlier.
FactCheck.org says: Studies show COVID-19 vaccines prevent deaths. But a bogus claim says they don't. It relies on a misleading graph showing cumulative deaths and omits information on the death rate among the vaccinated vs unvaccinated.
PolitiFact says: Biden accurately cited the raw number of jobs created and the fact that it was bigger than any previous year for which data is available. However, looking at the percentage increase, it's not.
FactCheck.org says: The U.S. Department of Defense and Ukraine’s Ministry of Health work together to ensure that labs studying disease in Ukraine could not be used to develop biological weapons.
PolitiFact says: Biden has a point, but his claim omits tax benefits for other income groups.
PolitiFact says: An image of a Ukrainian road sign pointing in three different directions and telling Russian troops to “go f—” themselves isn’t genuine. The lettering was digitally altered.
FactCheck.org says: Biden was likely referring to federal research funding, which has fallen below 2%. But total R&D funding, which includes private companies and nonprofits, is about 3% in the U.S.
PolitiFact says: Florida ranked third in the nation for total solar power generating capacity in 2021, trailing only California and Texas, according to an industry group’s ranking.
PolitiFact says: Contrary to what DeSantis said, immigration officials screen children as part of the Unaccompanied Alien Children process, to determine if they are victims of trafficking and check if they have a criminal record.
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence of fraud or miscounts on any scale that would have had any impact on the outcome of the 2020 election.