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“Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.”
PolitiFact says: The standard metric used for this purpose — per capita, inflation-adjusted personal disposable income — has risen steadily since before the pandemic hit.
“Image shows Donald Trump’s new Christmas card.”
PolitiFact says: An image of a Donald Trump Christmas card that’s being shared across social media is not Trump’s official card. The image of Trump on the card has been doctored to mock him.
“In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.”
PolitiFact says: Scott cited information from Virginia Dept. of Education as evidence that it is teaching critical race theory, but the documents he referenced were suggested reading and training material for educators, not students.
“Over 800 pounds of fentanyl were seized at our Southern Border in October. This is Biden’s Border Crisis.”
FactCheck.org says: There were 899 pounds of fentanyl seized at the U.S. border with Mexico in October 2021, but the steep rise in the monthly amount of the drug being seized began in mid-2020 under then-President Donald Trump.
“Symptoms of the omicron variant include "Heart failure, Arrhythmia, Heart inflammation, Blood clots, Strokes, Peripheral Nerve Damage, Multi Organ Failure," and are actually caused by COVID-19 vaccines.”
FactCheck.org says: The list actually refers to complications of COVID-19.
“Un baño con bórax puede “remover” la vacuna contra el COVID-19.”
FactCheck.org says: El baño puede eliminar algunos fluidos del cuerpo, pero no las moléculas asociadas con las vacunas.
“Las flatulencias de las vacas contaminan la atmósfera y son responsables del calentamiento global”
“An old tweet from Joe Biden shows he's a "hypocrite" for criticizing former President Donald Trump for issuing the "same [pandemic-related] travel ban.”
FactCheck.org says: Social media posts claim President Joe Biden was critical of pandemic travel restrictions imposed by former President Donald Trump. But that his remark was about an immigration order directed at largely Muslim countries.
“Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.”
PolitiFact says: In September, the last month for which data was available, immigration officials recorded 192,001 encounters at the border, including 102,673 expulsions. No policies have changed since then to make crossing easier.
“Celine Dion sufrió espasmos musculares a causa de la vacuna contra el covid-19”
“COVID-19 vaccines are gene therapy and a recent Forbes article proves that.”
PolitiFact says: The column itself attacks anti-vaccine activists and states that the vaccines do not alter DNA.
“El plan de la administración de Biden mataría a 5.248 niños con las vacunas de ARNm de Pfizer para salvar a 45 niños de morir por el coronavirus”
FactCheck.org says: Las cifras de Rogers se basan en la tergiversación de informes de VAERS y en el uso de un concepto problemático conocido como el número necesario de personas a vacunar, que se utiliza para evaluar el beneficio de las vac
“Las cifras de Israel demuestran que las vacunas no son efectivas para prevenir hospitalizaciones y muertes”
“Los vacunados contagian a los no vacunados".”
“The House-passed Build Back Better bill is a “government takeover of child care.”
PolitiFact says: The federal government is not nationalizing the child care industry, will not own the facilities and will not hire the staff.
“The strategic oil reserve is for when we get attacked and need the fuel to keep our Air Force in the air.”
FactCheck.org says: The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve was set up as an emergency source of oil to keep supplies flowing in the event of unexpected disruptions.
“Heart complications are one symptom “listed” for the omicron variant and are being “used to cover up effects” of COVID-19 vaccines.”
PolitiFact says: A South Africa doctor credited as being among the first to detect the variant has described its symptoms as mild. Heart complications are not a “listed” symptom of omicron.
“Los migrantes que entran a EEUU por la frontera sur traen las variantes del coronavirus”
“Low gas prices in Russia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia show that Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone Pipeline project is to blame for U.S. prices.”
PolitiFact says: President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline, which was not in operation, did not cause the recent increases in U.S. gasoline prices.