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PolitiFact says: The United States produces almost as much oil as Russia and Saudi Arabia combined when measuring the combination of crude oil and natural gas liquids such as butane, ethane and propane — a common way of calculating ener…
FactCheck.org says: Vaccines are always tested for safety, but not always with a saline placebo. Safety information also accumulates over time with use as vaccines are monitored.
PolitiFact says: Together, solar and wind account for about 3% of global energy sources.This 3% includes everything from powering factories to fueling transportation to generating electricity. One of these categories — electricity gener…
PolitiFact says: Adjusting for inflation, President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal would represent the largest military spending increase since World War II. In terms of percentage increase measured in actual dollars, T…
FactCheck.org says: The claim is based on counting deaths after COVID-19 vaccination that were not necessarily caused by the vaccines and multiplying them by a flawed "underreporting factor."
PolitiFact says: Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has announced he will not run for a new term. But he will remain in the Senate until his term ends in January 2027.
PolitiFact says: One reason the U.S. Navy was created in the late 1700s and early 1800s was to counter north African states’ attacks on shipping, during conflicts that became known as the Barbary wars. That situation shares some similar…
FactCheck.org says: Not including a $20 billion loan, Joe Biden authorized about $183 billion in security, humanitarian and other financial aid for Ukraine after Russia's invasion in February 2022. Biden signed multiple spending bills pass…
PolitiFact says: Economists usually factor in consumer price inflation when comparing prices over a long period. Milk prices have roughly doubled since January 1980, but consumer prices overall have risen far faster than milk, roughly q…
PolitiFact says: The employment peak came in January 2026, and dropped the following month. However, population growth drives this metric, so economists do not consider it a meaningful statistic. Two other statistics — the labor force p…
PolitiFact says: The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, now under consideration in the Senate, would require that documentary proof of citizenship be presented in person to register to vote. The percentage of…
FactCheck.org says: The alleged "savings" does not incorporate any benefits of the emissions standards. By one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s own calculations, getting rid of the standards could cost billions.
PolitiFact says: The U.S. is a net exporter of "crude oil and petroleum products," but in the narrower measure of crude oil by itself — which is the most important factor in determining gasoline prices — the U.S. is a net importer. The …
PolitiFact says: The only countries that have Tomahawks besides the U.S. are Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands. Neither Iran nor Israel, nor any country other than the U.S. that is engaged in fighting in Iran, is …
FactCheck.org says: There is no evidence that Iran has acquired Tomahawk missiles. “Iran has none, though it has lots of missiles of different kinds,” Mark Cancian, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, told u…
PolitiFact says: The nuclear agreement did not bless Iran’s "right" to nuclear weapons. Iran could have acquired or developed a nuclear weapon by defying the terms of the nuclear agreement. That’s because the agreement was based on Iran…