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Checked by FactCheck.org20 Oct 2021United StatesHealth
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Trade group

“Negotiating drug prices in Medicare means politicians will "decide which medicines you can and can't get regardless of what your doctor prescribes.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: The ad inaccurately portrays recent legislation to allow for negotiated Medicare drug prices. The leading proposal does not let the government decide which medications Medicare recipients can get.

Social media posts

“California’s shipping backlog is, in part, caused by a “California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The shipping pileup at California’s ports is part of a worldwide supply chain crisis exacerbated by the pandemic and a lack of supplies, equipment and workers, not the state’s rules and regulations on trucking

Checked by PolitiFact18 Oct 2021United States
Social media posts

“Says Hunter Biden “was hanged at Gitmo.”

PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire

PolitiFact says: This is bogus. There have been zero news reports about President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, being hanged — an event that would be covered by countless news organizations around the world.

Checked by FactCheck.org15 Oct 2021United States
Joe Biden, U.S. President

“According to one study, America ranks ... 33rd out of the 44 advanced economies when it comes to the percentage of our young people who have attained a post-high-school degree.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported

FactCheck.org says: The White House did not identify the study Biden mentioned. According to OECD data, the U.S. places 11th place among the 38 OECD countries in the percentage of residents 25 to 34 years old with a postsecondary degree.