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“Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent $30,000 to attend the Met Gala and “God knows how much on that dress.”
“Says the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t “prevent catching or spreading” the virus “and only lasts months.”
“Says Tim Tebow wrote, “The government might be preparing us for a cashless society, but it was predicted by the Bible.”
“The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.”
“The folks that are around President Biden today in his White House talking about foreign policy are the same leaders — a fellow named Brett McGurk sent $150 billion, pallets of cash, to the Iranians, who are hosting the senior al-Qaeda leadership in Tehran today.”
Washington Post says: This is a zombie claim that has been debunked before.
“The United States "is the largest contributor to humanitarian assistance" of any country.”
PolitiFact says: Based just on the dollar amounts, Biden is correct. But if you factor in the size of each country’s economy, more than 20 nations are more generous than the U.S.
“The United States spent “2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week.”
PolitiFact says: The $2 trillion figure is considered credible for the 20-year U.S engagement in Afghanistan, but it includes much more than just training and equipping the military.
“West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.”
PolitiFact says: That's the highest estimate in a range provided in the WVU study, and over half the projected jobs are indirect — not in clean-energy manufacturing.
“Hundreds of thousands died after taking the advice of these celebrities,” who are “aiding and abetting mass murder” by advocating COVID-19 vaccination.”
PolitiFact says: According to the CDC, there is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have caused any deaths in the U.S.
“Nuevo estudio israelí establece que las personas plenamente vacunadas corren un ‘riesgo mayor de hospitalización’ y tienen 13 VECES MÁS PROBABILIDADES de contraer Covid-19 que aquellos que se han recuperado y tienen inmunidad natural”.”
FactCheck.org says: El estudio halló una inmunidad contra la variante delta aún mayor en personas que recibieron una dosis de la vacuna de Pfizer/BioNTech y que tuvieron una infección del nuevo coronavirus que causa el COVID-19.
“Peak active cases” of COVID-19 for 2020 vs. 2021 show “this is not a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.”
PolitiFact says: As more people got vaccinated in 2021, the spread, illness and death from COVID-19 were worse among the unvaccinated.
“We inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan.”
Washington Post says: The military always has plans. The question is whether there was a diplomatic strategy to go with a military plan.
“You actually have a constitutionally protected right to free, unrestricted travel within the United States of America.”
PolitiFact says: Courts have traditionally balanced the right to unfettered travel against competing rights, including public health needs. Often, public health demands have come out on top.
“No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close.”
“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “officially recommends administering ivermectin as presumptive therapy (giving medication without a diagnosis) to refugees.”
FactCheck.org says: The CDC recommends the use of ivermectin as a treatment for arriving refugees to treat parasitic infections, not COVID-19.
“Cuando la vacuna Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty esté disponible "ya no tendrá la protección de responsabilidad legal".”
FactCheck.org says: Las protecciones de responsabilidad, otorgadas por una ley de salud pública, son las mismas para las dos.
“I used to tell [former senator] Frank Church this — I got a — my first job offer, where I wanted — my wife — deceased wife and I wanted to move to Idaho because we think — not a joke — because it’s such a beautiful, beautiful state. And I interviewed for a job with Boise Cascade.”
Washington Post says: Biden has spoken in the past of nearly practicing law in Boise
“Las vacunas contra el COVID-19 podrían hacer que los hombres se vuelvan "impotentes".”
FactCheck.org says: No hay evidencia de que las vacunas contra el COVID-19 causen disfunción eréctil [impotencia masculina].
“The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “is not approved.”
PolitiFact says: The Pfizer vaccine had been administered under an emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. On Aug. 23, the vaccine received FDA approval.