“Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“COVID-19 vaccines cause impotency and swollen testicles.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“COVID-19 vaccines could cause men to become "impotent.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Public health experts have explained erectile dysfunction is not a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines, but a viral tweet from Nicki Minaj spread the unfounded claim that it is. There is no evidence to support the claim.
“Farmers stand in silence at auction so a young man can buy back his family farmhouse.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Although the tale has been shared on many websites since 2018, each retelling lacks specific details such as when and where this happened or who purchased the farm. Finding no evidence for this, we rate it False.
“Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Studies of our drone strikes have suggested that maybe eight out of 10 times we are hitting the wrong target, we have killed thousands of civilians.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Murphy is wrong to claim that “studies” show that 8 out of 10 times U.S. drones have hit the wrong target. He’s talking about the supposed track record during a five-month period in a region of Afghanistan 10 years ago.
“Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“As recently as yesterday, in mid-sentence, he [Biden] was cut off by someone in the White House who makes the decision that the president of the United States is not speaking correctly.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The White House video feed of an event with fire officials discussing wildfires did end while Biden was speaking, but the entire event was never intended to be public. The press-covered portion ended as scheduled.
“Biden’s Treasury Department declares IRS will monitor” all accounts over $600.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: To enforce tax compliance, the Biden administration has proposed requiring financial institutions to report to the IRS annual inflow and outflow totals from most bank, loan and investment accounts.
“It’s been widely reported that somebody has the ability to push the button and cut off his sound and stop him from speaking. Who is that person?”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: There was no mute button; the pool spray simply ended.
“People are leaving California for the first time in our state's 170-year history”
BBC Reality Check rated this: The trend started before Governor Newsom took office.
“People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Preliminary studies find surviving COVID-19 leaves people with robust immunity. But it's a high-risk strategy for getting protection from the virus.
“Glenn Youngkin "has said time and time again that as governor he will ban abortion and defund Planned Parenthood.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Youngkin's abortion policies are not specific but he did not say this, and he had not said this time and time again.
“Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: When some voters arrived at 2 early voting sites for the California recall election, they were told they had already voted. They were allowed to cast provisional ballots. There is no proof that GOP voters were targeted.