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Occupy Democrats, advocacy group

“Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: The post is correct on Texas’ rankings for women’s health insurance and school spending, and it’s close on child hunger. But the other claims are incorrect or unsupported by current data. The group corrected its post.

Jim Banks, U.S. representative

“Because of the negligence, the hasty and incompetent withdrawal led by this commander in chief, all of the $85 billion dollar’s worth of equipment has been left behind and fallen into the hands of the Taliban.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates

FactCheck.org says: $82.9 billion is the total amount spent on the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund since the war began in 2001. Only a portion of that is equipment. And experts say much of the equipment has been used up or is inoperable.

Kevin McCarthy, U.S. representative

“Our own government told us just a few weeks ago there was probably 11,000 to 15,000 Americans there. Today they told us they’ve gotten 5,400 out" of Afghanistan.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: McCarthy was citing a preliminary administration figure that was later reduced significantly after it was vetted. The White House says there are 100 to 200 U.S. citizens left in Afghanistan who want to leave.

Gateway Pundit, Conservative website

“New Israeli Study Finds Fully Vaccinated People are at ‘Greater Risk of Hospitalization’ and 13 TIMES MORE LIKELY to Catch Covid-19 Than Those Who Have Recovered and Have Natural Immunity.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story

FactCheck.org says: The study found that people who had COVID-19 and got a shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine had more immunity against the delta variant. And other studies show vaccination provides stronger protection than past infection.

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Social media posts

“Si realmente hubiera una pandemia ‘abrumando hospitales’, entonces los hospitales no estarían despidiendo a miles de enfermeras que se rehúsan a recibir una vacuna experimental”.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Engañoso

FactCheck.org says: El promedio del número de hospitalizaciones por COVID-19 en siete días en Estados Unidos ha aumentado en un 322% en dos meses, agotando la capacidad del personal médico para atender a pacientes en algunos estados.

Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader

“Telecom and social media platforms risk breaking the law, and could see their US business suffer, if they comply with records requests from the Jan. 6 investigation committee.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: The legal experts we reached, including a lawyer who worked for telecom firms on these issues for decades, said they could think of no law that matched McCarthy's claim.