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Checked by Washington Post14 Jul 2021United States
Joe Biden, President

“There’s noncompete clauses of people running the machines that lay down asphalt. If, in fact, you get offered a job and you know, you’re in Arkansas doing it, a specific example is you can’t take a job in west Texas to do it. ... … Or there were clauses in McDonald’s contracts: You can’t leave Burger King to go to McDonald’s.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: The McDonalds-Burger King story is wrong and the asphalt story cannot be verified.

Checked by PolitiFact9 Jul 2021United StatesCrime and security
Republican National Committee, National organization for the Republican Party

“Crime is escalating to a level we haven’t seen in decades as a direct result of Democrats’ defund the police movement and Biden-Harris open-border policies.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Homicides are up, but they began rising before Democrats were in power, and factors such as disruptions brought by the pandemic likely played a large role.

Checked by Washington Post9 Jul 2021United States
Glenn Youngkin, GOP gubernatorial candidate

“Do not count on the revenue from legalized marijuana to amount to anything. It hasn’t worked in Colorado, it hasn’t worked in California, it hasn’t worked in Oregon. This has been a false advertisement.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: Many states have exceeded their revenue projections for legal marijuana sales, even ones that face initial disappointment such as California.