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Checked by FactCheck.org9 Jul 2021United States
Social media posts

“The Delta Variant Is Fake News.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads more quickly and has been classified as a "variant of concern." It's the dominant variant in the U.S. But a meme falsely claims the variant is "fake news."

Joe Biden, president

“We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Biden is right on the numbers, but he glosses over the reality that the economy remains almost 6.8 million jobs under its pre-pandemic peak, and he makes a comparison that is biased by when each president took office.

Checked by Noticias Telemundo8 Jul 2021United StatesSpanish
Viróloga Angela Rasmussen.

“La vacuna de Johnson & Johnson protege contra la enfermedad grave, pero no tanto contra la enfermedad sintomática como las vacunas de ARN mensajero.”

Noticias Telemundo rated this: Hace falta contexto

Noticias Telemundo says: Cuando Rasmussen hizo su anuncio no estaba clara la efectividad de la vacuna de Johnson & Johnson contra la variante delta. Los datos publicados el 1 de julio por su fabricante señalan que la vacuna sí tiene un alto niv…

Cedric Richmond, Director of the Office of Public Engagement

“Republicans are very good at staying on talking points of who says defund the police. But the truth is, they defunded the police. We funded crime intervention and a whole bunch of other things.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: House and Senate Republicans didn’t support the American Rescue Plan Act, but it wasn’t a vote to cut or eliminate federal funding for law enforcement, as the claim may have led viewers to believe.