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“Says the Wyoming State Parks Department said it “discovered what looks like a giant root system stemming from the base of the Devils Tower.”
“The Delta Variant Is Fake News.”
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."
“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 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.
“We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fathers were against slavery, recognized the evils of it.”
“Wisconsin is 49th in public health spending.”
“Four pharmaceutical companies have questionable track records that suggest their COVID-19 vaccines aren’t safe.”
PolitiFact says: The post focuses on some actions by the manufacturers that aren’t related to their COVID-19 vaccines. Public health authorities recommend all four vaccines, which have strong safety records.
“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 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…
“Members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team turned their backs on Pete DuPré (a 98-year-old World War II veteran) while he played the National Anthem.”
FactCheck.org says: Some members of the U.S. women’s soccer team turned toward the flag while a World War II veteran played the national anthem on his harmonica.
“My wife who — I think, I’m not sure of this — may be the only first lady or second lady to go into a war zone — an active war zone.”
FactCheck.org says: Second lady Lynne Cheney visited Iraq with her husband, then-Vice President Dick Cheney, in 2008.
“The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that.”
PolitiFact says: There was a clearly visible reason for the shooting. Several experts, citing video evidence, said the officer’s decision to fire was defensible, given the risk of serious bodily harm either to officers and lawmakers.
“The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is "99% graphene oxide," which is "toxic to the human body and causes a number of problems.”
PolitiFact says: Pfizer says it does not use graphene oxide and no such ingredient is listed in any of the three COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.S.
“An image of rising homicide rates in seven cities with the words, “Welcome to President Biden’s America.”
FactCheck.org says: Experts say there are several factors that may explain the rising number of homicides -- the pandemic, protests against police -- but the president is not one of them, regardless of party.
“Republicans are very good at staying on talking points of who says ‘defund the police,’ but the truth is, they defunded the police.”
“The delta variant of the coronavirus “is approximately 19 times less deadly.”
PolitiFact says: Experts say it’s too soon to know how dangerous delta is compared with other variants. Vaccination rates are much higher since the early coronavirus variants emerged.
“Fauci says there will be 'two Americas': One for vaccinated, one for unvaccinated.”
“In 2020 we won (Wisconsin).”
“Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem.”
PolitiFact says: The players turned in order to face the U.S. flag during the anthem.
“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 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.