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PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Homicides rates have gone up in the seven places highlighted in the post. But a link between higher homicide rates to police budget cuts has not been proven.
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PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Tweets about enslaving white people were not sent by prominent BLM activist Sasha Johnson. The account was fake.
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PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: An Instagram post used text from a statement Trump posted on his website to make it appear as though the statement was made on Twitter, where Trump is permanently suspended.
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PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Biden’s 2022 federal budget proposal does not include a provision for student debt forgiveness. Biden is still considering options, including an executive order, for student debt forgiveness.
Kamala Harris, Vice President
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
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PolitiFact rated this: False
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PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
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PolitiFact rated this: False
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FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story
FactCheck.org says: A meme claims that there is no liability for COVID-19 vaccine makers, which is largely true. But it ignores the fact that there is a compensation program for those rare cases when someone is harmed by a vaccine.
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PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The Secretary of State’s office said the claim about the error rate is wrong.
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PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Social media users shared an image that purports to show the squadron performing a maneuver called the “Hand of God." The image is a piece of digital art, not a photograph.
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PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, certified the presidential election results in November affirming Joe Biden’s win. He has not sought to undo that process.
Tucker Carlson, Fox News host
FactCheck.org rated this: Origen COVID-19 aún es incierto
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FactCheck.org rated this: Falso
FactCheck.org says: Las vacunas contra el COVID-19 no contienen microchips. Los expertos dicen que ninguno de los ingredientes podría causar este supuesto efecto magnético.
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PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Prices were sharply higher in April 2021 vs April 2020. The key reason is the nation’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, the pandemic all but shuttered the economy and depressed prices across the board.
Tim Kaine, Democratic Senator from Virginia
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: The city pulled $8.4 million, including $6.35 million in bridge money, to settle a police law suit.
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FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: But the posts and the quote did not come from Trey Gowdy. The comments were made by retired Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney.
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PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: We found no legitimate reports about Pelosi calling for Biden’s resignation — it would be major global news if she had. Her recent statements applaud Biden’s policies and proposals.
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PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The post combines bits of accuracy with misdirection. All in all, each of the claims is exaggerated in some way.
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FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Japón adoptó directrices para aceptar sangre de donantes que hayan sido vacunados. Las recomendaciones buscan dar a los donantes tiempo para recuperarse de cualquier efecto secundario causado por la vacuna.