“Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
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“The relief bill signed by President Joe Biden "punished the states that opened earlier, and it rewarded the states that stayed closed the longest.”
PolitiFact rated this: Linkage isn't perfect
PolitiFact says: Experts say that no method for targeting aid to the states is perfect; each has pluses and minuses. Preliminary academic research shows that government policies on reopening had only a modest impact on unemployment.
“Un estudio de 2004 “descubrió que los niños afroestadounidenses que recibían la vacuna SPR ‘a tiempo’, a la edad de tres años tienen 3,36 más probabilidades de ser diagnosticados con autismo severo que niños afroestadounidenses vacunados más tarde”.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Estudio No Dice Eso
FactCheck.org says: Eso no fue lo que el estudio concluyó. Es lo que una supuesta revisión de las estadísticas arrojó una década más tarde y que luego fue revocada.
“We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The implication baked into this claim is that the voter ID law must not have hampered voting if turnout was still historically high. But that's not what the data shows.
“When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The Legislature did pass a bill banning sanctuary cities although Democrats said none existed. The E-Verify bill did not apply to all private businesses.
“Las vacunas se pueden transportar en carritos de helado”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso
“Mitch McConnell already partially eliminated the filibuster to install a right-wing Supreme Court, so he will not hesitate to completely remove that rule when back in power.”
Washington Post rated this: Doubtful
Washington Post says: McConnell has consistently supported keeping the legislative filibuster
“The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The post isn’t legitimate and didn’t come from an authentic Facebook account. It was made using an online generator that creates fake Facebook status updates.
“We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“A photo shows a recent White House event was actually filmed at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The photo was not taken at Tyler Perry’s film studio in Georgia. The image shows the signing ceremony of the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. It was held at the White House Rose Garden.
“Cited the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project to "push back" at "leftists" who claim that last year's protests were “mostly peaceful.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The report Johnson cited found that "more than 93% of all demonstrations connected to the movement" were non-violent. “The senator is taking the overall figures out of context and distorting the report’s key conclusion."
“Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: McCarthy distorted the results of a forecast based on a different policy than is currently in place.
“Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Gas and diesel prices have steadily risen in recent months, but it's not related to any presidential policies. With the COVID-19 picture improving and people moving around more, increased demand is pushing prices up.
“FDA DOCUMENTS" show that COVID-19 "mRNA VACCINE CAUSES DEATH + 21 SIDE EFFECTS.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“Says Joe Biden is “now saying he inherited ‘a mess’ at the border. Fact: 9,000 illegals all of 2020. So far in 2021 108,000 entered U.S.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: During the 2020 fiscal year, there were 400,651 encounters along the southwest border — more than 200,000 of which were apprehensions.
“The [COVID-19] vaccine killed Marvin Hagler.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
FactCheck.org says: Hagler died of natural causes, according to a statement posted on his official website. His widow, Kay Hagler, wrote that his death was not the result of a COVID-19 vaccination.
“The Washington Post was "forced to correct what (Donald Trump) told the secretary of state of Georgia.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“We saw the increases (of unaccompanied minors at the southern U.S. border) dating back almost a year.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Escobar is correct that the increase started before the Biden presidency and dates back almost a year. Still, there was a sharp increase in arrivals from January to February.
“Donald J. Trump’s signature is on the new stimulus checks.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Biden White House and the Treasury Department said the checks will be signed by a Treasury official.
“Hank Aaron and Marvelous Marvin Hagler died “after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The cause of Aaron’s death was ruled natural and not linked to the COVID-19 vaccine. It is not yet known whether Hagler received a COVID-19 vaccine or what caused his death.