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PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: At least two former first ladies — Michelle Obama and Laura Bush — have visited U.S. troops in designated combat zones since first lady Pat Nixon went to South Vietnam in 1969.
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PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The older Rittenhouse works for neither the Kenosha Sheriff's department, nor the Kenosha police department.
Donald Trump, President of the United States
PolitiFact rated this: Needs context
PolitiFact says: Case fatality rate is one measure of the virus' threat, and is not considered the best. Another measure, deaths per 100,000 shows the U.S. with the 10th highest rate.
Donald Trump, President of the United States
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Employer-plan premiums have gone up, and so have prescription drug costs, by a metric Trump has referenced before.
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PolitiFact rated this: Half True
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PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: About 15 minutes before the shooting, an officer threw a water bottle and said to Rittenhouse’s group, “We appreciate you guys, we really do.”
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The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: Misleading
Lou Holtz
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Engañoso
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PolitiFact rated this: False
Ryan Holets, Detective
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Drug overdose deaths decreased from 2017 to 2018, dropping by about 4.1%, according to the CDC. Experts also note that the 2018 decrease was extremely small, that deaths went up again in 2019.
Josh Hawley
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
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PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
Mike Pence, Vice President
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Early in the pandemic, Trump feuded with governors over whose responsibility it was to secure supplies.
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PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Police didn't find a gun at the scene. A knife was found in Blake's SUV, but authorities haven’t said if Blake held it at some point.
Madison Cawthorn, Republican candidate for Congress
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Cawthorn cited Madison's accomplishments as a young adult but was incorrect that he signed the Declaration of Independence.
Ann Wagner, U.S. representative, R-Mo.
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Wagner, the Republican incumbent, cherry-picks votes to portray Schupp, a Democratic state lawmaker, as siding with sex offenders. Schupp has taken other legislative actions against sex offenders.
Eric Trump, Son of President Donald Trump
PolitiFact rated this: U.S. troops remain abroad
Mike Pence, vice president
PolitiFact rated this: Biden opposes defunding police
PolitiFact says: Pence took Biden’s remarks from an interview with liberal activist Ady Barkan out of context. Biden is opposed to defunding the police.
Mike Pence, Vice President
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Biden was asked about shifting some police funds to social service agencies for tasks that could be better handled by the latter. “Yes, absolutely,” Biden responded. But said he also supports additional police funding.
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FactCheck.org rated this: False