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Social media posts

“The FBI raided a “Cleveland office linked to Ukraine. Biden, Pelosi, Kerry and Romney all had sons getting tens of millions of dollars from no-show jobs in Ukraine.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: On Aug. 4, FBI agents raided offices in Cleveland that belong to Optima Management Group LLC, which has ties to Ukraine. The sons of Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, Joe Biden and Mitt Romney are unrelated to the investigation.

Checked by PolitiFact12 Aug 2020United States
Social media posts

“Say Joe Biden is a pedophile.”

PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire

PolitiFact says: There's no credible evidence that this is true. In Biden’s over 40 years of public life, we could find no accusations, complaints, arrests or investigations that implicate him in any sort of sex crimes involving kids.

Checked by FactCheck.org11 Aug 2020United StatesHealth
Donald Trump, President of the United States

“I’ll be pursuing a major executive order requiring health insurance companies to cover all pre-existing conditions for all customers. ... This has never been done before.”

FactCheck.org rated this: ACA Already Did That

FactCheck.org says: The Affordable Care Act, enacted in 2010, prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage to those with preexisting conditions or charging them higher premiums.