“Since the week ending March 14, Wisconsin actually saw a drop in tourism spending compared to last year of $1.7 billion.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
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“Students must take Flu, HPV AND COVID19 vaccine to attend school" under new legislation in Colorado.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The Colorado bill adds new requirements to opt out of vaccinations for schoolchildren, but does offer medical and nonmedical exemptions for religious or personal beliefs.
“The Buffalo protester pushed to the ground “had been previously arrested 300 times. 82 times for incitement. Riots is what he does for a living.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Wearing masks for the coronavirus “decreases oxygen intake, increases toxin inhalation, shuts down immune system, increases virus risk, scientifically inaccurate, effectiveness not studied.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Studies show masks can curb spread of the novel coronavirus. Experts say the face coverings do not cause health problems.
“Wearing the Kente cloth “worn by affluent African slave traders” is “like honoring Jews by wearing swastikas.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Kente cloth has been a symbol of black autonomy since the 1800s.
“What they actually mean is ... an asymptomatic person cannot transfer the virus.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The WHO has said that “asymptomatic people can transmit COVID-19, but that we need more research to establish the extent of asymptomatic transmission.”
“When, I started off as a kid, a young man in high school [was], uh, dealing with the issue. I got involved — I wasn’t any great shakes — but got involved in the civil rights movement. Desegregating restaurants, that kind of thing.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: We can identify one incident involving Biden that can possibly be deemed an effort at desegregating a restaurant. Biden’s use of plural —“restaurants” — cannot be confirmed.
“George Floyd at his own funeral and George Floyd three days ago.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Hillary Clinton is on trial for Bengazi (sic) this week.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Hillary Clinton is not on trial in connection with the 2012 terror attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya. A court hearing was held on whether Clinton should be forced to give a deposition in a lawsuit tied to Benghazi.
“It wasn't a big deal when Bill Clinton held up the Bible in front of the same exact church (as Donald Trump).”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The pictures are not from the same church. And any comparison between the two pictures is ridiculous because of the vastly different circumstances surrounding them.
“Says photo shows that Chick-fil-A distributed “Back the Blue” T-shirts to employees in response to recent protests over police brutality.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The photograph was taken at a locally-owned Chick-fil-A in Texas in 2015. The shirts were made and worn to support a local high school football team, the company says.
“So our crime statistics are at a level that they haven’t been at.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The U.S. murder rate was lower in 2014, and the violent crime rate overall has been lower in several past years, with the lowest levels decades ago, according to FBI data.
“The World Health Organization 'now admits that asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 is very rare.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: A World Health Organization official said in a June 8 press briefing that asymptomatic spread of the novel coronavirus is “very rare.” A day later, the same official clarified her comments.
“Trump supporters tackled an Antifa thug, unmasked him, duct taped him to an electrical box.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A man’s injuries from falling after police officers shoved him in Buffalo, N.Y. were staged.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A photo shows Joe Biden sticking a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally.”
FactStream rated this: Pants on Fire
FactStream says: Testing testing testing.
“A video implies that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up a copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address immediately after he honored a Tuskegee airman and other guests.”
FactStream rated this: False
FactStream says: Testing testing testing testing.
“A viral image circulating online is advising social media users that gargling water with salt or vinegar “eliminates” the coronavirus.”
FactStream rated this: False
“Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur" who was trying to "black out" police equipment.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
“Campaign video shows President Trump earning bipartisan praise for his handling of the coronavirus crisis.”
FactStream rated this: Two Pinocchios
FactStream says: Testing testing testing.