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J.D. Vance, Ohio Republican Senator

“Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: The law gives Minnesota courts temporary jurisdiction to hear child custody cases when a child is in the state with a parent to seek gender-affirming care. It doesn't authorize the government to take custody of children.

Donald Trump, Former President of the United States

“The Harris/Biden administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating job statistics. ... The new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the administration padded the numbers with an extra ... 818,000 jobs that don’t exist.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its monthly employment figures, which come from a survey of employers, based on more comprehensive data it obtains later from state filings. It's a routine revision.

Donald Trump, Former U.S. President

“President Joe Biden "sent comrade [Vice President] Kamala [Harris] to see [Russian President Vladimir] Putin in Russia three days before the attack" on Ukraine.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: In February 2022, Harris went to a security conference in Germany to primarily talk with European leaders about Russian aggression toward Ukraine. She didn’t go to Russia, and there is no evidence she met with Putin.