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“Image shows “underneath the Capitol building.”
“Mel Gibson just released a video that shows the satanic rituals which took place on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.”
“Nasty photo of Jill Biden leaks.”
“Photo shows actor Timothy Olyphant holding a shirt that says “I love Trump because he pisses off all the people I can’t stand.”
PolitiFact says: This image was altered. The original photo shows actor Timothy Olyphant attending an event in California in 2015, not holding up a shirt with a political message.
“The House of Representatives in the U.S. just passed … the Antisemitism Act that proposes to eliminate part of the Bible.”
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact didn’t find any text in the Antisemitism Awareness Act that mentions eliminating parts of the Bible. Experts also confirmed that the bill doesn’t propose to eliminate parts of the book.
“Video shows Oklahoma students “sucking on the toes of adults.”
“Video shows President Joe Biden delivering new remarks on the Capitol insurrection.”
“Voter fraud investigations are being banned by Michigan lawmakers!”
PolitiFact says: A Michigan bill could change the scope of one entity that oversees election processes. That legislation, Senate Bill 603, does not ban voter fraud investigations, which experts said are handled by law enforcement.
“Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.”
PolitiFact says: Biden has paused one shipment of bombs, but that is not the same as cutting off all aid to Israel. Biden made it clear, and so did officials in his administration, that the U.S. will continue to supply aid to Israel.
“Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.”
PolitiFact says: Inflation hit 9% during President Joe Biden’s tenure, the highest in about four decades. But it reached that level about a year and a half into his presidency.
“Inflation “was at 9 percent when I came in and it’s now down around 3 percent.”
Washington Post says: Inflation was 1.4 percent when he became president
“President Joe Biden "is paying rent for illegals.”
FactCheck.org says: Michigan officials have said that only people who the federal government has determined are in the U.S. legally are eligible for a state program that temporarily pays rent for refugees and other qualifying immigrants.
“China's in a situation where they have more retired than working.”
PolitiFact says: It's getting there, but not yet. The number of Chinese workers is projected to fall and match the number of retirees in about a quarter century, depending what age brackets are used.
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action.”
PolitiFact says: The Trump statement is partially accurate but is missing context, including about more recent statements that he made about voter ID and the NRA.
“Aurora borealis sightings a “fabricated light show” created by a HAARP experiment.”
PolitiFact says: A powerful geomagnetic storm hit Earth over several days beginning May 10, allowing the aurora borealis to be viewed much further south than normal. It was not related to a HAARP experiment.
“La candidata mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum propuso cerrar la Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.”
“Obamacare was sold on a lie. It massively increased the cost of health care in America.”
Washington Post says: Costs slowed after Obamacare was enacted
“Video shows dolphins saving a mother whale and newborn from sharks.”
PolitiFact says: This 2021 video showed dolphins and whales off South Africa’s coast during a feeding frenzy, according to local news reports.