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“For health risk exceptions in Florida’s abortion amendment, “You're not even talking to a doctor to make that determination.”
PolitiFact says: Although the amendment doesn’t define "health care provider," legal experts said it would not allow people who aren’t licensed to provide health care to determine whether a patient qualifies for a health risk exception.
“Images show Beyoncé at the 2024 Met Gala.”
PolitiFact says: Beyoncé did not attend the 2024 Met Gala. These images were generated by artificial intelligence.
“It [inflation] was 9% when I came to office, 9%.”
FactCheck.org says: The U.S. annual rate of inflation was 1.4% when Biden took office in January 2021. Inflation rose quickly in Biden’s first year, but it didn’t hit 9% until 17 months into his presidency.
“Joe Biden gave 16 billion to Iran.”
FactCheck.org says: A recent prisoner swap deal and the extension of a Trump-era waiver have unfrozen $16 billion in Iranian funds. Social media posts distort the sources of the money to falsely claim "Joe Biden gave 16 billion to Iran."
“Twenty-eight out of every 100 students in school speak Spanish — 28.”
FactCheck.org says: Biden conflates this statistic with the percentage of Hispanic students in the U.S. But not all Hispanic students speak Spanish.
“Former President Donald Trump “Will Reportedly Miss His Son’s Graduation for Fundraiser.”
FactCheck.org says: Former President Donald Trump plans to attend the high school graduation of his son, Barron, in Florida in the morning of May 17 as well as a campaign event in Minnesota in the evening.
“Photo shows “clearest image ever taken of Venus.”
PolitiFact says: This isn't a real photo of Venus. A researcher constructed a black-and-white version of the photo by editing original space probe images with a programming language and Photoshop. Someone else colored the image yellow.
“Reducir aún más el déficit, de lo que he podido reducirlo”.”
“The idea that you bounce a check and you get a $30 fee for bouncing the check, well, I changed that. You can't charge more than 8 bucks for that. Or your credit card, your late payment, $35.”
PolitiFact says: Biden has proposed these changes. The credit card rule has been enacted, but the check rule is still undergoing review.
“Under Donald Trump "we had the lowest unemployment rates for African Americans, for Hispanics, for Asians, a 70-year low for women.”
FactCheck.org says: The lowest African American unemployment rate was under President Biden, and the lowest unemployment rate for Hispanics was the same under both presidents. Women also had their lowest rate since the 1950s under Biden.
“White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States and Ukraine won World War II.”
PolitiFact says: The video’s audio was edited. World War II, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin weren't mentioned at the White House press briefing that’s shown. During World War II, the U.S. was allied with the Soviet Union, not Ukraine.
“I, like an awful lot of people in this audience was the first in my family to go to college.”
Washington Post says: He was not the first to go to college
“Image shows Rihanna at the 2024 Met Gala.”
PolitiFact says: Rihanna did not attend the 2024 Met Gala because she had the flu, People magazine reported.
“La bandera de EEUU fue sustituida por la de Palestina en esa protesta en Harvard.”
“Stormy Daniels firmó en 2018 un comunicado en el que aseguraba que no tuvo relaciones sexuales con Donald Trump en 2006”
“Then the Russians go in. They don’t send a big army. They only send 40,000 people. It’s a nation of 44 million people. They clearly do not intend to conquer Ukraine, but they want us back at the negotiating table.”
Washington Post says: Russia wanted to decapitate the Ukrainian government.
“Video shows a mother encouraging her son “who identifies as a cat to use the litter box at school.”
PolitiFact says: The video originated from a satirical TikTok account.
“Democrats are calling to redesign the American Flag to make it more inclusive” by featuring rainbow colored stripes.”
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact found no evidence that Democrats are calling for the American flag to be redesigned. The photo included in the post is from a 2015 protest for the legalization of gay marriage.
“Dr. Sebi’s cousin was sent to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.”
PolitiFact says: No news reports, documents, or public statements from Bowman’s daughter, addressed or supported this claim. Experts say the post’s photo of "Dr. Sebi’s cousin" is likely AI-generated.