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“Todo sale del Departamento de Justicia, todo sale de Biden. Es una caza de brujas contra su oponente político”.”
“We believe that one of the classified documents may be on an email that was in Hunter Biden’s laptop to Ukraine at a time when Hunter Biden was trying to prove his worth to Burisma.”
Washington Post says: There's no evidence
“Republicans have cited an unverified report by an FBI informant to allege that Joe Biden and his son Hunter took a bribe from a Ukrainian company.”
FactCheck.org says: Alexander Smirnov was indicted for providing “false derogatory information to the FBI” about Joe and Hunter Bidenin 2020 after Biden became a presidential candidate.
“Texas law says a woman who gets an abortion in Texas faces a "$10K fine, life in prison.”
FactCheck.org says: Those who provide abortions can face stiff penalties, but Texas law specifies that those who get an abortion are not to be penalized.
“At least one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters identified as Sahil Omar, a 44 year old illegal immigrant.”
FactCheck.org says: Kansas City authorities charged two juvenile suspects with crimes connected to the Feb. 14 shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory celebration.
“Because “17 million immigrants” were “let in” the U.S, “ foot and mouth disease is back. We got rid of that fifty years ago.”
PolitiFact says: There are no cases of foot-and-mouth disease — a highly contagious virus that affects livestock — in the U.S., officials said.
“El papa Francisco propuso estos “15 sencillos actos de caridad” en lugar del “ayuno de carne” en la Cuaresma.”
“Google proves that no one ever went to the moon.”
PolitiFact says: Google did not conclude footage from the U.S. moon landing was fake, a company spokesperson confirmed.
“Joe Biden or Donald Trump dropped out of the 2024 presidential race as of Feb 15.”
PolitiFact says: Neither President Joe Biden nor former President Donald Trump dropped out of the 2024 presidential race as of Feb. 16. The Facebook post that made that claim linked to an article about Marianne Williamson dropping out.
“Medical peer-reviewed literature shows" that "COVID vaccines are not safe”
FactCheck.org says: The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have a good safety record and have saved millions of lives. Post cites a recent peer-reviewed article authored by known COVID-19 misinformation spreaders.
“Special counsel Robert Hur concluded that President Joe Biden "is mentally unfit to stand trial.”
FactCheck.org says: While the special counsel report did characterize Biden’s memory as “limited” and “poor” it made no mention whatsoever about Biden's competence to stand trial.
“Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce say they will leave the United States if Donald Trump becomes President in 2024.”
FactCheck.org says: Neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce has endorsed a candidate in the 2024 presidential race as of Feb. 16.
“The Ukraine supplemental includes a hidden impeachment clause against President Trump”
PolitiFact says: A bipartisan bill would provide $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. It dictates how the next president will have to spend some funds appropriated for Ukraine aid. It does not mention impeachment.
“Trump signed on a traction in support of farmers protest in Europe.”
“Video muestra vacas muriendo “en extrañas circunstancias” para reemplazarlas por “carne sintética”.”
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact encontró que los videos son de vacas que murieron por descargas eléctricas generadas por catástrofes naturales en Texas y Brasil.
“We’ve now had more mass shootings in 2024 than there have been days in the year,”
PolitiFact says: There is no legal definition of “mass shooting.” Organizations that collect this data use their own definitions which results in different numbers of mass shootings annually.
“Who can get elected with high interest rates, open borders, food that costs 40 percent, 50 percent, 60 percent more than it did just a few years ago?”
Washington Post says: Food prices are up 20%
“Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, esposa del presidente mexicano, tuiteó a favor del exlegislador sentenciado por abuso sexual Saúl Huerta.”
“Beyoncé faces nearly $10 billion loss following ‘Black national anthem’ performance at NFL.”
PolitiFact says: This performance never happened. This claim stemmed from a satirical piece published in September 2023.