“US President Joe Biden has allocated $500,000 to “transgender Pakistani youth English lessons”.”
Soch Fact Check rated this: Misleading
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“And now because of more information that’s come out, we know that he [Secretary of State Antony Blinken] lied boldface to Congress about never emailing Hunter Biden.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The two emails cited as proof of Blinken’s deceit were exchanges of pleasantries related to the very meeting Blinken discussed in his December 2020 testimony.
“Gov. Ron DeSantis signed “a last-minute exception into an anti-discrimination law for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in Florida,” benefiting Walt Disney Co.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: DeSantis signed a bill in 2021 that sought to punish social media companies for deplatforming. Just before passage, legislators added a carve-out to the bill to protect Disney.
“Photo shows President Joe Biden’s “body double” signing documents with his left hand.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Video shows House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to “step down.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the renaming of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Manila International Airport (MIA)”
Vera Files rated this: False
“This is the damage when people do not tell the truth about the bill. It actually goes back to the funding where we were just four months ago.”
Washington Post rated this: Fantasy math
Washington Post says: The bill in question would cut spending by 10 percent
“When Donald Trump was president, "I disagreed with a lot of his policies, but I voted to raise the debt ceiling. I voted to pay our bills.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The California Democrat voted on two occasions to raise the debt limit, but not on Feb. 9, 2018, when he voted against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which raised the debt ceiling by more than $1.5 trillion.
“Apart from American officials and politicians, the official White House Twitter account follows only Indian Prime Minister Modi, the Indian President, and an Indian Embassy official”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: Currently, the official White House Twitter account does not follow any Indian official. Nevertheless, it did briefly follow PM Modi and other Indian officials during Trump’s 2020 visit to India to facilitate the retwee…
“Today is today. And yesterday was today for us, but yesterday. And tomorrow will become for us today, but tomorrow. So live today in such a way that the future today will be for you like yesterday’s today, only tomorrow. US Vice President Kamala Harris”
Youturn rated this: Fake
“Washington passes bill allowing the state to TAKE CHILDREN AWAY FROM PARENTS that do not consent to their child's gender transition surgeries.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: A Washington bill would allow shelters to notify the state's child services department in lieu of parents in cases where a minor left home to pursue gender affirming or reproductive care. Online posts have distorted it.
“A Kansas bill will allow “forced genital inspections” of student-athletes.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: The bill doesn’t mention genital inspections and leaves the implementation of policies up to schools’ governing bodies.
“Joe Biden was older on his first day as president than Ronald Reagan was on his last day.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: Biden was two months older than 78 when he took office, which was about 10 weeks older than Reagan was on his final day as president.
“President Ferdinand Marcos and Sen. Raffy Tulfo issued an order to close down the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“A photo shows former President Barack Obama’s “old boyfriend,” to whom he paid “hush money.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The photo shows former president Barack Obama and his friend at a college dinner hosted by a student group. There is no evidence the two were ever romantically involved, and no proof Obama paid hush money.
“Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: Law enforcement agency participation in the FBI’s hate crime data collection is well short of 100%. A bit over one-fifth of agencies nationwide failed to send hate crime data to the FBI.
“Video shows President Joe Biden talking about what “stable Jesus” said about airports.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This video was excerpted from an October 2020 campaign speech by then-presidential candidate Joe Biden. Biden was referring to a 2019 gaffe by former President Donald Trump.
“We've created more than 12 million new jobs, more jobs in two years than any president created in a four-year term.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Other presidents have seen a greater percentage increase.
“Bill Gates is coating your organic produce with a “dangerous chemical.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Apeel Sciences created a thin, edible coating that extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. The plant-based coating is deemed safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“Former President Donald Trump is "repeating lies about Social Security" concerning Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story
FactCheck.org says: While serving in Congress, Ron DeSantis supported proposals that would reduce Social Security and Medicare spending, including raising the age for full eligibility.