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Republican Party of Florida, Political party

“Democratic candidate for governor Charlie Crist and President Biden "teamed up" to "hire 87,000 new IRS agents to audit the middle class," and Crist "supported Biden's agenda to defund the police.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.org says: Biden and Crist have said they don’t support calls from some activists to defund the police. A law both men supported provides funding for the IRS to hire tens of thousands of new employees, most in customer service.

Donald Trump, Former U.S. president

“I ended [Nord Stream 2]," a pipeline that sends gas from Russia to Germany. "Can you imagine? [President Joe] Biden came in and he opened up the pipeline.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Construction of the pipeline was suspended in response to sanctions contained in legislation that Trump signed, but it started up again in December 2020, while Trump was still in office.

Barnaby Joyce, Nationals MP

“[Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris] Bowen has changed the laws on vehicle standards ...”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Jumped the gun

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Joyce has jumped the gun. The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts told Fact Check "there have been no changes to vehicle standards since the commencement of the …