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Sen. Rick Scott, U.S. Senator

“President Joe Biden "cheated on his taxes. ... Biden improperly used a loophole to dodge half a million dollars in taxes that should have gone to Medicare.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story

FactCheck.org says: The White House said during an audit of the Bidens’ 2021 tax return, “the IRS did review the S corporation income, including whether the 3.8% Medicare tax should apply. And the IRS conclusively agreed it did not apply."

Social media posts

“Former President Donald Trump created a Justice Department task force to combat Chinese espionage in the country, and President Joe Biden shut it down.”

PolitiFact rated this: Lacks Context

PolitiFact says: An expert says detection, tracking and operations against the Chinese spy balloon are handled primarily by the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Northern Command, not by the Justice Department.

Social media posts

“President Joe Biden said, “I know you all know there’s no climate problem,” proving that people have been “lying for decades” about climate change.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: During a midterm campaign speech in California, President Joe Biden joked that “there’s no climate problem.” A 19-second clip of his remarks removed the context so that it was not clear he was joking.