“Former President Barack Obama eliminated a law that “held news corporations accountable for lying to the American people.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“The Republican tax and spending bill will provide a “tax cut for Social Security recipients.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Vice President Kamala Harris' plan “will raise taxes for the typical American family by an estimated $3,000.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: One analysis found that if Harris were to allow all of Trump’s 2017 tax law to expire, taxpayers would have a tax hike of about $2,800. But that figure is irrelevant, because Harris would continue much of the law.
“Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “I hope that America obliterates Israel.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“President Joe Biden delivered “higher wages” for American workers.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story
FactCheck.org says: Wages have gone up since 2020, but not as fast as inflation. The administration argues 2019 is a better comparison due to effects from the pandemic.
“For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There is no 18-month stretch solely under the Trump administration in which no U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan.
“Audio shows former President Donald Trump warned “300 million Americans” will die from a catastrophe “in a matter of weeks.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: We could not identify the source for the audio contained in these videos, which also appeared as paid ads on Meta.
“It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: A law signed 67 years ago requires that the federal government seek reimbursement to evacuate U.S. citizens from overseas during war, civil unrest or natural disasters.
“The Department of Justice indictment of former President Trump is "one of the most outrageous and vicious legal theories ever put forward in an American court of law.”
FactCheck.org rated this: The charges aren't unusual
FactCheck.org says: Numerous other individuals who weren’t alleged to be spies have been convicted of violating the same section of that federal law concerning the willful retention of national defense information.
“For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: In 1970, two years after the Fair Housing Act was signed into law, the census found that 42% of Black households owned their own homes. In 2022, that number was 44%.
“Congress Just Gave Itself A 21% Raise As Americans Can’t Afford Gas.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: A $1.5 trillion spending bill signed by President Biden increases House office budgets by 21%, which likely will result in pay raises for staffers — but not for members of Congress.
“The infrastructure law "creates better jobs for millions of Americans.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Depends How It's Measured
FactCheck.org says: The White House uses "job-years," meaning one job for one year. Estimates of how many additional jobs the law will create range from not many to about 1 million over 10 years.
“Says Rebecca Kleefisch played a key role in the Foxconn deal, “the largest attempted government handout to a foreign company in American history.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary “worth an estimated $600,000 per year!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The bill does not change existing law that allows non-incumbent candidates to draw a salary from campaign funds. The law is rarely used by candidates.
“A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Early in the pandemic, Trump feuded with governors over whose responsibility it was to secure supplies.
“Columnist Charles Krauthammer wrote that former President Barack Obama was running a "shadow government organization aimed at resisting and tearing down the Constitutional Republic we know as AMERICA.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The claim was written by a Christian blogger for The Daily Jot in 2017, not by Charles Krauthammer.
“Nancy Pelosi said "Congress shall not vote remotely because it is not secure!" while also saying that “Americans should all vote for president by mail!”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Pelosi has said she is open to the idea, if issues can be resolved, and she backed a measure that requires the House study remote voting for its members.
“Donald Trump tweeted, “I ordered the Treasury secretary to send checks to Americans! First however, we will go through your social media history from the last 4 years and search for any post with #NotMyPresident in it. I wouldn’t think of offending you with a check if I’m not your president! #MAGA”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Suggests former President Barack Obama criticized his former vice president, Joe Biden, for lying to African American communities.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False