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Social media posts

“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…

Social media posts

“The Democrats control the Senate, House, and White House. They have the power to make legal abortion the law of the land once and for all.”

PolitiFact rated this: Missing context

PolitiFact says: Passing a bill that would protect abortion access would require 60 Senate votes to end a filibuster from those opposed to abortion. This would require all Democrats to be united, plus the support of several Republicans.

Mike Pompeo, Former Secretary of State

“The folks that are around President Biden today in his White House talking about foreign policy are the same leaders — a fellow named Brett McGurk sent $150 billion, pallets of cash, to the Iranians, who are hosting the senior al-Qaeda leadership in Tehran today.”

Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios

Washington Post says: This is a zombie claim that has been debunked before.

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, Idaho Republican

“As recently as yesterday, in mid-sentence, he [Biden] was cut off by someone in the White House who makes the decision that the president of the United States is not speaking correctly.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.org says: The White House video feed of an event with fire officials discussing wildfires did end while Biden was speaking, but the entire event was never intended to be public. The press-covered portion ended as scheduled.