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FactCheck.org says: City police have said there have been “no credible reports” of that kind of activity.
FactCheck.org says: There is no basis for the claim and the posts are repeats of unfounded claims made about Trump’s previous political adversaries before or after debates.
FactCheck.org says: Social media posts misrepresent a tax proposed in President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget. The 25% tax on unrealized capital gains would apply only to those who have a net worth of more than $100 million, not to all taxpayers.
FactCheck.org says: The electrical grid manages the variability of wind just fine. Onshore wind is on par with or cheaper than natural gas or coal. Offshore wind is more expensive, but is usually still less expensive than nuclear power.
FactCheck.org says: In Biden’s first two years in office, there was a gain of 754,000 manufacturing jobs. But as was the case under Trump, manufacturing job growth stalled in Biden’s third year in office.
FactCheck.org says: Harris has not indicated a change on Trump’s border wall. She has only said she’d sign a compromise border bill that allowed money appropriated during the Trump administration to be used for border wall construction.
FactCheck.org says: Not all the funding has come from the IRA, and her jobs figure is an estimate based on announced projects.
FactCheck.org says: “Joy” has been a theme at the Democratic Party’s rallies and convention, but the phrase "strength through joy" has not been used.
FactCheck.org says: The IRS did not implement a new voluntary program that certain employers could have used to report tips earned by their workers. The IRS also did not hire thousands of agents specifically to audit tipped workers.
FactCheck.org says: Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its monthly employment figures, which come from a survey of employers, based on more comprehensive data it obtains later from state filings. It's a routine revision.
FactCheck.org says: In February 2022, Harris went to a security conference in Germany to primarily talk with European leaders about Russian aggression toward Ukraine. She didn’t go to Russia, and there is no evidence she met with Putin.
FactCheck.org says: In fact, the current rate of sea level rise is already a little more than one-eighth of an inch each year.
FactCheck.org says: The ruling said a president is entitled to a “presumption of immunity” for “official acts,” but not for “unofficial acts” and “not everything the President does is official.”
FactCheck.org says: HHS Secretary Becerra did not recently issue a PREP Act declaration for bird flu. Also, the FDA cannot currently issue EUAs for bird flu vaccines.
FactCheck.org says: The stat checks out, but it’s a bit cherry-picked and is greatly influenced by factors outside a president’s control.
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.
FactCheck.org says: Trump said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1,” when he would close the southern border and drill for oil. Trump later said he was joking.
FactCheck.org says: Walz was referring to the AFL-CIO scorecard, which lists legislation supported by the union. Vance, who has been in the Senate for less than two years, cast five votes opposed by the union.
FactCheck.org says: We provide a brief timeline of events in May 2020 as a guide for readers to make up their own minds.
FactCheck.org says: A Trump campaign spokesperson said Lara Trump never said that. The quote originated on a satirical X account.