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FactCheck.org says: About 140 law enforcement officers were injured during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to multiple reports. But no officers were “killed” that day.
FactCheck.org says: Claims online say a judge in a case that ended with an $83 million verdict against Donald Trump is linked to sex trafficking. But the Jeffrey Epstein-related case they cite was settled, and the verdict came from a jury.
FactCheck.org says: "Special Interest Aliens" are migrants that the DHS defined in 2019 as non-Americans who "potentially" pose a “national security risk” to the U.S. based primarily on their travel or country of origin.
FactCheck.org says: Haley has advocated raising the retirement age, but only for people now in their 20s.
FactCheck.org says: Trump is competing in Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses but not the state-run primary election because delegates are awarded based on the results of caucuses, not the primary election.
FactCheck.org says: Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be serious and even fatal. Fortunately, it can safely be prevented by vaccination.
FactCheck.org says: A study testing COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant rats claimed to show that male rats born to vaccinated mothers exhibited "autism-like" behaviors, but it's not possible to conclude from the study that vaccines cause autism.
FactCheck.org says: The WHO has used the term "Disease X" since 2018 to refer to a "currently unknown" illness. But conspiracy theorists baselessly claim Disease X is part of a "Globalist Plan to … Install World Government."
FactCheck.org says: In 17 polls over the last three months, Haley topped Biden in eight polls and fared better against Biden than Trump in seven of them.
FactCheck.org says: Lincoln was not “removed from the ballots” in 1860.
FactCheck.org says: A state Rep. proposed changing Kentucky’s incest law to ban “sexual contact,” but says he accidentally struck “first cousins” from the list of illegal relationships. Posts wrongly claimed he wanted to legalize incest.
FactCheck.org says: In a 2005 report, the bipartisan commission warned about the increased risk of fraud, but suggested measures to lessen that risk. Carter is an advocate for mail-in voting.
FactCheck.org says: Officials ordered an illegal tunnel adjacent to a Brooklyn synagogue be stabilized. Posts baselessly claimed the tunnel was for child sex trafficking. But it apparently resulted from a dispute over synagogue expansion.
FactCheck.org says: COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of severe COVID-19, and serious side effects are rare. A report attributed millions of deaths to vaccination without evidence.
FactCheck.org says: Biden has no control over state-level prosecutors who have brought cases against Trump in Manhattan and Georgia. There's no evidence Biden is involved in Trump's pending federal cases.
FactCheck.org says: There isn’t credible evidence that SARS-CoV-2 came from a lab. On the contrary, several lines of evidence support the idea that the virus originated in bats and then spilled over to humans.
FactCheck.org says: Many of them have already gone back.
FactCheck.org says: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was born in Bamberg, South Carolina, and as a natural born citizen is eligible to serve as U.S. president.
FactCheck.org says: NFL teams paid tribute to the victims in Israel of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack by holding moments of silence before games during the following week, but has not encouraged players "to kneel for Israel" before any games.