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FactCheck.org says: Biden said sending weapons “with American pilots and American crews” would cause a world war.
FactCheck.org says: Milley has an “extensive background of combat experience,” according to the U.S. Army, including deployment to Iraq and three tours in Afghanistan.
FactCheck.org says: Thai officials attributed the collapse of the king’s eldest daughter to a bacterial infection, not to COVID-19 vaccination. Rumors about the country banning Pfizer’s vaccines are also “fake news,” officials said.
FactCheck.org says: IRS proposed a voluntary program for employers to use to manage taxes owed on employees’ tips - it would replace existing programs. But some partisans have suggested the program means new taxes or increased enforcement.
FactCheck.org says: Most of the reduction in deficits is the result of expiring emergency pandemic spending.
FactCheck.org says: Pregnancy tests contain a desiccant tablet to absorb moisture and keep the pregnancy test dry before use.
FactCheck.org says: Research suggests COVID-19 vaccination can cause changes in a person’s menstrual cycle. But the changes are small and short-lived — and studies have shown there’s no effect on fertility.
FactCheck.org says: An unidentified Twitter employee wrote in an email that the company had received over $3.4 million from the FBI since October 2019 as reimbursement for Twitter's processing of legal requests for user information.
FactCheck.org says: The U.S. spent $849B on war in Afghanistan and about $113B to support Ukraine since Russia invaded. But social media posts falsely claim aid for Ukraine is "double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan."
FactCheck.org says: Social media twists a 2013 statement from its CEO at the time Howard Schultz. Starbucks has a long history of supporting LGBTQ rights and marriage equality.
FactCheck.org says: One author wrote that his research "has been wrongly cited as evidence that there is no racism in policing."
FactCheck.org says: As of Jan. 27, the FairTax Act had 24 Republican co-sponsors in the House. But at least six House Republicans have already said that they oppose the bill -- enough to keep it from passing.
FactCheck.org says: Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest Jan. 2 on the football field. He was discharged from the hospital on Jan. 11 and has made several public appearances.
FactCheck.org says: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of people “out of work” — or officially unemployed — in the U.S. in January 2021 was about 10.2 million, and the number in December 2022 was 5.7 million.
FactCheck.org says: The warming trend in global temperature continued in 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced. But a viral tweet wrongly claimed the agency had announced a "global cooling" trend.
FactCheck.org says: Polio, a paralytic disease caused by a virus, has been eliminated in the U.S. -- and nearly wiped out globally -- thanks to vaccines.
FactCheck.org says: Illinois’ new criminal justice law, known as the SAFE-T Act, would eliminate cash bail but allows a judge to detain anyone who is deemed a danger to others or a flight risk.
FactCheck.org says: Health agencies disclosed a potential safety concern for strokes in those 65 and over with one of the COVID-19 vaccines, but researchers haven’t found any causal relationship. Still, anti-vaccine proponents claim a link.
FactCheck.org says: Since his diagnosis in 1991, NBA player Magic Johnson has repeatedly said he contracted HIV through sexual transmission.
FactCheck.org says: An unclear tweet from New York City health officials was meant to caution residents that the latest omicron subvariant might be more likely than previous variants to infect vaccinated or previously infected people.