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FactCheck.org says: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she was joking when she said in a June speech that there should be “a drag queen for every school.” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also is not pushing that as a policy for the state.
FactCheck.org says: The president neglected to mention the drop follows a large increase the prior year, partly due to anticipated Alzheimer's drug expenses, which didn't actually materialize.
FactCheck.org says: Health care workers expect blood clots to increase as the population ages and the obesity rate increases. But vaccine opponents misrepresented this to falsely suggest that the rise is related to the COVID-19 vaccines.
FactCheck.org says: The two votes cited were against trillion-dollar spending bills that included a host of measures, well beyond law enforcement funding.
FactCheck.org says: Last August, President Joe Biden encouraged Americans often affected by hurricanes to get their COVID-19 vaccinations to be better protected against the coronavirus if they had to be evacuated or stay in a shelter.
FactCheck.org says: French insurance companies have not refused payouts to beneficiaries of policyholders who died after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and they do not consider the vaccines "experimental."
FactCheck.org says: The law doesn’t allow for abortions after fetal viability unless the pregnant person’s life or health is at risk.
FactCheck.org says: Two American carmakers have donated 100 pickup trucks and SUVs to assist with humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
FactCheck.org says: The $20 billion figure cited in the ads was a preliminary estimate issued before Treasury directed the IRS not to increase audits for those earning less than $400,000.
FactCheck.org says: The unemployment rate was as low as 3.5% in January and February of 2020. The last time the rate was lower than that was when it was 3.4% for nine straight months between 1968 and 1969.
FactCheck.org says: Barnes says he wants to cut "middle-class" taxes and make sure the wealthy "pay their fair share."
FactCheck.org says: The ad cites votes against two symbolic amendments proposed by Republicans during a 2021 vote-a-rama, but U.S. oil production has increased during Warnock’s time in office.
FactCheck.org says: Epidemiologists say there’s no single agreed-upon definition for what constitutes the end of a pandemic -- and some say we’re not there yet.
FactCheck.org says: Scholten pleaded for “peaceful” protests and urged demonstrators “to not resort to violence and destruction.”
FactCheck.org says: Two previous COVID-19 relief bills that were enacted in 2020 with overwhelming bipartisan support and signed by Trump also did not block inmates from receiving COVID relief checks.
FactCheck.org says: Denmark will offer omicron-specific boosters to high-risk individuals, including those 50 and over. But misinformation peddlers falsely suggest that means the shots are unsafe for those under 50.
FactCheck.org says: The observational study contains methodological flaws, and is authored by ivermectin activists. Its results are completely inconsistent with stronger studies that did not identify any benefit of using the drug.
FactCheck.org says: Atlanta Police Department crime data show that, as of Sept. 3, homicides were up about 16% and rapes were up about 22% this year when compared with roughly the same period in 2020, the year before Warnock took office.
FactCheck.org says: The legislation provides money for states that have or want to enact red-flag laws. States that do not have red-flag laws can use their funding for other programs, such as mental health and drug courts.
FactCheck.org says: Biden and Crist have said they don’t support calls from some activists to defund the police. A law both men supported provides funding for the IRS to hire tens of thousands of new employees, most in customer service.