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FactCheck.org says: Several megachurches in the U.S. are actively raising funds to support Ukrainians in light of the Russian invasion.
FactCheck.org says: Whether the U.S. was "energy independent" depends on how the term is defined. In many cases, the country still relied on imports of foreign sources of energy, including oil.
FactCheck.org says: The non-peer-reviewed paper isn’t the definitive word on lockdowns, and the attention it has received has, in turn, sparked criticism of the paper’s analysis.
FactCheck.org says: Rothschild & Co. has an office in Moscow and has operated in Russia since the mid-1990s. Yet posts on social media falsely claim that Russia has barred the Rothschild banking family from doing business in the country.
FactCheck.org says: One COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S., the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, can cause a very particular blood clotting problem, but it is extremely rare. The condition has not been linked to either of the mRNA vaccines.
FactCheck.org says: Hunter left the Burisma board back in 2019 — almost three years before the war in Ukraine began.
FactCheck.org says: Studies show COVID-19 vaccines prevent deaths. But a bogus claim says they don't. It relies on a misleading graph showing cumulative deaths and omits information on the death rate among the vaccinated vs unvaccinated.
FactCheck.org says: The U.S. Department of Defense and Ukraine’s Ministry of Health work together to ensure that labs studying disease in Ukraine could not be used to develop biological weapons.
FactCheck.org says: Biden was likely referring to federal research funding, which has fallen below 2%. But total R&D funding, which includes private companies and nonprofits, is about 3% in the U.S.
FactCheck.org says: Experts say the risk of myocarditis associated with the vaccine is rare and, more importantly, that everyone, including young males, could face much more serious outcomes from contracting COVID-19.
FactCheck.org says: If Trump was talking about oil, the U.S. has been buying oil from Russia for years. And increasing production to 2020 levels does not mean that the U.S. would no longer need to rely on imports from Russia.
FactCheck.org says: It is a bogus tweet from a now-suspended Twitter account masquerading as CNN. The image used in the tweet is video gamer Jordie Jordan.
FactCheck.org says: An associate professor of law who observed the protests said that “police had the authority to arrest and charge everyone in the illegal gathering.”
FactCheck.org says: Page 35 of the multipart policy plan states: "All Americans should pay some income tax to have skin in the game, even if a small amount. Currently over half of Americans pay no income tax."
FactCheck.org says: Buckingham Palace said the queen was experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” from COVID-19.
FactCheck.org says: La idea de que el sistema inmunitario se agotaría no tiene ningún fundamento, incluso después de repetidas dosis de refuerzo.
FactCheck.org says: Tom Fitton claimed that the law allowed former President Donald Trump to "take documents when he left the White House." But former presidents aren't allowed to take official records.
FactCheck.org says: Both the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services have said that federal funding will not be used to fund crack pipes in safe smoking kits.
FactCheck.org says: Los CDC dijeron que solo contaron como no vacunadas a las personas que no habían recibido ninguna dosis de la vacuna contra el COVID-19.
FactCheck.org says: Los NIH dicen que “hay evidencia insuficiente para que el Panel de Directrices de Tratamiento contra el COVID-19 (el Panel) emita una recomendación a favor o en contra del uso de ivermectina para tratar el COVID-19.