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FactCheck.org says: The Affordable Care Act, enacted in 2010, prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage to those with preexisting conditions or charging them higher premiums.
FactCheck.org says: Harris was born in Oakland, California, which makes her a natural born U.S. citizen and eligible to serve as president.
FactCheck.org says: There’s no evidence the video was “banned,” or that it’s an ad from the Trump campaign.
FactCheck.org says: The administration still has a lot of planning to do, and the military will have just a “complementary role to the traditional vaccine distribution networks,” as the HHS official told us.
FactCheck.org says: A deceptively edited video clip of Joe Biden circulating on social media cuts an hour-long speech to less than one minute, retaining only parts of statements and his pauses between words.
FactCheck.org says: Biden committed to picking a woman to be his running mate. He didn’t specify a woman of a particular race or ethnicity.
FactCheck.org says: Old mugshots falsely suggest that they show 13 teachers who were recently arrested during the protests in Portland, Oregon. The photos are actually from 2017, and the posts give no evidence that any of them are teachers.
FactCheck.org says: The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2015 final rule on “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing,” implemented under then-President Barack Obama, did not mandate either low-income housing or rezoning.
FactCheck.org says: The U.S., by a variety of metrics, has not “done as well as any nation.” The outbreaks in numerous countries have been smaller and led to fewer deaths, even when including more recent upticks.
FactCheck.org says: Inhaled budesonide, an asthma medication, has not yet been proven in clinical trials as an effective treatment for COVID-19—though researchers are exploring its efficacy.
FactCheck.org says: Medical experts say the nasal swab used in testing for the novel coronavirus is completely safe.
FactCheck.org says: A manipulated video clip of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shared widely on Facebook makes it appear that she slurred her words during a May press conference. She didn’t. The video clip was slowed down and spliced together.
FactCheck.org says: Herman Cain did battle and survive cancer in 2006, but his staff confirmed online that his death was due to the novel coronavirus.
FactCheck.org says: The CDC did not reduce its count of COVID-19 cases in Florida, and it does not count pneumonia and flu deaths as COVID-19 deaths.
FactCheck.org says: That could happen for some individuals, but it remains to be seen how the orders will be implemented and whether they will result in such large reductions.
FactCheck.org says: In fact, Fauci has said — at briefings attended by Trump — that there is no evidence that hydroxychloroquine works for COVID-19.
FactCheck.org says: A doctor in a viral video falsely claims hydroxychloroquine is a "cure" for COVID-19. There is no known cure for COVID-19, and current scientific evidence hasn’t found that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment.
FactCheck.org says: There is no evidence ever Trump posted that tweet.
FactCheck.org says: Conspiracy theorists claim that a mobile COVID-19 testing station bears a logo that depicts an ancient deity of death. It actually shows an aardvark, which is the name of the company that makes the trucks.
FactCheck.org says: A video misrepresents scientific papers and the reasons for wearing face masks to claim that they’re ineffective in mitigating transmission of COVID-19. The CDC says that masks may help prevent the spread of the disease.