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FactCheck.org says: McDonald’s says that is not the case. And McDonald’s discontinued a related practice, barring workers from moving from one store inside the company to another, in 2017.
FactCheck.org says: Much of the evidence suggests schools can be reopened relatively safely, but there have been outbreaks linked to schools.
FactCheck.org says: Cuomo pointed to a study that suggested government officials could have better mitigated the spread of the coronavirus in New York City, but it didn’t say they could have stopped it.
FactCheck.org says: Experts say there is no evidence that Black Lives Matter protests or Mexicans have caused the spike in coronavirus cases in pockets of the U.S., contradicting President Donald Trump’s assertions.
FactCheck.org says: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission issued a record fine against the company, but waited for federal investigators to issue a report, which occurred after Hickenlooper left office.
FactCheck.org says: Biden has said, "I do not support defunding police." He said police could lose some federal aid if they refuse to implement “meaningful reforms,” or receive more money to implement changes.
FactCheck.org says: Biden opposes federal funding going to "for-profit charter schools," but schools managed by for-profit companies make up only a fraction of charter schools.
FactCheck.org says: The largest increase in basic military pay under Trump was 3.1%. Since 2002, there have been larger increases in seven of the last 19 years, including 5% in 2002 and 4.1% in 2003.
FactCheck.org says: Congress is considering another economic package, but a new round of support has not been passed.
FactCheck.org says: The photo was taken at the National Institutes of Health campus in Maryland—and Melinda Gates is not in the picture.
FactCheck.org says: The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force recommends closing for-profit detention centers, and Biden has called for ending “prolonged detention” -- but not abolish all detentions.
FactCheck.org says: Individual reporting of H1N1 cases was halted after a few months, but some testing did continue. Unlike with COVID-19, testing for H1N1, which is far less deadly, did not play much of a role in controlling viral spread.
FactCheck.org says: Data from three sources show that, as of July 14, the total number, and seven-day average, of daily deaths from COVID-19 had declined between threefold and fourfold from its peak more than two months ago.
FactCheck.org says: There is no evidence DeVos made that comment.
FactCheck.org says: HHS Secretary Azar told reporters on Feb. 7 that the travel restrictions "were the uniform recommendations of the career public health officials here at HHS.”
FactCheck.org says: A video labeled "Registered Republican Not Allowed to Vote!" suggests that Republicans were kept from voting in Louisiana's closed primary. The person featured in the video was actually registered as a Democrat.
FactCheck.org says: That was the case for 82 districts in late March, but by late April, 56% were doing so. In late May, the figure was 67%.