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FactCheck.org says: Donations through BlackLivesMatter.com go to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. The funds first pass through a nonprofit that sponsors the group.
FactCheck.org says: False claims that nearly everyone involved in George Floyd’s death — including Floyd — are “crisis actors” have spread widely online. But the pictures that supposedly prove this theory actually show unrelated people.
FactCheck.org says: Biden has said categorically and repeatedly that he opposes defunding the police, a cause espoused by some of those protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody.
FactCheck.org says: The Colorado bill adds new requirements to opt out of vaccinations for schoolchildren, but does offer medical and nonmedical exemptions for religious or personal beliefs.
FactCheck.org says: The WHO has said that “asymptomatic people can transmit COVID-19, but that we need more research to establish the extent of asymptomatic transmission.”
FactCheck.org says: The U.S. murder rate was lower in 2014, and the violent crime rate overall has been lower in several past years, with the lowest levels decades ago, according to FBI data.
FactCheck.org says: Biden’s campaign has said he would not completely ban fossil fuels, specifically fracking, as the ad appears to show him saying.
FactCheck.org says: You don’t have to look very far from the Mexican city to find a place with a much higher infection rate: the city of San Diego, California, right across the border.
FactCheck.org says: China didn't stop the coronavirus from going to Beijing. There have been 594 cases and nine deaths in Beijing, as of June 9.
FactCheck.org says: The pathologist referenced, Michael Baden, does have connections to all four of those cases—but he only conducted an autopsy on George Floyd.
FactCheck.org says: Barr is contradicted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the Department of Justice.
FactCheck.org says: Some scientists have hypothesized vitamin D might be helpful, but there is no direct evidence that vitamin D can prevent COVID-19 or lessen disease severity. Nevertheless, it should be part of a healthy lifestyle.
FactCheck.org says: The claim “[v]accines are in direct violation of The Nuremberg Code” is circulating. But the Nuremberg Code addresses the treatment of human subjects in medical experiments, not the use of approved vaccines on patients.
FactCheck.org says: Clips of President Donald Trump pretending to choke, saying “I can’t breathe” have been suggesting that he mocked George Floyd. The videos pre-date Floyd’s death and show Trump mocking his political rivals — not Floyd.
FactCheck.org says: Dr. Anthony Fauci has said distribution and administration of a vaccine would only occur if the clinical trial shows that “in fact it is effective” and safe.
FactCheck.org says: The LEGO Group temporarily stopped some marketing—not sales—of law-enforcement themed toy sets.
FactCheck.org says: There is no evidence of staging bricks for protests, and in many cases the bricks had been delivered for construction projects or had been at the sites for some time.
FactCheck.org says: While the unemployment rates declined from April to May for whites (14.2% to 12.4%) and Hispanics (18.9% to 17.6%), the jobless rates ticked up slightly for blacks (16.7% to 16.8%) and Asians (14.5% to 15%).