“Bill Gates arrest warrant issued in Philippines for ‘premeditated murder’ linked to vaccine roll out.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“Bill Gates claims to be a “valid representative of the pharmaceutical industry” because he “read a lot of books about that topic.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Evidence rebuts Tucker Carlson’s claim that Capitol Police officers acted as “tour guides” for “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley during the Capitol attack.
“Crowd erupts as Chip Roy grills Kamala Harris as she lies in Congress” in video.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Elon Musk banned U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Twitter.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Elon Musk to acquire Facebook soon.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Adams has proposed banning chocolate milk during his career, and he suggested in a 2022 press conference that he would consider pursuing it in the future, even though he hasn't taken tangible steps yet.
“President Joe Biden is “in Gitmo.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Having inactive voters on the voter rolls is common nationwide and does not signal that an election was not fair. Election officials must take steps to remove inactive voters as outlined in federal law.
“The January 6 committee disbanded immediately after the new footage was released.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The United Kingdom’s “Parliament closed its borders to prevent Harry and Meg from flying to the UK in order to protect the king.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“The White House Visitor Center is displaying a photo of a fake President Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cry at a committee hearing.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows Elon Musk endorsing “an anti-aging remedy.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Vladimir Putin “orders destruction of all COVID-19 vaccines in Russia.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Multiple analyses show that people with bachelor’s degrees stand to earn more than $1 million in added income over a lifetime compared with people who lack them.
“We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: After years of legal challenges, Trump enacted a policy banning transgender people from joining the military but allowing current members to continue serving if they met certain criteria. Joe Biden rescinded the policy.
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The moon is a habitable place”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Available research suggests the moon is uninhabitable. Habitable planets generally require liquid water and a breathable atmosphere. The moon has neither.
“Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants America’s “sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not say this. Zelenskyy predicted that if Ukraine loses the war, Russia will then invade a country that’s a NATO member, forcing the U.S. to defend its allies.