“NASA stopped exploring the ocean.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The space agency is studying oceans in the ocean depths and from space.
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“President Joe Biden said, “To the Ukrainian people, I say to them all, you might you might they they might be able to make right and they’re not able to.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The United States of America “no longer exists” because President Joe Biden “signed away our sovereignty as a nation.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Biden signed the Declaration of North America after meeting with leaders from Mexico and Canada. The document contains a list of broad commitments. It's not legally binding and has no bearing on U.S. sovereignty.
“This photo shows former President Donald Trump “last week.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Scientists rebut that there has been any such breakthrough. Experts say that while minerals within rocks can conduct electricity, rocks cannot store it or function as batteries on their own.
“Hospital photo of Damar Hamlin proves “he’s a corpse.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Joe Biden as vice president didn't "have the right to declassify" documents.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: An executive order signed by former President Barack Obama authorizes the vice president to classify and declassify documents.
“People not vaccinated against COVID-19 “came out the best.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Data has consistently shown that unvaccinated people are at greater risk than vaccinated people of getting infected by COVID-19 and dying from it. Infection alone provides only limited protection.
“President Joe Biden signed an executive order “making health insurance free for qualifying Americans.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Scientists warn eggs are causing thousands of people to ‘suddenly’ form blood clots.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The average American has anywhere from 5 to 15 pounds” of stool stuck in their gut.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Doctors said that it’s impossible to eliminate all waste from the gut, because it is always being formed — but that doesn’t mean there are 5 to 15 pounds of stool “stuck” in your gut.
“The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Experts widely agree that the sinking of the Titanic was an accident. High speeds, a fatal wrong turn, weather conditions, a dismissed iceberg warning and lack of binoculars and lifeboats all contributed to the tragedy.
“The World Health Organization has been working since 1974 on vaccines to create permanent sterility.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A World Health Organization task force created in the 1970s helped develop a vaccine designed to temporarily prevent the production of a hormone that supports a pregnancy. The vaccine was not made for sterilization.
“Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The 18 million figure accurately represents traditional unemployment insurance recipients plus those who benefited from temporary programs during the coronavirus pandemic. But the two aren't precisely comparable.
“Andrew Tate officially gets sentenced to 15 years in prison! (Found guilty).”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Aretha Franklin’s 1968 song ‘A Natural Woman’ deemed ‘offensive’ by trans community.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Chickens aren’t laying eggs because RNA is being added to commercial chicken feed.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: RNA is a naturally occurring nucleic acid present in all living cells. There is no evidence that a synthetic version of it is being added to commercial chicken feed.
“In California, there were “10 million mail ballots unaccounted for” in the November midterm election.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The California Secretary of State’s office and election experts said the 10 million ballots are simply ones that were not used or returned by voters. They do not consider the ballots to be unaccounted for or missing.
“Magic Johnson tested positive for HIV "because Fauci’s gain of function study used a contaminated Hepatitis B vaccine.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that National Basketball Association players took part in a Hepatitis B vaccine program, as this post claims. Magic Johnson announced in 1991 that he had contracted HIV through unprotected sex.
“Putin destroys adrenochrome lab in Ukraine.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire