“Video shows Attorney General Merrick Garland saying, “Wait for revenge.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“Kari Lake’s lawsuit “exposes Arizona used no signature verification.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Lake’s lawsuit does not say that Arizona did not verify signatures on mail ballots -- it alleges Maricopa County mishandled the process. A judge has not ruled on allegations. Maricopa has defended its process.
“For the last several months, wages have gone up more than prices have gone up.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: While inflation remains high by historical standards, from July through November 2022, monthly wage increases did exceed monthly inflation increases.
“Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: The White House called the $36 billion “the largest ever award of federal financial support for worker and retiree pension security.”
“The war in Ukraine is “all over.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“This video shows Chuck Grassley demanding Joe Biden’s “resignation.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Early vote counts after the polls closed in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff are evidence of election fraud.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The Commonwealth Fund, a respected source of data on health care research, found in 2022 that 43% percent of working-age adults ages 19 to 64 were uninsured or inadequately insured. That adds up to 85 million adults.
“Elon Musk tweeted, “The Democrats paid the CEO Jack Dorsey of Twitter millions of dollars to block and delete people’s pages during the 2020 election.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Fluctuating vote count in Fox News coverage of the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff is evidence of voter fraud.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“JAG charges Nancy Pelosi with treason and seditious conspiracy.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Katie Hobbs signing Arizona’s election certification was “unconstitutional.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla resigned, saying mRNA vaccines are “not safe.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Rod Stewart’s son “was rushed to the hospital … with a suspected heart attack” because of a COVID-19 vaccine.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Video shows former President Donald Trump saying he “just can’t be upset” with Kanye West.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Drone footage confirms Jeffrey Epstein is alive.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Fluctuating Georgia U.S. Senate runoff vote count is evidence of election fraud.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Holiday heart syndrome” is a cover for deaths caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
“In the first three quarters of 2022, “the railroad industry made $21 billion in profits, provided $25 billion in stock buybacks and dividends” and CEOs are paid up to $20 million a year, while railroad workers have "zero guaranteed sick leave.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: In the first nine months of 2022, the nation’s seven major railroad companies earned $21 billion in profits. The vast majority of the seven major railroads’ employees don’t have paid sick days.