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PolitiFact says: Finchem was on a list in Arizona to automatically get a mail ballot for every election starting in 2008. He submitted paperwork to drop off that list in April. He voted by mail 28 times.
PolitiFact says: National data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show an estimated 107,622 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021, a 15% increase over what was already a record-setting year in 2020.
PolitiFact says: The White House is comparing less than two years under Biden to either four- or eight-year terms for his predecessors. Economists say this puts Biden at an advantage.
PolitiFact says: When Van was asked whether laws should allow people to get abortions if they were victims of rape or incest, he suggested that society should not view a pregnancy or birth resulting from rape or incest as "inconvenient."
PolitiFact says: Laxalt supports letting states decide what restrictions to put on abortions. We found no examples of Laxalt stating support for laws banning abortions with no exceptions.
PolitiFact says: On one occasion, Ryan said he’d “absolutely” consider banning fracking on federal lands. But his full record shows his focus has been on leveraging natural gas as a transitional fuel, while easing environmental risks.
PolitiFact says: Presidential papers often are taken to large, repurposed facilities, where they remain for years to allow for sorting and cataloging. Bush's paper sorting was done with the full participation of the National Archives.
PolitiFact says: Marchant lost his 2020 race for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District to the Democratic incumbent. Federal and state officials, including Republicans, rejected Trump’s allegations of a rigged or stolen election.
PolitiFact says: U.S.-Russian nuclear tensions are unusually high, though maybe not unprecedentedly so. Tactical nuclear detonations by Russia are more plausible now than in recent history, though a literal "Armageddon" is hardly assured
PolitiFact says: Ryan supported student debt relief bills in 2020. He opposed President Biden's student debt relief plan in August, but has not ruled out all student debt relief.
PolitiFact says: Demings supported a bill that would have allowed students nationwide to compete on sports teams based on their gender identity rather than their sex assigned at birth. The bill did not address school curriculum.