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PolitiFact

PolitiFact is a United States fact-checking site run by the Poynter Institute. It rates claims by politicians and viral posts on its Truth-O-Meter, from True to Pants on Fire.

Rick Scott, Senator

“Says his plan, which called for “all Americans” to “pay some income tax to have skin in the game,” wasn’t a proposal to increase taxes for some Americans.”

PolitiFact rated this: Plan lacks sufficient detail

PolitiFact says: Scott’s spokesperson said the senator was not proposing a tax increase but was mum on what he was proposing. Experts said that with the limited information provided, it wasn’t clear what else Scott could have meant.

Checked by PolitiFact24 Feb 2022United StatesHealth
Social media posts

“Changing public health recommendations and scientific findings is proof that lawmakers and public health officials have been lying about the pandemic.”

PolitiFact rated this: Misunderstanding of scientific process

PolitiFact says: This narrative overlooks the challenges of a rapidly-evolving global virus and reflects a widespread misunderstanding of how the scientific process works, science historians and researchers told us.