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PolitiFact says: The figures cite a solid source for government spending on childcare. But other figures from the same source show a smaller discrepancy among the countries listed.
PolitiFact says: Blood clots and heart problems linked to the COVID-19 vaccines are rare, but the virus itself continues to cause deaths and hospitalizations.
PolitiFact says: VAERS is an unreliable source, and the agencies that run it say its reports cannot be used on their own to establish whether a vaccine caused any adverse event.
PolitiFact says: Manchin is broadly right to note that the U.S. has decreased its reliance on coal for generating electricity over the past decade, although he incorrectly labeled the units of measurement.
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that only those who are fully vaccinated should fear the omicron variant. Studies show that the available vaccines are safe and effective at preventing severe COVID-19, hospitalization and death.
PolitiFact says: Klobuchar cited independent research that documents roughly that many exceptions, but many are relatively narrow, and most were done in a way that wouldn't work for the voting rights legislation she wants a carve-out for
PolitiFact says: The national average price for gasoline when Trump left the White House was $2.38, or about 28% higher than what he said it was.
PolitiFact says: Kamala Harris didn’t call unvaccinated Americans “dirty Trump people” in a recent phone call.. Her spokesperson called the claim a fabrication and said the vice president didn’t participate in any such call.
PolitiFact says: The standard metric used for this purpose — per capita, inflation-adjusted personal disposable income — has risen steadily since before the pandemic hit.
PolitiFact says: An image of a Donald Trump Christmas card that’s being shared across social media is not Trump’s official card. The image of Trump on the card has been doctored to mock him.
PolitiFact says: Scott cited information from Virginia Dept. of Education as evidence that it is teaching critical race theory, but the documents he referenced were suggested reading and training material for educators, not students.
PolitiFact says: In September, the last month for which data was available, immigration officials recorded 192,001 encounters at the border, including 102,673 expulsions. No policies have changed since then to make crossing easier.
PolitiFact says: The column itself attacks anti-vaccine activists and states that the vaccines do not alter DNA.
PolitiFact says: The federal government is not nationalizing the child care industry, will not own the facilities and will not hire the staff.
PolitiFact says: A South Africa doctor credited as being among the first to detect the variant has described its symptoms as mild. Heart complications are not a “listed” symptom of omicron.
PolitiFact says: President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline, which was not in operation, did not cause the recent increases in U.S. gasoline prices.
PolitiFact says: Biden was citing a real statistic, but he described it incorrectly, in a way that exaggerated the scale of the economic gains.