Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Trump’s order only restricted U.S. investment in certain Chinese companies. It did not prohibit goods from China or other countries being brought to the U.S.
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: They are using generators, but the generators will use a vegetable oil based fuel.
Ben Wikler, Chair Democratic Party of Wisconsin
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Only vaccines that have been approved by the FDA — a more rigorous process than emergency use authorization — can be advertised on TV. Pfizer says it does plan to market its approved vaccine under the name Comirnaty.
Jim Banks, U.S. Representative
PolitiFact rated this: False
Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator, R-Ark.
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Arkansas’ newly drawn congressional map reduces the number of split counties in Arkansas, but one of the counties it does split, for the first time, is a doozy: Pulaski County, the most populous and diverse in the state.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Political organization
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
Steve Chabot, Republican Representative from Ohio
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The federal government has not yet taken any action against anyone. The concerns about the use of the Patriot Act are hypothetical.
Joe Biden, president
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The raw numbers support Biden’s claim of record job gains on his watch, but the talking point glosses over the reality that the U.S. economy remains about 5 million jobs under its pre-pandemic peak.
Joe Biden, President
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The figures come from a study by a liberal group, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. A nonpartisan group, the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, supports the broad conclusions of the study.
Carrie Madej, Doctor
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that the three vaccines used in the U.S. contain technology to permanently alter human beings.
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
One Nation, political group
PolitiFact rated this: Cost is in flux
PolitiFact says: A House memo outlined tax increases, but they were largely for wealthy individuals and corporations. These tax increases are not final since the legislation is still being negotiated.
Heritage Action, group
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The legislation includes a provision to require all states to adopt automatic voter registration of eligible citizens, which many states already use.
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: False
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The shipping pileup at California’s ports is part of a worldwide supply chain crisis exacerbated by the pandemic and a lack of supplies, equipment and workers, not the state’s rules and regulations on trucking
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The study found high rates of infection in communities with high rates of vaccination. It concluded that prevention measures such as handwashing, safe distancing and testing should be employed along with vaccinations.
Gateway Pundit, website
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The Gateway Pundit used a study of low-income voters to falsely claim that Democrats used low-income voters to steal the election. The article conflated voter outreach with voter fraud without evidence.