“An image of empty grocery store shelves shows the effect of President Joe Biden's “Build Back Better” plan.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The map, from MarineTraffic’s website, shows all the vessels transmitting their position. While some are sitting, the vast majority are in transit.
“Raising the debt limit is paying our old debts. It has nothing to do with new spending.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: New spending initiatives, such as the two bills Biden is currently backing in Congress, were not the immediate cause of the debt limit increase that Democrats in Congress enacted. But they aren’t entirely irrelevant.
“Says "the vast majority of the (refugees) coming into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs" and some have "no documentation at all.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“A photo shows paleontologists in Greece discovering the skeleton of a giant.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The text misquotes a section in a 2009 book. Most studies find that in less than two years, wind turbines produce more energy than it takes to build, run and decommission them.
“Instead of jabbing Americans ... with a dangerous shot which injects them with these spike proteins . . . guess what? I now have natural immunity and double the antibodies, and that's science.”
PolitiFact rated this: Vaccines safer route
PolitiFact says: The shots aren't dangerous. They are safe and effective.
“It's been confirmed that the Pfizer” COVID-19 “vaccine isn't guaranteed after six months.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Advocates have not promoted vaccines as guaranteed. A study found that the effectiveness of Pfizer’s vaccine in preventing infection decreased over time, but remained 90% effective in preventing hospitalization.
“Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The two women shown in the TikTok video were not shoppers, but were among a large group of anti-vaccine protesters in Paris who forced their way into a mall that required proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.
“Probably 60% or 70%” of West Virginia University students were already infected by the coronavirus before coming to campus this year.”
PolitiFact rated this: No one knows for sure
PolitiFact says: Estimating the percentage of college students who have previously been infected by the coronavirus basically boils down to a guess, since there is little comprehensive testing of who has antibodies to the virus.
“Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Garland's memo says spirited debate is protected. It calls for meetings to focus on acts that go over the line to become actual threats.
“The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“CDC numbers” show that among children, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have a death rate “174 times higher” than the COVID-19 death rate.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The CDC has not reported data for children showing a higher death rate from COVID-19 vaccines than from COVID-19. There is no clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have caused any deaths in the U.S., the CDC says.
“Facebook planted Frances Haugen as its own pretend whistleblower.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“In case you forgot. Two years ago today, we were experiencing the greatest economy in the history of the world.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Unemployment was near historical lows, but growth in gross domestic product was well below that of previous years, and other metrics such as wages and business investment were average or worse.
“Thirty years ago, the United States ranked sixth among advanced economies in the share of women in the workforce. You know where we are today? Twenty-three.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The United States used to rank near the top of industrialized nations in women's labor force participation rate, but in the past 30 years, many countries have leapfrogged the U.S.
“Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Democrats are considering a legislative proposal to tax methane emissions by oil and gas producers as a way of curbing climate change. However, the proposal does not apply to methane released by livestock operations.
“A person’s immune system “tanks” after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Medical experts said the blood test results in the video didn’t come close to showing an immune system that has crashed. This wasn’t observed in the COVID-19 vaccine trials where blood counts were obtained, experts said.
“Says President Joe Biden cut “$30 billion to Black colleges and universities.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The latest news reports indicate Biden’s proposed $45 billion for HBCUs could be reduced by Democrats to $2 billion. But even if the amount is reduced, it would be an increase, not a cut, in funding for HBCUs.
“There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The FDA approved the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine under the brand name Comirnaty. It's the same vaccine.