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PolitiFact says: By their voting records, Manchin and Sinema consistently vote with Democrats. But they have stymied efforts to pass a major reconciliation bill.
PolitiFact says: Trump supporters covered nearly all of the nearly $6 million cost to review the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County, Ariz. But taxpayers absorbed $3 million in related costs.
PolitiFact says: The $3 billion “tree equity” plan, part of a Democratic-backed $3.5 trillion spending bill, is not specifically race-based. It is aimed at low-income areas that have fewer trees.
PolitiFact says: The backdrop behind Biden as he was getting his booster shot wasn’t “created” for that event — it had been used five days earlier for a global coronavirus summit.
PolitiFact says: Arizona state officials certified the results of the presidential election on Nov. 30 showing that Joe Biden won Arizona. A GOP-led review of ballots in Maricopa County doesn’t change that fact.
PolitiFact says: The ad implies that the proposal would touch average people, when in fact, it applies to a thin sliver of top income earners with at least $10 million in IRAs.
PolitiFact says: In 2020, there were 365,348 reports of missing children made to law enforcement agencies that were recorded by the FBI’s National Crime Information Center. That’s down from 421,394 in 2019.
PolitiFact says: The images are real, but the truck in question was part of a pro-vaccination campaign by an advertising agency in Charlotte. No funeral home was involved.
PolitiFact says: The United States Supreme Court has not issued any ruling related to the COVID-19 vaccines or universal vaccinations, and there is currently no case on its docket involving challenges to vaccine mandates.
PolitiFact says: Arizona state Senate Republicans ordered a review of 2 million ballots in Maricopa County. The review found that Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in Maricopa County by about 45,000 votes.
PolitiFact says: The Atlanta NAACP president said his chapter has called for the carving to be removed or covered. He said the national NAACP wants Confederate symbols removed, but has not stated a position on the carving.
PolitiFact says: The federal income tax revenue that would be generated by removing the tax exemption for churches would not be enough to reduce income tax rates for individuals to 3%.
PolitiFact says: Verizon said a program it offers provided an opportunity for conversations about race and that it does not support defunding the police.
PolitiFact says: The national debt has grown over the decades through both Republican and Democratic actions, including rising by $7.8 trillion under Donald Trump.
PolitiFact says: The clips leave out the context of Biden’s remarks, which compared the U.S. interests in Haiti to those in other countries, such as Bosnia, in a discussion about causes for military intervention.
PolitiFact says: There have been budget fluctuations but funding for these services are higher than they were when Brown took office. Outdoor pools were closed over the summer.