“New York “is trying to pass a bill that would allow them to round up non mask wearers and people who don’t want to take the vaccine into concentration camps. Then with a court order they can force vaccinate you.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Neither the Constitution nor any law gives the vice president the power to reject electoral college results from particular states.
“After a “major water main break,” Georgia election workers counted “18,000 ballots, all for Biden” that they pulled from suitcases and with no election observers present.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher is correct about Congress's limited role Jan. 6. Congress or the vice president don’t have the power to substitute their preference or judgment for the electors states have appointed.
“Photo shows “people coming from California to Washington DC” to protest election results.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A registered nurse in Nashville, Tenn., developed Bell’s Palsy after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Tennessee Department of Health has no record of any licensed nurses who go by the name given in a viral video. There is no evidence of a direct link between the coronavirus vaccine and Bell's Palsy.
“Cornell University professor Robert Oswald said “COVID-19 was imaginary and fictitious.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: COVID-19 is not a hoax. The virus has killed more than 332,000 Americans.
“News outlets reported that the Nashville bomber died of COVID-19.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The screengrab of a doctored CNN chyron containing this claim comes from a satirical news website.
“The Christmas Day explosion in Nashville, Tenn., was the result of a “missile strike.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Law enforcement officials have said a man named Anthony Warner was responsible for the bombing and died in the blast. The bomb was located in a recreational vehicle.
“The Nashville bombing was an attempt to stop an AT&T audit into Dominion software to cover up the corruption of the election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Both companies have denied the posts’ claims, saying that there was no such audit and that Dominion’s machines were not recently transported to Nashville, Tenn.
“Says a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The journal article in question found people with symptoms were more contagious than those without, but asymptomatic people did transmit the virus.
“Says “Dr. Fauci lied about masks in March.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: In the early days of the pandemic, every US agency dismissed the protective gains of masks, and urged people to avoid using the limited supply of high-quality masks needed by health care workers.
“HIDDEN in the 5,893 page bill that @realDonaldTrump is anticipated to VETO is a provision that says: "Nullifies the President's use of the Insurrection Act.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The defense legislation is separate from the COVID-19 relief bill, which does not mention the Insurrection Act.
“‘Simple math’ shows Biden claims 13 million more votes than there were eligible voters who voted in 2020 election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Federal security officials have said there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the Nov. 3 election.
“CDC COVID-19 survival rates” are 99.997% for people ages 0 to 19, 99.98% for people ages 20 to 49, 99.5% for people ages 50 to 69, and 94.6% for people over 70.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says COVID-19 relief bill “provides more funding to foreign governments and to American arts centers, than to the American people.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The post conflates provisions of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill with provisions of a separate, $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill. Both were part of a broader $2.3 trillion package approved by Congress.
“Chief Justice John Roberts visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
“Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The video omits important context: the nurse has a medical history of becoming dizzy even after minimal pain.
“21% of people are having serious adverse events from (the Moderna) vaccine.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The actual number is .5% had serious adverse events, basically the same for the placebo group.