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PolitiFact is a United States fact-checking site run by the Poynter Institute. It rates claims by politicians and viral posts on its Truth-O-Meter, from True to Pants on Fire.

Checked by PolitiFact11 Dec 2020United States
Jon Ossoff, Democratic candidate for 2020 special election for Georgia U.S. Senate seat

“Says David Perdue “hasn't held a single public town hall meeting in six years” and “sells four meetings a year and a retreat on a private island for a $7,500 corporate PAC check.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: We found no evidence that Perdue has held open town halls during his nearly six years in the Senate.He does offer meetings with political action committees that make annual donations to his campaign.

Checked by PolitiFact10 Dec 2020United StatesHealth
Social media posts

“40 years of research, and no vaccine for HIV. At least 100 years of research and no vaccine for cancer. Ongoing research and no vaccine for the common cold. Now in less than a year, there's a vaccine for COVID-19?”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The facts show that what accounts for the disparity is not undue haste with the COVID-19 vaccine, but rather important differences between the illnesses highlighted in the post, and a new approach to vaccine development.