“According to a recent CDC report, "almost everyone — 85% — who got the coronavirus in July was wearing a mask, and they were infected anyway. So clearly (wearing a mask) doesn’t work the way they tell us it works.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: A state report put the number of pills flowing into West Virginia at more than 780 million. Using 2010 Census data, that works out to 421 pills for every resident of West Virginia.
“No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Says Amy Coney Barrett said "calling a Black employee the N-word does not make for a hostile work environment.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Says Joe Biden is a socialist.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Biden has not advocated nationalizing industries, a key principle of socialism.
“West Virginia has one of the greatest percentages of veterans in any state.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: The most recent data available, from 2018, shows that 7.98% of West Virginians are veterans, ranking it seventh among the 50 states.
“Says Democratic senators were missing “masks” as they huddled close together at the Judiciary Committee hearing for Amy Coney Barrett.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The photo wasn’t taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s from September 2018.
“Says Doug Jones "has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions" and "supports abortion up until birth.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Jones has not voted for federal funding of “late-term abortions.” He supports laws that allow abortions beyond a certain number of weeks in order to protect the health of the mother.
“Says Joe Biden and Barack Obama “directly participated in a plot to have #SealTeam6 MURDERED, then arranged a massive cash deal as part of a cover up.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that the Obama administration was responsible for the deaths of 15 members of SEAL Team Six in a 2011 helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
“Says Joe Biden said, “You know, we have to come together. That’s why I’m running. I’m running as a proud Democrat for the Senate. So vote! Vote!”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Says Martha McSally “voted to take away money from Fort Huachuca to pay for the border wall.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Resolutions McSally voted on did not explicitly ask whether to divert money from Fort Huachuca to construction of a border wall; but allowing Trump’s declaration to persist did have that effect.
“With regard to hurricanes, the National Oceanic (and Atmospheric) Administration tells us that actually, as difficult as they are, there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Experts say we should not expect future hurricanes to follow the same pattern and climate change can lead to more intense hurricanes.
“Biden's plan is a 14% tax hike on middle class families.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Analyses by independent groups found a much smaller hit on middle-income Americans from Biden’s plan, coming entirely from the indirect effects of a corporate tax hike. And those may be canceled out by proposed cuts.
“CDC just cancelled Halloween for kids.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Donald Trump said he nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court because she “is much, much better looking than the women we have had.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Jeffrey Epstein found living in New Mexico!”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Kamala Harris said, “American churches are PROPAGANDA CENTERS for intolerant homophobic, xenophobic vitriol.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Amy Coney Barrett said that breastfeeding babies is child molestation.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There’s no evidence that Amy Coney Barrett made such a statement. The words appear to have originated from an anonymous post on Reddit.
“Senate Republicans' move to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in an election year is "not constitutional.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The reality is when you look at the Biden plan, it reads an awful lot like what President Trump and I and our task force have been doing every step of the way.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Public health experts pointed to significant philosophical differences in how the plans are put into action.