“Photo shows Chris Wallace and Jeffrey Epstein on Epstein’s private island.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“President Trump is in great danger. Evidence is mounting that he’s being deliberately killed at Walter Reed Military Hospital.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says Joe Biden tweeted, “I have consulted with Instagram’s CEO to take the page @electionleaks down. They have supposedly ‘video proof’ of me using a hidden earpiece in tonight’s debate. This is slander, and not true.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Two actions taken by Collins, both of which occurred before she married, were general and not targeted to help her future husband’s lobbying firm.
“Says Donald Trump boarded Marine One "with a portable oxygen concentrator in his pocket with the nasal cannula going up his back, hidden in his hair and tucked under his mask.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The source of the viral claim appears to be a now-suspended Twitter account. Other angles of Trump’s walk from the White House to Marine One don’t support the conspiracy theory.
“Says Donald Trump is not at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, “he is on AF1.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: It’s inaccurate to say that Trump is on Air Force One instead of staying at Walter Reed. Photo and video evidence place the president at the hospital.
“Says Joe Biden stays in his basement.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: In September, Biden held at least 14 campaign events outside his home, in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan and Minnesota.
“An episode of “The Simpsons” showed Donald Trump in a coffin.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: That image of Trump purportedly in a coffin in an episode of “The Simpsons has been circulating for years and has been debunked.
“Gas prices during the Obama-Biden administration were $5.49 a gallon.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: A photo shows real gas prices from May 7, 2012, during the Obama-Biden administration. The $5.49 per gallon price of gas appears to have been cherry-picked from a spike in the price of gas in summer 2012.
“Joe Biden’s eyes were black during the debate because he was wearing Mojo Vision lenses.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Last week Joe Biden flashed the ‘white power’ sign. President Trump condemned white supremacists yesterday. Why hasn't Joe Biden?”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden “left me 128 judges to fill. You just don’t do that.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Obama nominated many judges, but Republicans blocked their confirmations.
“Says Donald Trump’s reelection campaign emailed supporters to “donate to help him recover from” COVID-19.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The image in the tweet is fake.
“Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: During the debate, Biden said “nobody’s going to build another coal-fired plant in America” A Facebook post claims "No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!"
“Two “Doomsday Planes” took flight because of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“9,871,525 is the number of registered voters in AZ according to FB. AZ population is 7,270,000.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: As part of its 2020 voter information initiative, Facebook displays a tally of users around the country who’ve shared that they registered to vote. It isn’t state specific.
“A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: While unemployment was near historical lows under Trump, growth in GDP was well below what previous presidents achieved, and other metrics such as wages and business investment ranged from decent to mediocre.
“I don’t think there’s any doubt (Joe) Biden’s senile.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Senility is not a precise medical term, but is often used in place of the more precise and accepted medical term of “dementia.” Experts said Biden does not exhibit signs of dementia.
“Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True