“Entire port in Delaware on lockdown? 60 plus kids in shipping containers.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“I saved the U.S. auto industry, brought many plants to Michigan and got Japan to announce five new car companies will come to Michigan.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Bush and Obama rescued the auto industry and it was growing steadily when Trump took office. Only one new plant is slated for Michigan.
“Joe Biden and Gretchen Whitmer were maskless at the Detroit Athletic Club “while OUR children are being mandated to wear a mask while playing outdoor sports.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The headline shown here was manipulated — no such story was published by Fox Business. And family members confirm no one in the ownership group took their own life.
“NIKE has stated, ‘We’re a $76 billion dollar company that can afford to let go of all ‘Make America Great Again’ customers.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Not one politician has died from the virus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Olive Garden employees are allowed to wear Black Lives Matter masks “but NOT the American flag.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Pallet Company in Oregon City confirmed Antifa arsonist on camera. Douglas County Sheriff has 6 ANTIFA arsonists in custody.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has debunked a viral rumor that it arrested six antifa activists in connection with fires in the area.
“Photo shows “‘kids in cages’ taken in 2014 under the Obama admin.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Joe Biden “will destroy your protections for pre-existing conditions.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Biden wants to protect the Affordable Care Act, the health care law signed by President Barack Obama that created protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
“The “U.S. trade deficit is at an all-time high under Trump in the last three years.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The trade deficit in goods was higher under Trump in 2018 and 2019 than during any previous year, though that was not the case in 2017. However, this ignores the substantial trade surplus in services.
“There was tremendous cheating in New York”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence of "tremendous cheating" in New York during the 2016 general election.
“$400,000 ... is more money than I’ve ever made” in a year.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The Bidens’ adjusted gross income was below $400,000 a year for most of Joe Biden’s career when he was in public service but after he left the vice presidency, it soared into the millions.
“Countries were exporting COVID-19 “diagnostic test instruments” in 2018.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Some equipment now used for COVID-19 testing existed prior to 2019 and was marked as being available before that year. But COVID-19 tests did not exist in 2018.
“Election officials are “sending 80 million ballots all over the country. Eighty million ballots, non-requested. I call them ‘unsolicited ballots.’”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The New York Times predicted in August that roughly 80 million voters will cast ballots by mail for the Nov. 3 election. But Trump misleads by calling them all "unsolicited."
“Military COVID infected: 118,984. Military COVID deaths: 6,114.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Joe Biden’s campaign said he referred incorrectly to “military” when he meant to say “Michigan” in discussing the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths.
“Most of the wildfires on the West Coast are “all being started by antifa.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A combination of drought, historic heat, lightning storms and heavy winds are thought to have contributed to more than 90 wildfires that have burned thousands of square miles across the West Coast.
“Says President Trump posted a combative tweet to EA Sports about Colin Kaepernick.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: In a tossup Pennsylvania House race, Democrat Eugene DePasquale does not support socialized medicine, the Green New Deal or defunding the police.
“More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The post twists two news stories, but neither one showed hundreds of thousands of ballots sent to dead people and pets.