“Says Donald Trump posted on Truth Social it “should be illegal” and is “election interference” for Barack Obama to criticize him.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Says former President Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232. States certified the results, and Congress accepted the results showing that Biden won.
“Vice President Kamala Harris' plan “will raise taxes for the typical American family by an estimated $3,000.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: One analysis found that if Harris were to allow all of Trump’s 2017 tax law to expire, taxpayers would have a tax hike of about $2,800. But that figure is irrelevant, because Harris would continue much of the law.
“The Sept. 10 presidential debate was edited to cut comments from Vice President Kamala Harris about “$6,400 relief checks.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “I hope that America obliterates Israel.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that former President Barack Obama “was ashamed at how much better of a golfer that I am.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire!
“Video shows former Vice President Mike Pence endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The video was edited in a misleading way. In the original video, Mike Pence said, "I could never vote for Kamala Harris as President of the United States, or Tim Walz as her running mate."
“Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: For both Black Americans overall and for Black men in particular, inflation-adjusted wages rose under President Donald Trump — but they rose about three times faster under President Joe Biden.
“2023 FEMA webinar shows the agency is prioritizing its relief efforts around LGBTQ+ people”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: FEMA does not distribute aid based on gender identity or sexual orientation. The 2023 webinar was a panel discussion on improving disaster preparedness in LGBTQ+ communities, not FEMA’s general disaster response.
“Kid Rock heads to North Carolina with Millions in supplies. Taylor Swift Nowhere to be Found.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Social media claims that Kid Rock donated millions in supplies to North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene victims, while Taylor Swift did nothing, originated on a self-described satirical website.
“Univision accidentally shows that Kamala Harris is reading from a teleprompter live on air.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A teleprompter with words on it was seen in a short video clip shared online, but the Univision moderator and news president said the words were in Spanish and meant for the moderator, not Kamala Harris.
“It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Gov. Cooper said Sept. 29 that 550 members of the state National Guard deployed, 24 shelters opened and more than 1,600 state transportation employees and contract crews were working to clear roads. FEMA also sent aid.
“North Carolina’s new voting rules in response to Hurricane Helene amount to “cheating” or “stealing.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The North Carolina General Assembly voted unanimously to change election rules to make in-person and mail voting easier in counties affected by Hurricane Helene.
“An image shows a child affected by recent hurricanes in the United States.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Arizona was safe” when she moved to the state in 1994, but has become “unsafe.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: In Arizona, both violent crime generally and murder specifically have declined by more than 40% since 1994.
“Breaking: Kansas City Chiefs refuse to host a Pride Night, ‘It’s woke agenda’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This claim originated on a satire site.
“Elon Musk Declares: ‘Pride flags should be banned from classrooms, forever!’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This claim originated on a satire website. There is no evidence Musk called for pride flags in classrooms to be banned.
“Hurricane Nadine was a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that struck Central America and the Bahamas in October 2024.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Image shows the projected trajectory for a Hurricane Nadine is “the same path as Helene.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Kari Lake "was willing to look at a mother and say, ‘I know your daughter was raped, but she does not have a right to an abortion.’ She was willing to say that just two years ago.”
PolitiFact rated this: Needs context
PolitiFact says: Gallego’s comments leave the impression that Lake said those words to the mother of a rape victim. She didn’t.