PolitiFact
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.
“So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
PolitiFact says: He is an incumbent facing significant political challenges, most notably the coronavirus pandemic.
“Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.”
“Nancy Pelosi “wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas” and said, “They don’t even live here.”
“Our economy is in tatters, with Black, Latino, Asian American, and Native American communities bearing the brunt of it.”
PolitiFact says: Unemployment rates for whites are significantly lower during the pandemic than for the other groups Biden mentioned.
“Photos show former President Barack Obama acting inappropriately with a child.”
“Photos show Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer and Cory Booker violating COVID-19 safety precautions.”
“Says this photo shows Joe Biden kissing and biting a child on the cheek.”
PolitiFact says: The photo is authentic, but it shows Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, not Joe Biden.
“The Post Office advises never send cash in the mail. It’s not secure. Vote by mail?”
“This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.”
“Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it’s too dangerous to vote in-person.”
“Biden’s tax rate on a family making 75,000 dollars would go from 12% to 25%.”
“I asked (Joe Biden) to manage the Recovery Act, which jump started the longest stretch of job growth in history.”
PolitiFact says: The job growth streak began October 2010 and ran through February 2020, with the first decline happening in March 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic began to upend the economy.
“Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic lawmakers are “granting free tuition to illegal immigrants while closing Excelsior Scholarship applications to citizen students.”
PolitiFact says: Contrary to what Ortt said, the closure would have had an equal impact on both U.S. citizens and individuals here illegally.
“Says Joe Biden told Americans, ‘If you elect me, your taxes are going to be raised, not cut.”
“Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!”
PolitiFact says: A Justice Department review found the FBI had sufficient evidence to investigate Russian contacts with four Trump campaign associates. Multiple reports confirm that Obama did not initiate or attempt to influence the FBI.
“A coloring book that describes Joe Biden as “America’s Sexiest Moderate” is being marketed to children.”
“Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.”
PolitiFact says: It’s not governors but collegiate athletic conferences and universities themselves that are deciding whether their teams play football this fall.
“Goodyear Tires “announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS…This is what the Radical Left Democrats do.”
PolitiFact says: Goodyear has a policy that requires employees to refrain from political expression that falls "outside the scope of racial justice and equity issues." It includes both Republican and Democratic campaign messaging.
“In partnership with MIT, Bill Gates has developed a new technology that allows vaccines to be injected under your skin, along with your medical records.”
PolitiFact says: The MIT study began in July 2016 — more than three years before the first novel coronavirus cases emerged. There is no evidence that it has anything to do with monitoring Americans.