“Joe Biden’s great-grandfather Joseph J. Biden was a slave-owner and fought” for the Confederacy.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: We found no evidence to back either part of the claim.
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“Kill a White on Sight” appears on Black Lives Matter/Antifa flyers.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Black Lives Matters denies it produced flyers that are depicted on Facebook and reportedly were found in Scotland.
“Says a bill he sponsored would have made “it easier to get rid of bad cops”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Someone took a post from a person named Serena Williams and manipulated the image slightly to make it appear as though it came from the tennis superstar of the same name.
“Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Apple and Google have teamed up to create a system that notifies cellphone users when they’ve been exposed to a COVID-19 patient. iPhone and Android users must opt in to the feature.
“North Carolina is one of four states" that hasn't opened gyms.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: He's correct, though in other states, government leaders are opening gyms in some counties but not others.
“Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Nothing in her voting record, which tracks closely with the Republican repeal-and-replace philosophy, supports this claim.
“OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: OSHA recommends that masks be worn to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Masks aren’t a cure to prevent spread of COVID-19, experts say. But they are an effective tool in slowing transmission.
“Says a Craigslist ad was soliciting “anti-Trump” protesters in Phoenix.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Old photo of Craigslist Phoenix advertisement swaps out “Pro-Trump” for “Anti-Trump.”
“As of June 23, the COVID-19 death rate is “way down.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The number of coronavirus deaths has remained substantial, at a bit below 600 per day by mid-to-late June, but that’s more than two-thirds lower than the peak of about 2,000 daily deaths in late April.
“COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Testing has increased nationally, but epidemiologists say that if this were the only reason that new cases were rising, the percentage of positive tests should be dropping or at least remaining about the same. It's not.
“Police officer is “the occupation with the highest suicide rate of any profession.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Data is limited, but what is available does not indicate police officers have the highest rate of suicide out of all professions or industries.
“Says America’s most violent cities are that way because of their Democratic politics”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Yes, cities are generally more violent, and they skew Democratic, but that’s correlation -- not causation.
“Says President Trump said coronavirus testing makes the U.S. look bad, "so I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down.’”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: The attack ad in question lays out these quotes in chronological order in a way that is fair to the context where Trump used them.
“Ahead of tomorrow’s primary in Kentucky, many polling locations have been closed -- with only one polling location in Jefferson County (the county with the largest Black population in the state). This is voter suppression.”
PolitiFact rated this: Not the whole story
PolitiFact says: The number of in-person polling places was cut significantly, leaving just one in-person location in Jefferson County. But mail balloting and early voting were expanded significantly.
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “It’s vital that Governors maintain restrictions on businesses until after the November Elections because economic recovery will help Trump be re-elected. A few business closures or job losses is a small price to pay to be free from his presidency. #KeepUsClosed.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Aunt Jemima was photographed chained to a table.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The image is of an artist self-portrait photo published in 2008, not a photo of a an Aunt Jemima model decades earlier.
“Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: This post leaves out key context for how much these countries differ when it comes to gun ownership and homicide rates from gun violence.
“Here are pictures from Trump’s Tulsa rally!!!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Images of crowds and crowded arenas were taken "today in Tulsa Oklahoma”
PolitiFact rated this: False