“Image of people boarding up a window shows Michigan election officials are “preparing to steal this election”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This photo was taken in Tampa, Florida, in 2023, ahead of Hurricane Idalia.
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“Project 2025 wants to get rid of NOAA” and the National Weather Service.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Project 2025, the conservative policy blueprint for a Republican administration, said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration "should be broken up and downsized."
“Ryan Routh's Instagram bio says he is a "proud LGBTQ+ member”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact’s reporting does not support the authenticity of the account. Routh’s social media accounts on Facebook and X nor his self-published book mentioned LGBTQ+ identity.
“Even before the pandemic, (Donald Trump) lost manufacturing jobs, by most people’s estimates at least 200,000.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The prepandemic job losses were 48,000, about one-fourth of the figure Harris cited. The 200,000 figure is in the ballpark for the number of manufacturing job losses for Trump's whole tenure, including the pandemic.
“In South Philadelphia, people are “getting paid $700 a week to go to wherever Kamala’s campaign tells them to go to.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign confirmed to PolitiFact the claim is untrue. We found no legitimate news reports about the Harris-Walz campaign paying people to attend events.
“MAGA Republicans like Kari Lake support Project 2025, which would raise the retirement age for 73% of Arizonans.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake appeared in a 2023 promotional video for Project 2025, but that blueprint doesn't address raising the retirement age for Social Security.
“Donald Trump added more to the national debt than any other president, ever.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: There are two different ways of looking at it; in one, Trump is responsible for more debt, and in the other, he's not.
“Florida "put Tom Walz instead of Tim Walz" on its ballots.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Palm Beach County said some of its overseas electronic ballots sent Sept. 20 mistakenly listed "Tom Walz" instead of "Tim Walz." The typographical error was fixed the next day and limited to 257 voters.
“Jon Tester “supported slashing Social Security benefits”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Tester has made favorable comments about the Simpson-Bowles commission, but about its bipartisan structure, not its Social Security recommendations. Sheehy ignores Tester's stated policies and voting record.
“Profesores de la Universidad de Howard confirman: 'Kamala fue la peor estudiante de la historia'".”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: La afirmación se originó en páginas web de sátira. La publicación usa una foto de Bradford Grant, un profesor de arquitectura de la Universidad de Howard que se incorporó a la facultad en 2007.
“The last union member on a national ticket (was) Ronald Reagan.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Donald Trump was an active member of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists during both his 2016 and 2020 runs for president, though not his current candidacy.
“When Haitians go to school in Springfield, Ohio, they “take the place of our children in school” and “each one will have a private interpreter.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The school district hired about teachers who are certified to teach English as a second language and Haitian-Creole interpreters. But every students doesn't get a private interpreter.
“First lady Jill Biden led a Cabinet meeting for President Joe Biden and her signature appears on presidential stationery.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: First lady Jill Biden joined President Joe Biden at a Cabinet meeting to give an update on her women’s health initiative. Her signature was on a gift binder typically given to attendees of White House events.
“Sen. JD Vance admitted he has a ‘rent-a-dog’ from the Trump campaign to make him “seem like a dog person.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The full context of the video shows Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, telling Tucker Carlson about rumors that his dog was a campaign stunt. Vance said his family got him as a puppy from a breeder.
“Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Attorney General Merrick Garland said the federal investigation of Ryan Wesley Routh continues. He has ruled out no particular charges.
“Former President Donald Trump “started out with $400 million on a silver platter and then filed for bankruptcy six times.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Donald Trump received the present-day equivalent of $413 million from his father or his father’s estate over the course of his lifetime, but only a fraction was available to him when he "started out."
“Portugal lanza monedas de 7 euros para honrar al legendario futbolista Cristiano Ronaldo”.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Un portavoz de la Imprensa Nacional —Casa da Moeda de Portugal confirmó a PolitiFact que el país no lanzó una moneda de Cristiano Ronaldo. Las monedas de 7 euros no existen.
“Tim Sheehy told us his health care plan: ‘We need to return health care to pure privatization.’ That would eliminate Medicare.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy used the term "pure privatization" when discussing the U.S. health care system during an August 2023 event. However, he did not say he intended to eliminate Medicare.
“El gran respaldo de Taylor Swift" a Kamala Harris "le cuesta $125 millones en acuerdos de marca".”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Taylor Swift no perdió $125 millones en acuerdos con marcas al respaldar la campaña presidencial de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris. La declaración se originó en una página satírica.
“Rep. Ruben Gallego’s “first act in Congress was to propose legislation to BAN the use of the term ‘illegal alien.’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The CHANGE Act was the 118th bill, resolution or amendment Gallego co-sponsored, not the first.