“Michael Jordan rejects $400 million Disney offer, stating, ‘I do not collaborate with companies aligned with woke ideologies.’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Police found human remains and evidence of cannibalism” at Oprah Winfrey’s home.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“President Joe Biden walked “onto an empty airplane for no reason.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Scientists at Exeter University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Moses might have looked.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Donald Trump “intends to cut” Medicare.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Former President Donald Trump has said repeatedly during the 2024 presidential campaign that he will not cut Medicare. However, he previously proposed cuts to Medicare when he was president.
“During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order May 28, 2020, calling up the Minnesota National Guard to respond to riots.
“Kamala Harris “supports mandatory gun confiscation.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: In 2019, Kamala Harris said, "I support a mandatory gun buyback program" for assault weapons. But that's not all guns, and it's not her current view.
“Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Since President Joe Biden took office Jan. 20, 2021, wage growth has trailed the rate of inflation. However, Biden said "incomes," which are defined differently from wages, and for that, the data backs him up.
“Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The crime rate spiked in 2020, Trump's last year in office, but it was still slightly lower than it was during the final year of his predecessor's tenure.
“Elon Musk backs Caitlin Clark, offers $10 million endorsement.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN. … Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Kamala Harris’ birth certificate, issued in 1964, does not describe her race. Throughout her public life, Kamala Harris has identified herself as a Black woman who grew up in a multicultural home.
“Photo shows Israeli swimmers protesting Olympic rules by spelling out “bring them home.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Simone Biles “announces retirement” and “reveals she is ‘expecting a baby.’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The flag includes a star and blue coloring, as does Somalia’s national flag, but Somalia’s flag was not an inspiration, said a Minnesota man whose flag concept inspired the final design.
“Video shows a “strong tornado in Atlanta.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Netflix loses 6 million subscribers within hours of donation announcement.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Switzerland “no longer recognizes Islam as an official religion.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Biden Executive Order 14019 “requires our taxpayer-funded federal agencies to violate the Hatch Act and engage in illegal vote harvesting.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Executive Order 14019 states that when agencies carry out the order, all applicable laws must be followed. The order does not command federal agencies to collect ballots.
“Kamala just launched her presidential campaign on RuPaul's Drag Race.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Several news outlets reported Vice President Kamala Harris’ appearance on "RuPaul’s Drag Race" was recorded weeks before she announced she was running for president. Harris launched her campaign in Delaware.
“Samsung drops out of $1 billion advertising campaign with Olympics.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: An International Olympic Committee spokesperson told PolitiFact Samsung has not withdrawn its sponsorship. Samsung has continued to share posts and articles about the 2024 Paris Olympics.