“Voting in California is “rigged.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa are listed twice on the ballot because two separate parties nominated them. Candidates and political parties in New York have operated under this system —…
“Overall, the inflation since President Trump” took office “has come down.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The most basic measure of year-over-year inflation has risen on President Donald Trump’s watch. After stripping out historically volatile food and energy prices, the inflation rate under Trump has declined modestly. Wag…
“An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Overall, the ad’s message aligns with most of Reagan’s remarks, which, over five minutes, expressed a dim view of tariffs. Reagan said he believed that in the long term, tariffs would lead to trade wars and hurt America…
“The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: In a briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s priorities for renovating parts of the White House campus. Leavitt responded that the ballroom is his top prior…
“Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: MSNBC footage circulating on social media is real and depicts Boston’s Oct. 18 "No Kings" rally. Similar aerial views of the protest aired Oct. 18 on four Boston-area television stations and one in New Hampshire.
“Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: At least two U.S. presidents — Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter — personally conducted negotiations that led to peace agreements between warring nations. Both negotiations resulted in Nobel Prizes for some of the par…
“As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The investigative media outlet ProPublica published documents that show three Trump administration Cabinet members signed mortgages classifying separate houses as their principal residences. But the documents required t…
“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Under federal law, vaccine manufacturers benefit from significant lawsuit protections, including being shielded against suits about design defects. These protections are paired with a fund that is empowered to make comp…
“Coca-Cola CEO drops bombshell ultimatum to NFL — pull Bad Bunny from Super Bowl halftime or lose our $100 (million) sponsorship!”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire!
“The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: A September 2023 FBI document said a special agent conducted a preliminary search of data records for phones associated with some lawmakers, related to investigating 2020 election interference. The document did not say …
“Portland is burning to the ground.”
PolitiFact rated this: False.
“If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid. The janitors never get paid.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“People with insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see a “75% increase in premiums starting Nov. 1” if enhanced subsidies are not extended, including “twice as much in the rural areas.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: An analysis by the health care think tank KFF found that the disappearance of enhanced subsidies would increase out-of-pocket health care costs for people insured by the Affordable Care Act by an average of 79%, which i…
“Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: During his second term, President Donald Trump has already eliminated grants, capped indirect research funding and reduced employment at agencies involved in medical research. He’s also proposed aggressive medical resea…
“Erika Kirk is banned from Romania because her Evangelical group was accused of trafficking children out of Romanian villages.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: By two measures — the inflation rate and the Federal Reserve’s target for "price stability" — the statement is inaccurate. The inflation rate is not zero; it’s currently at 2.9% year over year. That’s higher than the Fe…
“There's no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“There was not “a single, prominent conservative voice in the country that even remotely wanted or hoped or was pushing to get Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air.”
PolitiFact rated this: False