“Video shows Elon Musk saying Oreos are “satanic.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“Video shows President Joe Biden’s July 24 address is “either CGI or a mask.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Kamala Harris “supported abolishing ICE.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s function should be reexamined but she didn't say that the federal government should get rid of immigration enforcement entirely.
“Kamala Harris “wants to defund the police.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: In 2020, then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., called for "reimagining" public safety. But she didn’t explicitly call for shuttering police departments.
“Vice President Kamala Harris is “calling for an end to the child tax credit.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly expressed support for expanding the child tax credit, not ending it.
“Video shows “several masked men stormed a local voting station and stole the ballot boxes” in Venezuela’s 2024 election.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A viral social media video claiming to show men stealing ballot boxes is wrong. The men are carrying air conditioning window units, not boxes of ballots.
“100 million ballots (Democrats) prefilled now have the wrong name.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There are no official ballots for the general election yet. The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee will be determined in a virtual nominating process ahead of the Democratic National Convention in August.
“Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Crooks appeared briefly in a 2022 ad for BlackRock but was not paid. American Glass Research Inc. owns the building from which Crooks fired shots on the campaign rally for former President Donald Trump.
“ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas did not say the "government tried to kill former President Trump," as shortened social media videos claim.
“Bruce Willis murió, 23 de julio de 2024.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Una publicación en Facebook del 23 de julio dice que el actor Bruce Willis murió, pero eso es Falso.
“Imágenes muestran a la subdirectora del FBI Janeen DiGuiseppi sentada detrás del expresidente Donald Trump durante su intento de asesinato.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Un portavoz del FBI dijo que una mujer que aparece en publicaciones virales en redes sociales no es DiGuiseppi. Ella no asistió al mitin del expresidente Donald Trump en Butler, Pensilvania, según el FBI.
“Kamala Harris no es elegible para postularse para la presidencia. Ninguno de sus padres eran ciudadanos estadounidenses natos cuando ella nació".”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris nació en 1964 en Oakland, California. Según el Artículo II de la Constitución, sólo los ciudadanos nacidos en Estados Unidos pueden ser elegidos presidentes. Harris cumple ese requisito.
“Muere la madre de Michelle Obama, deja herencia a 'Mi hijo Michael'".”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: La madre de Michelle Obama, fallecida en mayo, no mencionó a su hija como mujer transgénero en su testamento. El origen de esta afirmación surgió de una página web que se autodenomina como sátira.
“Today, America has record energy production and we are energy independent.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: She's right about record-high energy production, and partially right about energy independence. The U.S. relies on foreign crude oil for a portion of its needs, and that means susceptibility to overseas events.
“Videos show Jill Biden alone in Paris and at White House with Joe Biden at the same time.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: A video shared on X doesn’t show first lady Jill Biden in Washington, D.C., and Paris at the same time. Biden was at the White House for President Joe Biden's primetime speech, then took a late-night plane to Paris.
“Financial advisory company Austin Private Wealth shorted 12 million shares of Trump Media July 12, the day before former President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Austin Private Wealth, an investment adviser, said the amount of shorted Trump Media shares reported in its July 12 filing was incorrect. The accurate holding amount was 1,200 shares, not 12 million.
“When asked if her plan would outlaw private health insurance for 180 million Americans, (Harris) replied, ‘Let's just eliminate all of it.’”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: She said it, ut Trump’s version of Harris’ comment ignores that the statement, "Let's eliminate all of that," referred to delays and paperwork from waiting for insurance company approval for treatments.
“Former President Jimmy Carter “passed away Tuesday, July 23, at 01:34 am at his home in Plains, Georgia at the age of 99.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The death announcement included satirical claims about former President Jimmy Carter’s time in office and lewd references to former first ladies. The Carter Center told PolitiFact the letter is fake.
“The death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, six days after the Trump rally shooting was linked to her “oversight of the Secret Service.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: After announcing a cancer diagnosis in June, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, died July 19. We searched using Google and Nexis and found no reliable reports linking Jackson Lee’s death to Secret Service oversight.
“Photo shows Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was transgender”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence this is an image of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the shooter in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The picture shows a transgender woman identified as Rose.