“When I worked on the Affordable Care Act, I wrote the amendment that allows all young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26. Overnight, millions of young Americans got health care.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
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“Albert Einstein was a transgender.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“As of March 13, they “really just banned TikTok … we got 6 months left to use it.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Image shows a Princess Kate “stunt double.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Image shows “chaos unfolds on Senate floor — Chuck Schumer rushes out.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Image shows “underneath the Capitol building.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Mel Gibson just released a video that shows the satanic rituals which took place on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Nasty photo of Jill Biden leaks.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Photo shows actor Timothy Olyphant holding a shirt that says “I love Trump because he pisses off all the people I can’t stand.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: This image was altered. The original photo shows actor Timothy Olyphant attending an event in California in 2015, not holding up a shirt with a political message.
“The House of Representatives in the U.S. just passed … the Antisemitism Act that proposes to eliminate part of the Bible.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact didn’t find any text in the Antisemitism Awareness Act that mentions eliminating parts of the Bible. Experts also confirmed that the bill doesn’t propose to eliminate parts of the book.
“Video shows Oklahoma students “sucking on the toes of adults.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows President Joe Biden delivering new remarks on the Capitol insurrection.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Voter fraud investigations are being banned by Michigan lawmakers!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A Michigan bill could change the scope of one entity that oversees election processes. That legislation, Senate Bill 603, does not ban voter fraud investigations, which experts said are handled by law enforcement.
“Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Biden has paused one shipment of bombs, but that is not the same as cutting off all aid to Israel. Biden made it clear, and so did officials in his administration, that the U.S. will continue to supply aid to Israel.
“Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Inflation hit 9% during President Joe Biden’s tenure, the highest in about four decades. But it reached that level about a year and a half into his presidency.
“China's in a situation where they have more retired than working.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: It's getting there, but not yet. The number of Chinese workers is projected to fall and match the number of retirees in about a quarter century, depending what age brackets are used.
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The Trump statement is partially accurate but is missing context, including about more recent statements that he made about voter ID and the NRA.
“Aurora borealis sightings a “fabricated light show” created by a HAARP experiment.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A powerful geomagnetic storm hit Earth over several days beginning May 10, allowing the aurora borealis to be viewed much further south than normal. It was not related to a HAARP experiment.
“Video shows dolphins saving a mother whale and newborn from sharks.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This 2021 video showed dolphins and whales off South Africa’s coast during a feeding frenzy, according to local news reports.
“For health risk exceptions in Florida’s abortion amendment, “You're not even talking to a doctor to make that determination.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Although the amendment doesn’t define "health care provider," legal experts said it would not allow people who aren’t licensed to provide health care to determine whether a patient qualifies for a health risk exception.