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“The National Guard in the HISTORY of its life, gets called in AFTER a disaster, not BEFORE something happens.”

PolitiFact says: The National Guard stages itself to provide support in advance of large gatherings and bad weather. Its assistance is not exclusive to a disaster’s aftermath, as some eclipse-focused posts claimed.

“The vast majority of colleges in New York State do not have on-campus poll sites.”

PolitiFact says: Two studies support the idea that the 2022 law has not been fully carried out. But tthe difficulty of obtaining information makes it unclear whether the "vast majority" of schools are out of compliance.

“Video shows “New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.”

PolitiFact says: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul attended NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller’s wake March 29. We found no reports that she was denied entry. As Hochul left the wake, a mourner confronted her, according to news reports

“A U.S. law says that “if a house is not inhabited, we can expropriate it.”

PolitiFact says: There’s no federal law that lets people inhabit an abandoned house. States have varying adverse possession laws. In many states, to claim possession, a person must live in the property for a set amount of years.

“CERN’s activation of its Large Hadron Collider is connected to the April 8 eclipse.”

PolitiFact says: CERN, or the European Organization for Nuclear Research, restarted its Large Hadron Collider after a regular winter stop for maintenance. CERN is not reactivating the accelerator in connection with the April 8 eclipse.

“El presidente Biden acaba de anunciar el nuevo programa 'Latinos sin deudas 2024' que ayudará a toda la comunidad hispana con problemas de deudas".”

PolitiFact says: Biden no anunció ningún programa para ayudar a hispanos con sus deudas.

“El reciente Programa de Alivio de Deudas 2024 está ayudando a miles de estadounidenses con deudas totales que superan los $13,000".”

PolitiFact says: No existe ningún programa llamado ‘Programa de Alivio de Deudas 2024’. El gobierno no tiene ningún programa federal para hacer frente a la deuda de tarjetas de crédito.

“Esta imagen muestra “los escombros en Taiwán, tras el terremoto de 7.4".”

PolitiFact says: Un terremoto de magnitud 7.4 sacudió la isla de Taiwán el 3 de abril. Tres de las cuatro imágenes que muestra una publicación en Facebook del terremoto, son de 2024, pero una es de 2018.

“It’s a sign of war that the U.S. Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in cleaning up Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge site.”

PolitiFact says: Military branches often work alongside federal, state and local agencies to respond to U.S. disasters as part of what officials call a "whole of government response."

“Los Simpson predicen la caída del puente en Maryland".”

PolitiFact says: ‘Los Simpson’ no predijo la caída del puente Francis Scott Key de Baltimore.

“On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.”

PolitiFact says: Court records show numerous examples of defendants convicted who carried firearms or used other weapons on Jan. 6.

“President Biden is the first candidate in history, the first president in history, that has used the federal agencies to censor political speech ... to censor his opponent.”

PolitiFact says: His claim mischaracterized the Biden administration's actions and overlooked U.S. history.

“We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.”

“Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was “targeted with energy weapons.”

PolitiFact says: Video shows a ship colliding with one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s support columns, causing the bridge’s collapse. The investigation continues. Federal and Maryland officials have called the incident an accident.

“NASA is “shooting three rockets at three moons” on the day of the solar eclipse.”

PolitiFact says: NASA is launching three sounding rockets at a maximum altitude of 260 miles April 8. It is not shooting the rockets "at three moons."

“Says President Joe Biden purposely chose Easter Sunday to mark Transgender Day of Visibility.”

“Video shows “an entire block of unfinished houses collapsed as a result of an earthquake in Taiwan.”

PolitiFact says: This video predates the April 3 earthquake in Taiwan, and news reports dating back to 2021 say that similar footage shows the intentional demolition of several buildings in China.

“Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month.”

PolitiFact says: The Inflation Reduction Act capped the monthly price of insulin at $35 for Medicare enrollees in 2023. Research shows that patients previously paid more than that a month, but not as high as the $400 average Biden cited.

“Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.”

PolitiFact says: Overall violent crime and homicides are down during Joe Biden’s presidency. Some types of property crime are also down, though motor vehicle theft notably rose.

“The current Congress is “the least productive in our lifetime.”

PolitiFact says: The current Congress has enacted half as many bills through March 26 as any previous Congress did through that date going back to 1989. The 118th’s only earlier competition would go back to before the Civil War.