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PolitiFact says: The inception of the Islamic State group once known as ISIS predates Barack Obama’s presidency, which started in 2009. The group’s terrorist creators and leaders have been well documented; Obama is not among them.
PolitiFact says: A restriction on religious-themed eggs for the White House’s Easter egg design contest followed federal guidelines that predated Joe Biden’s presidency.
PolitiFact says: Transgender Day of Visibility is on March 31 every year, but Easter's date changes. In 2024 they fell on the same day. Biden did “proclaim” the Trans Day of Visibility but he also released an Easter statement.
PolitiFact says: Officials said the Dali’s voyage data recorder briefly stopped recording sensor data, but not audio, about four minutes before the ship crashed into the bridge. The outage lasted for about a minute.
PolitiFact says: Federal and Maryland officials have said there is no credible evidence the Dali ship’s collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was intentional. Officials have called it "an accident."
PolitiFact says: The funding is for Briarpatch Youth Services, a Madison, Wisconsin, nonprofit that runs a youth homeless shelter. The earmark can be used only for mental health services and counseling for kids experiencing homelessness.
PolitiFact says: A fire broke out at a production site of an Ohio landscape supply company in Valley View, close to the Interstate 480 bridge, which was not affected by the fire. The fire was not suspicious, officials said.
PolitiFact says: El barco es propiedad de la empresa Grace Ocean Private Ltd., con sede en Singapur, está gestionado por Synergy Marine Group y fletado por la empresa danesa Maersk.
PolitiFact says: Some cooperation can happen between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. But legal precedents and state and city laws prohibit cooperation in many instances.
PolitiFact says: The Allegiant Air plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport transported Gonzaga University’s basketball team, not "illegal invaders" as Michigan state Rep. Matt Maddock claimed.
PolitiFact says: Funcionarios federales y de Maryland dicen que no hay pruebas de que el choque de un carguero contra un puente de Baltimore fuera otra cosa que un accidente.
PolitiFact says: La imagen viral usada como prueba de que el gobernador llenó el río Bravo de cocodrilos fue generada por inteligencia artificial, no es real.
PolitiFact says: El logo de Nickelodeon fue diseñado en el cambio de marca del canal en 2023 y PolitiFact no encontró pruebas legítimas de que hay una conexión entre el logo de Nickelodeon y Jeffrey Epstein.
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact no encontró ningún discurso del papa Francisco en donde él dijera, "Come lo que quieras en Semana Santa", o comentarios parecidos.
PolitiFact says: La Guardia Nacional de Estados Unidos se está preparando para las multitudes que irán a un condado en Oklahoma que está en la trayectoria de totalidad del eclipse del 8 de abril de 2024. La preparación no es porque el ec
PolitiFact says: It is owned by Singapore-based company Grace Ocean Private Ltd., managed by Synergy Marine Group and chartered by Danish shipping company Maersk.
PolitiFact says: This originated from a 2019 satire article.