“(The) top issue for college students is the economy.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
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“Stanley cups tested positive for lead “inside of the cup where the drink is.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Stanley cups’ base contain a sealing material with lead, used to vacuum seal the cups. The lead is covered by stainless steel and doesn’t come into contact with areas consumers touch or drink from.
“Democrats “used COVID to cheat” in the 2020 election”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Many states changed procedures in 2020 to make it easier to vote by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic for voters of both parties and independents. This was done out in the open and was not cheating.
“El logotipo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas "es el mapa de la tierra plana rodeado por la Antártida".”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: La Organización de las Naciones Unidas dice en su página web oficial que su logotipo es el mapa del mundo rodeado de una corona de ramas de olivo que significan paz.
“Imágenes no muestran al líder islámico azerbaiyano, Movsum Samadov, en la frontera de EE. UU.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Samadov le dijo a Radio Free/Radio Liberty el 24 de enero que él no es el hombre en las publicaciones. Él dijo que se le prohíbe salir de Azerbaiyán.
“Video shows a convicted terrorist, Movsum Samadov, coming to the U.S. through the southern border.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Samadov told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Jan. 24 that he is not the man in the posts. He said he is banned from leaving Azerbaijan following his prison release a year ago.
“Ecuador firma acuerdo con los Estados Unidos para obtener presencia militar debido a los recientes acontecimientos por parte de delicuentes”.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact no encontró comunicados, ni reportes verídicos sobre un reciente acuerdo militar entre Ecuador y Estados Unidos. Un oficial del Departamento de Defensa de los Estados Unidos dijo que el reporte es falso.
“Judge in E. Jean Carroll-Donald Trump trial “involved in sex trafficking.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuits against former President Donald Trump, has not been accused of or faced charges for sex trafficking.
“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: About 21.5 million women and girls of reproductive age live in states that ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Census data shows. That’s about 29% of women ages 15 to 49.
“Twelve babies died from taking RSV drug in clinical trials.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Twelve children died in pediatric clinical trials after receiving shots of nirsevimab. None of the deaths in the clinical trials were tied to the drug, the FDA said.
“Video shows people “heading to Texas to stop the Biden Border Invasion.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The video is from a 2019 protest in Portland, Oregon.
“An activist spoke about LGBTQ+ issues at a Plano, Texas, city council meeting.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The man in the video is a YouTube prankster with a history of "trolling" city council meetings around Texas.
“Tens of thousands of auto jobs were lost nationwide during Trump's presidency,” but during Biden’s presidency, “we've created more than 250,000 auto jobs.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Biden's right if you count both auto manufacturing jobs and positions with auto and parts dealers. Counting only manufacturing jobs, his claim falls short.
“Chinese scientists “created (a) new COVID-19 strain (with) 100% fatality.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Chinese researchers infected four humanized mice with the coronavirus GX_P2V, and the mice died. GX_P2V doesn't come from SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. The researchers said these findings don't apply to humans.
“Social media post claims judge in Trump’s defamation trial engaged in “election interference” by delaying the trial to New Hampshire’s primary day.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Trump’s defamation trial was delayed because of a juror’s illness and COVID-19 exposures, not to interfere with the New Hampshire primary. The trial resumed Jan. 25, two days after primary voting in New Hampshire.
“There are a thousand billionaires now and you know what their average tax rate is? 8%.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Unfortunately during COVID, the clerks in Madison and Milwaukee told their constituents that they were actually indefinitely confined and did not have to come and vote, which was incorrect.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“United Nations troops can “round up” and forcibly “vaccinate the population” if WHO pandemic treaty is passed.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A global pandemic treaty would not authorize the World Health Organization to mandate vaccines or any other health policy, drafts of the agreement showed and WHO officials said.
“New proposed bill in Maine says the state can take custody of a kid if the parents oppose” gender-affirming care”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A bill filed in Maine’s Legislature relates to how jurisdiction in interstate child custody proceedings is determined; it does not enable the state to take children away from parents.
“US hospitals caught injecting experimental Ebola vaccine that sheds!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Ervebo, an Ebola vaccine, is neither experimental, nor contains the Ebola virus.