“Video shows a Federal Emergency Management Agency “concentration camp” in Hawaii.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“Video shows all highways closed in Berlin “right now.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows Elon Musk promising $45,000 in Canadian currency for participating Canadian citizens.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows “everyone will be wiped out in 21 days.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: The stadium was voted No. 1 in the nation in a 2019 USA Today poll.
“As president, I will "reduce the federal employee headcount by 75%.”
PolitiFact rated this: Legal experts are dubious
PolitiFact says: Experts say cuts of the sort he envisions would need congressional approval and could not be accomplished by presidential action alone.
“At a United Nations summit, President Joe Biden and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned of a planned disaster.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The statements mentioned in the video were not warnings about a planned disaster.
“Being transgender is a "mental health disorder.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Being transgender is not considered a mental health disorder. Historically, the diagnosis has carried the term "disorder," but experts no longer view it as a pathology and are working to destigmatize the diagnosis.
“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: During his 2018 campaign for Florida governor, Ron DeSantis promised to ban fracking and prevent oil drilling off the state’s coast.
“Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: A Texas teacher was fired for assigning eighth grade students to read from a graphic illustration adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary, which the district said was not approved.
“U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The Defense Department said operations supporting Ukraine are exempt from a federal government shutdown. But essential services, such as law enforcement, air traffic control and food stamps will also continue.
“We are more energy independent today” under President Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: In several measurable ways, the U.S. has moved toward energy independence in recent years. Experts say, though, that this hasn’t meant genuine energy independence.
“Poland declares war on Russia.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Poland has increased its military presence along its border with Belarus, Russia’s ally, but hasn’t declared war against either country.
“They brought in 25,000 (National Guard members) because Biden couldn't get enough people to his inauguration.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The audience size at President Joe Biden’s Jan. 20, 2021, inauguration was limited because of concerns related to the spread of COVID-19 and security following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“Trump just bought a handgun!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Video footage shows former President Donald Trump saying he wanted to buy a Glock pistol during a recent visit to a South Carolina gun shop. But his campaign told PolitiFact that Trump did not purchase a firearm.
“Under Project Hamilton, “every dollar you hold in your bank account, your wallet and even your retirement” will be confiscated and “replaced with a dangerous new totally digital dollar.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Project Hamilton is a research project of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on the feasibility of a hypothetical central bank digital currency, not implementing one.
“Video shows Republican Missouri state senators using flamethrowers to burn books.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A viral video shows Republican Missouri state Sens. Bill Eigel and Nick Schroer using flamethrowers to burn empty cardboard boxes, not books.
“A video proves U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland faces “a lying charge” after giving a fake number to Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., at a hearing.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The video does not show U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland facing a "lying charge."
“Giant human skeletons as large as 36 feet have been “unearthed and documented” in historical records.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Giant skeleton hoaxes have been circulating for years. Many can be traced back to edited contest pictures. PolitiFact found no evidence to support claims that giant human skeletons have been discovered and documented.
“Image shows Sen. Rand Paul in a bathrobe on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Both Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and the image’s creator confirmed that the picture was AI-generated. The photo is in response to the Senate’s relaxed dress code, which has caused controversy among politicians.