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4,511 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.

Checked by FactCheck.org5 May 2022United StatesPolitics and government
Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor

“The bonds will be paid by Disney. They will be paying taxes, probably more taxes," if the Reedy Creek Investment District is dissolved under a new state law.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Unclear What Impact Will Be

FactCheck.org says: A state Senate analysis of the legislation said it will have an "indeterminate fiscal impact on residents and businesses currently served by a special district dissolved by the bill."

Checked by Washington Post5 May 2022United StatesPolitics and government
Alejandro Mayorkas, Homeland Secretary Secretary

“You know what happens to these individuals? They are either expelled under the Title 42 of the CDC, or they are placed into immigration enforcement proceedings. They make their claims under the law. If those claims don’t prevail, they are promptly removed from the United States.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: The numbers disprove his claim

Checked by PolitiFact2 May 2022United StatesPolitics and government
Ohio Gun Owners, Gun-rights advocacy group

“Matt Dolan sponsored Michael Bloomberg's “red-flag gun confiscation law, letting the people reporting your social media posts send SWAT teams to your house to take your guns.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: A bill would have allowed for guns to be taken from a person if a court determined, in certain situations, that person was a danger to himself or others. It would not have allowed confiscations due to social media posts.

Checked by FactCheck.org29 Apr 2022United StatesPolitics and government
Joe Biden, President of the United States

“The bipartisan infrastructure law “gives communities the money they need to get forever chemicals, PFAS off, out of the water. ... [W]e’re going to get rid of it all.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates

FactCheck.org says: The National Law Review said the funds were “significantly more” than the government had ever dedicated to this issue, but “will likely represent only a fraction of the money needed to address PFAS issues nationwide."

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check28 Apr 2022AustraliaPolitics and government
Jim Chalmers, Shadow Treasurer

“This Liberal National government has taxed more, borrowed more and spent more than the last Labor government.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Correct

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Chalmers's claim is correct. Figures on tax, debt and spending as a proportion of GDP have been higher on average under the Coalition government since 2013 than under the last Labor government. However, it's importan…

Checked by PolitiFact25 Apr 2022United StatesPolitics and government
Mike Gibbons, 2022 candidate for GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Ohio

“As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: Mandel was the administrator of a state fund that invested public money in multinational corporations such as U.S.-based Exxon and Apple. The companies do business in China, but are not based there.