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Politics & government fact checks
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PolitiFactPolitics & government
Trump has “broken promises” on gun background checks
Publisher’s rating: Trump shifts stances
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Antony Blinken “confesses that Biden” is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks.
Publisher’s rating: False
Maldita.esPolitics & government
Manifestantes en el barrio de Salamanca de Madrid cantando 'Bella ciao'
Publisher’s rating: Falso
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying after “Ted Cruz gets up and humiliates her to her face.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
A photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
President Joe Biden “has the lowest approval rating of any president ever.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
An image shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in front of a cross with a figurine of former President Donald Trump on it.
Publisher’s rating: False
Washington PostPolitics & government
“The Hyde amendment is something that the majority of the country does not support.”
Publisher’s rating: Two Pinocchios
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says Nancy Pelosi called Social Security recipients “leeches” and “burdens on society.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Sen. Rick Scott does not support abortion exceptions.
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgPolitics & government
Video shows that "Joe Biden participated in 'Black Face' skit."
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgPolitics & government
"Barack Obama Calls For All-Out Gun Confiscation."
Publisher’s rating: Distorts the Facts
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.
Publisher’s rating: False
Washington PostPolitics & government
Joe Biden's story that he saw two men kiss and his father said “Joey, it’s simple. They love each other.”
Publisher’s rating: Doesn't add up
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Japan’s prime minister met with Vice President Kamala Harris holding a Trump 2024 sign and wearing a red baseball cap.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“In Project 2025, you’re going to have to register with a new federal agency when you get pregnant.”
Publisher’s rating: False