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Politics & government fact checks
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PolitiFactPolitics & government
J.D. Vance holds “anti-marriage-equality views.”
Publisher’s rating: Half True
PolitiFactPolitics & government
A photo shows President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holding hands.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer “is a dual Israeli citizen.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says Joe Biden "has advocated cutting Social Security for 40 years"
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says Donald Trump signed the Insurrection Act and “still is president.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
"Black Lives Matter is a Marxist movement."
Publisher’s rating: Much more to consider than "trained Marxists" quote
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says Vladimir Putin said the West is controlled by Satanic pedophiles.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Former Attorney General Bill Barr “says Donald Trump is a spy.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
“Congress, White House, IRS, Feds, Federal Reserve are shut down.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Joe Biden’s 100-day approval rating “is the lowest in American history.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Vice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactPolitics & government
A video shows Kim Jong Un calling Joe Biden a "thug," a "coward," and "mentally unstable" in a speech.
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
Maldita.esPolitics & government
El alcalde de Valladolid, Óscar Puente, comiendo en uno de los restaurantes más caros de la ciudad
Publisher’s rating: Falso
PolitiFactPolitics & government
Ben Shapiro tweeted, “The USPS is not only a bloated and outdate government agency, it is also ineffective and incompetent. It’s been 2 months since my wife went on a Hawaii vacation with her personal trainer; she said she would send me postcards every day and so far none of them have arrived.”
Publisher’s rating: False
