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PolitiFact Fact-checking Biden’s statement on …

WEBPresident Joe Biden signed a law in 2022 that will cap prescription drugs at $2,000 a year by 2025 for people who have the prescription drug benefit, Medicare Part …

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PolitiFact ‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about …

WEBScientists at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, research and analyze the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus on Dec. 15, 2021.

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Social media hoax promises cash allowance for health care

WEBThe federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that U.S. health care spending reached $4.1 trillion in 2020, or $12,530 per person. A pair of …

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PolitiFact Pandemic treaty wouldn’t give the WHO power …

WEBThe claim that the WHO’s proposed global pandemic preparedness accord could result in U.N. troops entering countries and forcibly vaccinating people is False. …

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PolitiFact Ask PolitiFact: What's going on with EcoHealth …

WEBA security official moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in …

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PolitiFact Trump didn’t violate Logan Act with reshare of …

WEBExperts told Politifact that former President Donald Trump sharing an old social media post of his in which he threatened Iran’s leader doesn’t rise to a violation of …

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PolitiFact False claim resurfaces about WHO pandemic …

WEBA recirculated claim falsely says a pending international health treaty would mean the end of U.S. sovereignty during a pandemic. "The WHO is pushing for the …

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PolitiFact Facebook post promises health subsidy in …

WEBA social media post claims the federal government is giving away more than $10,000 to low-income Americans. In fact, the government owes you that money, the …

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PolitiFact No, private insurance doesn’t provide 'better …

WEBBorn’s first mistake is ignoring the uninsured. Increasing the allowable income for Medicaid would move the cutoff for a single adult from $12,880 to $17,774.

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In 2023, Congress passed fewest bills since Depression

WEB118th Congress passed 27 bills in 2023. For the 118th Congress (which runs from 2023 to 2024), things aren’t exactly moving smoothly. According to a Dec. 19, …

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Licensed doctors who spread COVID-19 disinformation face no

WEBEarlier this month, Dr. Rashid Buttar posted on Twitter that COVID-19 "was a planned operation" and shared an article alleging that most people who got the COVID …

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Promises of $16,800 payments from the U.S. government are a scam

WEBA Dec. 2 Facebook post said, "It’s time to cash out for all Americans. The U.S. is sending everyone (a) FREE $16,800 right now." The post claimed that this money was available …

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Fact-checking claims about special counsel report on Biden

WEBSpecial Counsel Robert Hur, seen here when he was a U.S. attorney in Baltimore in 2019, released a report Feb. 8, 2024, into President Joe Biden's handling of …

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PolitiFact No, it was not illegal to profit off U.S. healthcare

WEBInternet bloggers said that "before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care." The legislation did make the industry more commercially driven, but it’s …

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Trump misleads on jury selection, request to Merchan

WEBFormer President Donald Trump waves as he returns from a break back to State Supreme Court in Manhattan, on April 15, 2024, in New York. (New York Times/AP)

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PolitiFact All abortion bans include exceptions for a mother’s life

WEBEighty-two percent of people polled in April said they support abortion when it is deemed necessary to "protect the life and health of the pregnant person." But as 25 …

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Data doesn’t show tally of voter registration without IDs

WEBA social media user took to Facebook to spread the word about what he claims is documented evidence of voter fraud. "Show your Democrat friend this post …

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PolitiFact The top claims about abortion, fact-checked

WEBAfter nearly five decades of federally protected abortion access in the U.S., the Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022, decision to strike down Roe v. Wade refueled a …

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Earrings that promote weight loss

WEBA video, shared Nov. 29 on Facebook, showed clips of women wearing "lymphatic earrings" and dramatic before-and-after footage of the weight loss purportedly caused by the …

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PolitiFact No, Stormy Daniels didn’t ‘exonerate’ Donald Trump

WEBAdult film actor Stormy Daniels’ statement denying she had an affair with former President Donald Trump was released Jan. 30, 2018, and widely covered at the …

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PolitiFact ‘Satanic rituals’ at Taylor Swift shows

WEBTaylor Swift’s songs mention neither Satan nor Satanic rituals. Swift has publicly described herself as a Christian. The leader of The Satanic Temple, a religious …

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Was Joe Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals after World War II crash

WEBWas one of President Joe Biden’s relatives eaten by cannibals during World War II? As far-fetched as that scenario might sound, Biden said it was possible while …

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PolitiFact This CNN headline about Dr. Ben Carson is fabricated

WEBThe headline says: "72-years-old Ben Carson: Do not kill the heart with chemistry! If your blood pressure is higher 140/80, drink two tablespoons of …. The post …

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