The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”
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Snopes→ Chaos Erupts As SUV Drives into Native American Parade
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and his family were among those almost hit as a large SUV drove through a Native American parade in western New Mexico, causing multiple injuries.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: African Americans Do NOT Make Up 87% Of Kidney Dialysis Patients In US In 2022
Do African Americans make up 87 percent of kidney dialysis patients in the United States in 2022? No, that's not true: According to government data, the proportion of Black recipients of the treatment is 35 percent. The claim appeared in
Snopes→ Do More Than Half of Americans Read Below 6th-Grade Level?
A keen reminder to analyze data with a careful eye.
Truth or Fiction?→ Bank of America ‘We Hope Conditions for American Workers Will Get Worse’ Memo
On July 31 2022, posts to Twitter and Reddit referenced signs about a leaked Bank of America memo and a quote — “we hope conditions for American workers get worse”: Posters Everywhere At Bank Of America #BankOfAmericaScandal #Boycot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Government Is NOT Offering 2022 ‘Stimulus Loans’ Worth Up To $40,000 To Help Americans
Is the federal government offering "stimulus loans" worth up to $40,000 for Americans? No, that's not true: No such "stimulus loans" have been offered. There are many ads posted on Facebook that try to trick people into believing that fak
PolitiFact→ American Commitment – Ad targeting Manchin, AARP misses on Medicare drug price negotiations
Sen. Joe Manchin and AARP “support government price-setting schemes” to divert money from Medicare to “unrelated government programs or pad big insurers’ profits.”
Logically→ Biden administration is selling millions of American oil barrels from strategic petroleum reserves to China in the middle of the energy crisis.
U.S. law does not restrict awarding SPR crude oil contracts to companies from countries. The sale is expected to ease the gas prices.
Snopes→ Ciao! American Kennel Club Adds a Breed, the Bracco Italiano
U.S. dog lovers, say “benvenuto” to the bracco Italiano.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Thomas Jefferson Say Americans Should Rewrite the Constitution to Account for Modern Society?
On July 4 2022, a viral tweet claimed that Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father of the United States, said that “we should rewrite the constitution every 20 years so that dead people wouldn’t rule over modern society”: Reminder that Thom
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, J.K. Rowling did not write this tweet advising American women how to avoid abortions
J.K. Rowling tweeted, “If you American birds could keep your legs closed then maybe you wouldn’t need abortions in the first place?”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Financial Pardon Act Eliminating Over $15,000 In Debt For Americans
Is there a financial pardon act eliminating over $15,000 in individual debt for Americans? No, that's not true: The claim is an advertisement for a "reference tool" that Internet users can use to supposedly find financial assistance. The
Poynter→ The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture
Whether considered an assault rifle or America’s rifle, the AR-15 is emblematic of gun culture in the United States. Gun enthusiasts herald it for its versatility and power, whereas gun […] The post The history of the AR-15 and how it became a
Snopes→ Did JK Rowling Tweet if ‘American Birds’ Kept ‘Legs Closed’ Maybe They Wouldn’t Need Abortions?
The Harry Potter author has been caught up in Twitter controversy before.
PolitiFact→ The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture
Since its inception in the 1950s, the AR-15 has been popular among gun enthusiasts. But its distinct features also make the firearm appealing to mass shooters.
Truth or Fiction?→ American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on the ‘Grave Consequences’ of Forcing Children to Give Birth
After the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — effectively reversing the decades-old landmark decision recognizing the right to an abortion — an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet referencing a statement by t
PolitiFact→ What do Americans think about abortion policy? It can be complicated
Public opinion data on abortion is murkier and more contradictory than either supporters and opponents of abortion rights tend to admit.
Snopes→ 1st Native American US Treasurer to Be Appointed, Head Mint
A Native American is being appointed U.S. treasurer, a historic first.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Should the Department of Justice Bring Legal Action Against Elected Officials Who Have Attempted to Overturn the Results of an American Election’ Poll
On June 13 2022, a popular tweet from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich circulated; it asserted that a full two-thirds of Americans polled — 67 percent — were in favor of “legal action” undertaken by the U.S. Department of Jus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It’s Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns
Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sorry, free health insurance for Americans 25 and older is not a reality
Joe Biden approved a “new card” that “gives free health insurance to Americans” who are 25 and older.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Government Program Erasing Debts Over $10,000 For Americans
Is there a government program that is erasing debts for Americans with more than $10,000 in debt? No, that's not true: A video that implies that there is a government program in which Americans can receive such debt relief is just an adve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Department Of Energy Did NOT Say Americans ‘Purchase 40 Gallons Of Gas A Week Minimum’
Did the Department of Energy (DOE) say Americans buy at least 40 gallons of gas per week? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the DOE ever published statistics that made this claim, and the 40-gallons-of-gas-per-week claim also
Snopes→ Griner’s Fate Tangled Up with Other American Held in Russia
The WNBA star's case is tangled up with that of a lesser-known American also imprisoned in Russia.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Biden didn’t give Americans the ‘cheapest’ gas prices on Earth.
Biden gave Americans “the cheapest gas prices on Earth.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Active shooter drills are common in American schools, not evidence of false flag attack
Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag.
PolitiFact→ Zach Nunn – Private rescue total in campaign ad overshoots on number of Americans
“Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.”
Snopes→ Did Justice Burger Call Gun Lobby’s Take on 2nd Amendment a Fraud on the American Public?
Warren Burger was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Richard Nixon in 1969.
Snopes→ Do 90% of Americans Want Universal Background Checks for Gun Buys?
NBA Coach Steve Kerr called on legislators to pass H.R. 8 after another school shooting left 19 children dead in Texas.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – It’s not true that a new benefit gives Americans up to ‘$50k in relief’
“Americans can get up to $50k in relief” from a “new benefit that just got released last week."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Have News Report On April 22, 2022, About New Program That Could Earn Americans Up To $50,000
Was there a CNN news report on April 22, 2022, about a new program that could earn Americans up to $50,000? No, that's not true: Instead, a video that claimed that such a financial program has "been all over the news lately" used stock fo
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, Democrats aren’t trying to put Americans in quarantine camps
“Breaking: Democrats introduce bill to put Americans in quarantine camps.”
PolitiFact→ Our American Century – Senate hopeful Kathy Barnette criticized Trump until he won 2016 nomination, then became a supporter
Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Though many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, some posts inflate the stat
“We have 76% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, meaning they are one paycheck away from poverty.”
AllSides→ Joe Biden Claims MAGA ‘Most Extreme Political Organization in Recent American History’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/05/04/fact-check-joe-biden-claims-maga-most-extreme-political-organization-in-recent-american-history/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Americans CAN Own Private Property; All Children Are NOT Wards Of State
Do U.S. government laws say no American can own a house or car and that all children are wards of the state? No, that's not true: According to Jeff Feldman, professor of practice at the University of Washington Law School, individuals or
Logically→ Fifty-two percent of Americans support overturning Roe v Wade.
According to Gallup, 52 percent of those who are anti-abortion-rights support overturning Roe v. Wade, not the US population overall.
Logically→ Fifty-two percent of Americans support overturning Roe v Wade.
According to Gallup, 52 percent of those who are anti-abortion-rights support overturning Roe v. Wade, not the US population overall.
AllSides→ 20 GOP Attorneys General Threaten Legal Action Over ‘Un-American’ Disinformation Board
https://www.dailywire.com/news/20-gop-attorneys-general-threaten-lawsuit-over-un-american-disinformation-board
PolitiFact→ Why polling about abortion hides the true complexity of what Americans think
A lot of Americans on both sides of the abortion debate are certain that public opinion is on their side. But measuring public opinion on abortion is much trickier than advocates on either side would like to believe.