The GOP claimed newly hired tax agents will be "coming after" ordinary Americans.
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Snopes→ Native Americans Urge Boycott of ‘Tone Deaf’ Pilgrim Museum
Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling for a boycott of a popular living history museum.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Biden didn’t give Americans the ‘cheapest’ gas prices on Earth.
Biden gave Americans “the cheapest gas prices on Earth.”
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→ 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→ 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.”
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.
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.
Truth or Fiction?→ What Percent of Americans Believe Abortion Should Be Illegal?
On May 4 2022, a Reddit user shared a chart to r/dataisbeautiful amid ongoing, extremely fraught discourse about a leaked Supreme Court decision that aims to overturn Roe v. Wade: [OC] The Percent of Americans Who Believe Abortion Should Be
Logically→ Only about ten percent of Americans support federally imposed mask mandates for travel.
Around two-thirds of Americans support the mask mandate for travel via plane, along with other means of public transport.
Logically→ Only about ten percent of Americans support federally imposed mask mandates for travel.
Around two-thirds of Americans support the mask mandate for travel via plane, along with other means of public transport.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Did NOT Propose Taxing Unrealized Gains For Most Americans — Just Top Earners
Does the U.S. government want to tax unrealized gains -- specifically "equity gains" on unsold homes -- for everyday Americans? No, that's not true: If enacted, a proposed tax on unrealized gains by President Joe Biden would only apply to
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, inflation has not cut Americans’ buying power in half
“And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.”
FactCheck.org→ Americans for Prosperity
Political leanings: Conservative/Libertarian 2020 total spending: $60.6 million for the super PAC alone Americans for Prosperity, a “social welfare” organization, along with Americans for Prosperity Action and Americans for Prosperity Foundation ar
FactCheck.org→ Rick Scott Proposed ‘All Americans’ Should Pay Income Tax, Then Denied That He Did
A multipart policy plan released by Sen. Rick Scott on Feb. 22 says “all Americans” should have to pay “income tax,” while saying that “over half of Americans” currently do not. But in an interview later that day, af
PolitiFact→ Gary Chambers Jr. – Fact-checking Louisiana Democrat’s claim about Black Americans and the right to vote
"One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."
Snopes→ 31M Americans to Bet on Super Bowl, Gambling Group Estimates
The American Gaming Association forecasts that over $7.6 billion will be wagered on pro football's championship game.
Logically→ More Americans aged 18 to 45 died of fentanyl abuse than any other cause in 2021.
Fentanyl overdose is the leading cause of death among adults 18 to 45 years old in America.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, most Americans don’t believe the 2020 election was fraudulent
“Over 65% of the country believes that (the) 2020 election was fraudulent. That number was around 35% a year ago.”
Snopes→ Asian Americans Mark Lunar New Year Amid Ongoing Hate Crimes
With the start of the Lunar New Year, many are looking forward to carrying out family traditions and joining in community celebrations.
PolitiFact→ Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm
Some on social media are comparing the U.S. warning citizens to leave Ukraine now to the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan. Here’s how the situations differ.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence Americans pay $155 billion each year to cover the cost of illegal immigration
American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Chuck Norris clip urged Americans to vote against Obama — it’s not about the Biden administration
Says Chuck Norris recorded a video in response to the Biden administration saying, “Our great country and freedom are under attack.”
Snopes→ Do 25% of Americans Believe God Decides the Super Bowl Winner?
An intriguing claim was shared widely online during the build-up to the 2022 Super Bowl.
Snopes→ Did Mitch McConnell Distinguish ‘African Americans’ From ‘Americans’?
Critics of the Republican Senate Minority Leader accused him of "saying the quiet part loud," after remarks in January 2022.