Did the Chicago mayor tell migrants they can "just rob Americans" if they run out of debit card funds? No, that's not true: The mayor never said this. The fabricated quotes came from a satire article posted by The Daily Wasp, a website th
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PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – Is J.D. Vance right that native-born Americans have seen no job growth under Biden?
Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.”
The Dispatch→ Americans Have the Power to Demand and Deliver Better
Minority factions disrupt political stability. What could a dissident majority do?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Not Providing $5,000 To Each Illegal Migrant; All Americans NOT Eligible For A $5,000 Federal Subsidy
Is the U.S. government providing $5,000 to each illegal migrant and to all Americans? No, neither element of the claim is true: An immigration policy think tank contacted by Lead Stories said these claims are a "false rumor" that has been
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Donald Trump’s dubious claim about job losses for native-born Americans
"In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared."
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says 82% says Americans think 2020 election was “rigged.” Polls, polling executives disagree
“Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.”
PolitiFact→ Why do so many Americans think the economy is bad when the data says otherwise?
Surveys show Americans are disgusted with the state of the economy, even though most economic metrics are favorable by historical standards. Why? We looked at a few explanations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israelis Do NOT Get Free Health Care In US, Do NOT Receive Organs Ahead Of Americans
Do Israelis get free healthcare in the United States and receive transplant organs ahead of Americans? No, that's not true: Healthcare in the United States is primarily provided through private insurance or government programs like Medica
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – President Joe Biden distorts income tax rates for the richest Americans
"There are a thousand billionaires now and you know what their average tax rate is? 8%."
The Dispatch→ Did Americans Ever Really Care About Policy?
I know you are but what am I.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Congress has not passed a $6,400 subsidy for low-income Americans
Congress has passed a $6,400 subsidy for low-income Americans.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump ad says Nikki Haley’s plan would cut Social Security for 82% of Americans. That’s False
“Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t announce $6,400 government subsidies for all Americans
Video shows President Joe Biden promoting a $6,400 government subsidy.
FactCheck.org→ Americans for Prosperity
Political leanings: Conservative/Libertarian 2022 total spending: $79.8 million for the hybrid PAC alone Americans for Prosperity, a “social welfare” organization, along with Americans for Prosperity Action and Americans for Prosperity Fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Order Biden To Arrest Americans Who Share ‘Non-Mainstream Content Online’
Did the World Health Organization order President Joe Biden to arrest Americans who share "non-mainstream content online"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence the organization ever said this. A spokesperson for the WHO den
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved rate hikes, but not $1.9 billion
“Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Promote $5,600 Government ‘Health Spending Card’ For All Americans In Need
Did former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama appear in a video promotion for a federal program giving out monthly $5,600 health spending cards to spend on bills, gas, groceries or "anything else you can think of"? No, that's not true: A vide
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sorry, no ‘free money’: Biden did not approve a $5,200 subsidy for Americans older than 25
Audio shows breaking news that “Biden approves $5,200 for Americans older than 25.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: American Emergency Fund Website Does NOT Give ‘Americans In Need’ $5,000 ‘In Cash’ For Free — It’s Website Collecting Personal Data
Can "Americans in need" get $5,000 in cash for free through the American Emergency Fund "just in a few minutes"? No, that's not true: The website named in this offer gathers sensitive personal data from applicants for a supposed personal
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof Trump warned of imminent catastrophe affecting ‘300 million Americans’
Audio shows former President Donald Trump warned “300 million Americans” will die from a catastrophe “in a matter of weeks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump’s Real Voice Used In Video Endorsing Film Claiming 300 Million Americans Will Die In A Matter Of Weeks
Was Donald Trump's real voice used in a video endorsing a documentary warning that 300 million Americans will die in an attack on the power grid in a matter of weeks? No, that's not true: There is no proof that Trump ever made the stateme
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The U.S. government isn’t giving Americans $2,000 monthly checks
“Any American who needs $2,000 a month can get it now” thanks to a new government program.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Did Americans lose the farm? Fact-checking Joe Biden on farmland loss
"Over the past four decades, we’ve lost over 400,000 farms in America (and) over 140 million acres of farmland. And that’s an area roughly equal to the size of Minnesota, North and South Dakota combined.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Survey’ Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Killed 3.5X More Americans Than COVID Virus
Did a "survey" find that COVID-19 vaccines "killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus"? No, that's not true: A medical professional who treats patients of long COVID told Lead Stories that the so-called survey "lacked scientific rigor"
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Vivek Ramaswamy says 50% of Gen Z Americans support Hamas. We say that’s Mostly False
“Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”
Health Feedback→ Claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data
REVIEW On 27 October 2023, entrepreneur Tony Delgado, who has more than a million followers on Instagram, posted a screenshot of an article with the headline “New Study Reveals Covid mRNA Jabs Killed ‘3.5X More Americans Than Virus Itself’”.
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity – Fact-checking how much the Inflation Reduction Act affects taxes
“The Inflation Reduction Act led to higher taxes.”
The Dispatch→ Americans Shrug Off Historic Debt Surge
The budget deficit just doubled to $2 trillion. Don’t expect it to shrink anytime soon.
PolitiFact→ Brian Krassenstein – Why do Americans have to pay for a State Department evacuation from Israel? It’s the law
It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.
The Dispatch→ Americans’ Grim Views of the Decent U.S. Economy Are Perfectly Understandable
High prices for food and gas and elevated interest rates are more visible than more encouraging big-picture indicators.
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy has called for ‘paper ballots.’ Most Americans vote that way already
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has called for paper ballots to improve election security. Most Americans already live in jurisdictions that use paper ballots.
PolitiFact→ Benny Johnson – Fact-check: Was Trump ‘marching into a war zone of fire and ashes’ on 9/11 to ‘save Americans’?
“Donald Trump spent 9/11 marching into a war zone of fire and ashes with an army of his own men to save Americans.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN did not break news about a Pentagon ‘plan to implant Americans with nanotech particles’
CNN reported “breaking news” that the Pentagon announced a plan to “implant Americans with nanotech particles.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Sign ‘Order Cancelling US Election’ To Make Americans ‘Ruled By Global Elite For Their Own Good’
Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) issue an "order" banning elections in the United States and will Americans from now on be ruled by a global elite? No, none of it is true: A non-governmental organization such as the WEF doesn't have the
PolitiFact→ Isabel Brown – Do Americans make less money now than during the Great Depression? That’s Pants on Fire!
Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Disability Pride Month,’ Disabled Americans Can’t ‘Have More Than $2,000 in Money and Assets Combined’
On August 29 2023, a tweet about disabled people and Medicaid-related laws about cash and assets was shared to Reddit’s r/facepalm: I didn’t know that, yeah… by u/ColorlessHedgehog in facepalm The Post an
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show Americans celebrating Trump’s mugshot release
PolitiFact→ Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation
Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Why are millions of Americans not working but excluded from the ‘unemployed’ rate?
The government doesn’t define people as “unemployed” unless they are actively looking for work. This has been the policy since the 1940s.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden said heat kills more Americans than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined. Is it true?
“The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.”