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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Federal Law Bars Landlords From Charging 3 Times Rent For Security Deposit As Of July 1, 2024
Did the federal government introduce a nationwide ban on security deposits equal to three months' rent starting on July 1, 2024? No, that's not true: The fact that such laws went into effect in at least two states on this day does not mak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Government Did NOT Announce Free 6-Month CDL Courses Beginning June 2024
Is the federal government providing a "six-month free" commercial driver's license, or CDL, course beginning in June 2024, as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: A spokesperson with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra
The Dispatch→ Hunter Biden Convicted of Federal Gun Charges
An appeal is likely, but President Joe Biden has said he won’t pardon his son.
The Dispatch→ Federal Reserve Policy Could Shape November Politics
Plus: A look at which voters Biden is struggling with compared to 2020.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Noncitizens can vote in Washington, D.C., local elections, not federal elections
Noncitizens in Washington, D.C., “can vote in federal elections.”
AllSides→ Has Joe Biden appointed more black women as federal appeals court judges than all previous presidents combined?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/05/president-biden-black-women-judges-federal-appeals-court/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MOMS Act Would NOT Require Women To Register With Federal Government Once They Become Pregnant
Would the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed, or MOMS Act, which is co-sponsored by Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, require women to register with the federal government when they become pregnant? No, that's not true: Britt's office told Le
PolitiFact→ U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections
Commentator Keith Rose floated a scenario of a U.S. president canceling or postponing elections. Only Congress can change a presidential election’s date.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the Federal Debt and Billionaires’ Taxes
Seizing the wealth of all U.S. billionaires would decrease the debt by only 16 percent.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About the Federal Debt and Billionaires’ Taxes
Seizing the wealth of all U.S. billionaires would decrease the debt by only 16 percent.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Noncitizen voting isn’t an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here’s why
Former President Donald Trump is turning to one of his favorite themes, the specter of immigrants improperly voting in federal elections.
PolitiFact→ Republicans push for noncitizen voting ban in Congress. But a federal ban already exists.
In legislation and lawsuits, Republicans are backing efforts to prevent voting by noncitizens. The issue fuses GOP concerns about voting and immigration. But critics note that noncitizens are already barred from voting in federal elections.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Federal data does not show a soaring number of unauthorized migrants registering to vote
With three months remaining in the presidential primary season, social media users are misrepresenting government data to suggest that the country is seeing a surge in voter registrations by migrants who came to the U.S. illegally.
The Dispatch→ The Federalist Society in Peril
"Team conservative."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Baltimore bridge collapse: Federal, state officials say ship’s collision wasn’t intentional
Video of the ship colliding with the Baltimore bridge proves the bridge collapse wasn’t “an accident.”
PolitiFact→ Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it
The federal government is fronting the cost for the immediate repair of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. That doesn’t mean it won’t seek reimbursement from the companies responsible.
The Dispatch→ Federal Judges Examine the Israel-Hamas War
Debunking the “Israelis as colonists” narrative.
PolitiFact→ Do Jesse Watters’ claims about the federal budget, LGBTQ+ and DEI funding add up?
Fox News host Jesse Watters cited a laundry list of programs included in the new federal budget, characterizing them with descriptions such as a “DEI zoo” and “gay senior home.” His claims range from missing context to inaccurate.
The Dispatch→ Boeing’s Problems and the Federal Aviation Administration, Explained
The FAA has taken stringent measures against Boeing during the company’s ongoing issues with the 737 Max 9.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook promise of Federal Emergency Management Agency cash grab is fake
FEMA is giving applicants $1,000 checks “next week.”
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→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris did not say Democrats are bribing voters with federal work study funds
Video shows Kamala Harris saying Democrats would use taxpayer dollars to bribe voters.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Does NOT Have Federal Ban On Collecting Rainwater
Does the federal government prohibit collecting rainwater nationwide? No, that's not true: There is no such ban. The Energy Department highlights the benefits of collecting rainwater for non-drinking purposes and shares a detailed guide e
AllSides→ Do nongovernmental organizations use federal tax money to transport migrants in the US?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/02/immigration-migrants-border-nongovernmental-organizations-funding-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact&utm_id=112
Internet Archive→ Federal & State Lawmakers Speak at CPAC : CSPAN : February 22, 2024 10:13am-1:18pm EST
[LIVE] Federal and state lawmakers speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) being held in the Washington, DC area. Sponsor: Conservative Political Action Conference.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the fo
PolitiFact→ Kirsten Gillibrand – Yes, the federal government still classifies marijuana as more worrisome than fentanyl, cocaine
“Marijuana is currently classified in the same category of drugs as heroin and a more dangerous category than fentanyl or cocaine.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Federal food assistance recipients are not eligible for free U.S. passports
Federal food assistance recipients and their children can get “a free passport” by using a specific waiver form.
AllSides→ Nikki Haley exaggerates rate of federal telework
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jan/05/nikki-haley/nikki-haley-exaggerates-rate-of-federal-telework/
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Nikki Haley exaggerates rate of federal telework
“Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID."
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Virginia house explosion not caused by firefight with federal agents. None were there
CLAIM: An explosion at a home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night was caused by a firefight with U.S. federal agents that either ignited a gas pipeline or led a terrorist to set off a suicide vest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: January 6, 2021, Image Does NOT Show Federal Agent Holding Badge
Does an image taken from footage on January 6, 2021, reveal a federal agent holding a badge as part of a staged federal insurrection or "Fedsurrection"? No, that's not true: The image shows Kevin Lyons, a Chicago man sentenced to 51 month
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Newly released Jan. 6 footage does not show a federal agent flashing his badge while undercover
CLAIM: Security camera footage from Jan. 6, 2021, shows a federal agent disguised as a supporter of then-President Donald Trump during the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Code Section Does NOT Make American Workers Exempt From Taxes — It’s About Federal Reserve Banks
Does a section of the U.S. Code, cited in a video on social media, exempt American workers from paying taxes? No, that's not true: No section of the U.S. Code universally exempts American workers from paying taxes. The section of the U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Topless Photo Does NOT Show New York AG Letitia James — The Illegally Obtained Photo Shows Victim Of Federal Cybercrime
Does a topless photo show New York Attorney General Letitia James? No, that's not true: This photo does not show James, but Stacey Plaskett, the U.S. delegate to Congress from the Virgin Islands, who was a victim of cybercrime. Two disgru
AllSides→ Do Republican spending cuts threaten federal HIV funding? Some programs, yes.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/nov/03/joe-biden/do-republican-spending-cuts-threaten-federal-hiv-f/
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Do Republican spending cuts threaten federal HIV funding? Some programs, yes.
Republicans in Congress are “trying to wipe out federal funding to end the HIV epidemic.”
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson – Fact-checking new House Speaker Mike Johnson on the federal debt
“In the time it’s going to take me to deliver this speech, we’ll go up another $20 million in debt.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Manchin – Has West Virginia received a record amount of federal funding over the last four years?
“Just in the last four years, $80 billion in federal funding has come to West Virginia — $22 billion more than we've ever received.”
PolitiFact→ Matt Gaetz – Matt Gaetz oversells role of budgetary dysfunction in adding to the federal debt
"Since the mid-'90s, this country has been governed by revolving continuing resolution and omnibus spending bill(s). … That is the reason we're $33 trillion in debt."