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WaPo Fact Checker→ Biden’s pitch that the economy ‘will create 19 million jobs’ if infrastructure is passed

2021-04-06 The president used finely-tuned language that sometimes leaves the wrong impression -- and which other administration officials have bungled. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden, Buttigieg Exaggerate Projected Job Gains in Infrastructure Plan

2021-04-06 https://www.factcheck.org/2021/04/biden-buttigieg-exaggerate-projected-job-gains-in-infrastructure-plan/ Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Biden, Buttigieg Exaggerate Projected Job Gains in Infrastructure Plan

2021-04-05 President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, is projected to add 2.7 million jobs over 10 years, according to an analysis by Moody’s Analytics. Biden and members of his administration have cited the Moody Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal Is a Giant Boondoggle

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WaPo Fact Checker→ The GOP claim that only 5 to 7 percent of Biden’s plan is for ‘real infrastructure’

2021-04-05 When Donald Trump left office, some Republicans stopped counting rail and water-pipe investments as infrastructure. How convenient. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Biden Announces Huge Infrastructure Plan to ‘Win the Future’

2021-03-31 The U.S. president drew comparisons between his hard-hatted proposed transformation of the U.S. economy and the space race. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Infrastructure Push and Bumpy Roads

2021-03-31 President Biden introduced a massive $2 trillion infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh, and the gang is wondering what type of fight the GOP is going to put up against the bill. Steve asks, “You’d think this might be something Republicans would Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Eager to Build Infrastructure, Biden Plans to Tax Business

2021-03-31 White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the plan is “about making an investment in America — not just modernizing our roads or railways or bridges but building an infrastructure of the future.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Biden Wants Infrastructure Plan Approved over Summer

2021-03-30 President Joe Biden is aiming for summer passage of an infrastructure plan that is expected to cost more than $3 trillion, and the White House hopes to take a more deliberate and collaborative approach with the contentious Congress than it did on the C Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Joe Biden plans to invest $2 trillion in infrastructure to combat climate change.

2020-08-21 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion clean energy and infrastructure plan on July 14, 2020. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Agency Includes Gun Sellers as ‘Critical’ Infrastructure

2020-03-29 A gun rights group is cheering the Trump administration’s designation of the firearms industry, including retailers, as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure during the coronavirus emergency. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ NTNU in Norway Warns about Coronavirus, the United States’ Healthcare and Infrastructure

2020-03-16 On March 14 2020, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) advised students abroad to return home in the face of a global COVID-19 pandemic. The warning was for “countries with poorly developed collective infrastructure, for exa Go to site post…»

Politifact National→ Understanding infrastructure: The cost of repairing our roads, bridges and dams

2020-01-06 Infrastructure looked like it might be a big priority under President Donald Trump. A signature promise of his 2016 campaign was to spend $550 billion over 10 years — double what was proposed by his opponent, Hillary Clinton — to upgrade th Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Dems Say Trump Agrees on $2 Trillion Infrastructure Goal

2019-04-30 White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, for her part, described the meeting as "excellent and productive." Go to site post…»

Internet Archive - Collection: factchecked→ President Trump on Infrastructure Plan in Ohio : CSPAN : March 29, 2018 2:07pm-3:07pm EDT

2018-03-29 [LIVE] President Trump visits Richfield, Ohio to discuss his proposal for investing in the nation's infrastructure. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Closed Cap Go to site post…»

Internet Archive - Collection: factchecked→ Transportation Secretary Chao Testifies on Infrastructure Agenda : CSPAN3 : March 6, 2018 8:04pm-11:24pm EST

2018-03-07 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao testified on the Trump administration's infrastructure agenda before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Secretary Chao confirmed that President Trump asked House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to block Go to site post…»

Internet Archive - Collection: factchecked→ President Holds Infrastructure Meeting : CSPAN : February 12, 2018 5:08pm-6:08pm EST

2018-02-12 President Trump hosted a meeting in the State Dining Room with state and local leaders to discuss his infrastructure proposal. Earlier that morning, the White House presented to Congress its infrastructure plan, which, they say, includes $200 billion i Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In Video, Generals Michael Flynn, Thomas McInerney Do NOT Provide Proven Facts About 2020 Election And COVID Pandemic

2021-04-09 Does a video featuring Michael Flynn and Thomas McInerney contain only factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: The video recycles, without repairing, multiple false claims about COVID-19 and the 2020 election that have already Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Was NOT Rushed To The Hospital

2021-04-05 Was Joe Biden rushed to the hospital April 5, 2021? No, that's not true. Joe Biden had not been hospitalized in days leading up to and including April 5, 2021. He spent Easter Sunday at Camp David, as a photo on his daughter Ashley Biden' Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2010 Census Data Could NOT Be Used To Cast Votes for The Dead And Departed in 2020, Nor Were Vote Machines Hacked

2021-04-02 Was 2010 census data used to cast fraudulent votes of dead voters and those who had changed addresses in a nationwide hack of the 2020 election? No, that's not true. By law, 2010 census data at the individual name level will not be availa Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ The Paradox That Fuels Our Divided Politics

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The Dispatch→ The Sweep: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon the 6th District

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The Dispatch→ Uphill: Freshman Vibe Check

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The Dispatch→ How the GOP Can Reverse the Progressive Advance

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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New ‘X22 Report’ Video Does NOT Offer Evidence That Proves Claims About Mass Shootings, Election Fraud, Suez Ship

2021-03-26 Does a new "X22 Report" video contain only factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: The video recycles familiar conspiracy theories, including disproven claims about a mass shooting and voter fraud in the 2020 election. It repe Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Claim that Assault Weapons Ban Worked

2021-03-26 President Joe Biden claims the 10-year assault weapons ban that he helped shepherd through the Senate as part of the 1994 crime bill “brought down these mass killings.” But the raw numbers, when adjusted for population and other factors, ar Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Hong Kong Isn’t an Endgame for China. It’s a Starting Point.

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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Turn Gates Foundation Into A Corporation To Carry Out U.S. Plot To Depopulate Developing Countries

2021-03-19 Is the Gates Foundation a multinational corporation that profits from vaccines as part of a U.S. government plot hatched in the 1970s to depopulate developing countries? No, that's not true: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a re Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Cheney’s Misleading Criticism of the COVID-19 Relief Package

2021-03-12 After the Senate passed its version of the American Rescue Plan Act, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney claimed “the result of that package is going to be middle-class tax increases.” The legislation cuts middle-income taxes. Cheney assumes Congres Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Kerry Is NOT A Major Stockholder In RWE, Which Has Wind Turbines In Texas

2021-03-12 Is U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry a major stockholder in RWE AG, a German multinational energy company, that owns wind turbines in Texas? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories, the company's head of inve Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ Details missing on levelling up funding

2021-03-04 “We’re also looking at the levelling up fund that you’ve announced and you’ve come up with some priority areas. I noticed that your constituency of Richmondshire is in priority area one... I just wondered if you can give us som Go to site post…»

Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The U.S. leads the world in number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, but not in the proportion of the population vaccinated

2021-03-04 REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the world since early 2020, causing more than 100 million confirmed cases and more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide to date, 500,000 of which happened in the U.S. Since the first COVID-19 vaccines were authori Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ Is Transport for the North’s budget being reduced by 40%?

2021-03-03 “Is the 40% cut to Transport for the North’s budget part of the Prime Minister’s plans for levelling up the north?”—Dame Diana Johnson.“There has been no such cut, Mr Speaker. We intend to invest massively in Northe Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Over half of the 2021-22 fiscal budget was allocated to states headed for elections including Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala.

2021-02-26 In view of the assembly elections in four states, Finance Minister earmarked multi-crore infrastructure allocations to West Bengal, TN, and Kerala. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Over half of the 2021-22 fiscal budget was allocated to states headed for elections including Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala.

2021-02-26 In view of the assembly elections in four states, Finance Minister earmarked multi-crore infrastructure allocations to West Bengal, TN, and Kerala. Go to site post…»

Liste→ False claim circulates on Facebook that ATM fees were waived in Sri Lanka

2021-02-26 Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times in February 2021 claim that ATM withdrawal fees were waived in Sri Lanka. The claim is false: Sri Lanka’s national payment infrastructure body as well as private banks said no such decision to waiv Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Wind Turbines Didn’t Cause Texas Energy Crisis

2021-02-20 A steep decline in energy generated by fossil fuels and nuclear power plants was largely responsible for the power outages in Texas during the deep freeze that recently gripped the state, according to the operators of the state’s power grid. D Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Biden’s Response to Texas Emergency

2021-02-19 Quick Take President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Texas after a winter storm began wreaking havoc, and held a call with its governor as the state experienced power outages. But Facebook posts misleadingly claim there has not been  Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Assessing the Various Claims in Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’

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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Informal COVID-19 Vaccine Reaction Reports is NOT Evidence Deaths Were Caused By Vaccines

2021-02-16 Does this list of reports from the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) prove COVID-19 vaccines are causing sudden deaths in a surprising number of young and middle-aged people? No, that's not true: The individual cases Go to site post…»

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