Does a printout of a photo held up by President Trump in a picture on social media authentically show the characters "MS13" on the hand of Kilmar Abrego Garcia? No, that's not true: The letters and numbers appear to have been added to the
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PolitiFact→ Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers
Elon Musk said a chart about noncitizens receiving Social Security numbers was “mind-blowing.” But it didn’t show anything nefarious or new. By law, noncitizens who are authorized to work in the U.S. receive Social Security numbers so they can pa
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump on February job numbers: manufacturing, auto industry and native-born workers
President Donald Trump touted February monthly job gains, mentioning manufacturing, the auto industry and jobs for native-born workers. Some of his talking points were accurate, while others were missing important context.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Did DOGE discover a Louisiana man with 34 social security numbers? No, that’s unfounded
“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and social security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”
FactCheck.org→ Online Posts Misconstrue Data on Social Security Numbers
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Elon Musk shared a chart on X purportedly showing more than 398 million eligible numbers in the Social Security database. Online posts misconstrued the figures to wron
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Announce Discovering Louisiana Man With 34 Names, Addresses, Social Security Numbers Collecting $1,168,646 Per Year
Did DOGE announce they discovered a Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses and Social Security numbers who was collecting $1,168,646 in Social Security per year? No, that's not true: No such announcement appeared on DOGE's offic
PolitiFact→ DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?
DOGE’s website says its estimated savings are $55 billion, but its “wall of receipts” lists savings of about $8.6 billion, 0.1% of last year’s federal budget. PolitiFact dug into what we know about the savings so far.
Full Fact→ What we do (and don’t) know about ‘illegal migrant’ numbers
A Telegraph article claiming up to one in 12 people in London are “illegal migrants” has grabbed headlines. But estimating how many people are in the UK illegally is inherently difficult
PolitiFact→ 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it?
During Supreme Court arguments over gender-affirming care bans, Justice Sonia Sotomayor cited two contrasting statistics about how many trans youth “regret” treatment — 85% or 1%? Here are the facts behind those two numbers.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, 2024 Pre-Election Update
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary Here’s how the U.S. has fared since President Joe Biden took office: The economy has added more than 15 million jobs. The number is now about 6 million higher t
Health Feedback→ Numbers on fruit and vegetable stickers don’t indicate whether they are genetically modified or not
REVIEW Some claims circulate on the Internet for years and periodically go viral. One example is the claim that fruits with stickers bearing a five-digit number starting with eight on their sticker are genetically modified. Posts and webpages making
FactCheck.org→ Trump Calls a Routine Revision of Job Numbers a ‘Lie’
Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its monthly employment figures, which come from a survey of employers, based on more comprehensive data it obtains later from state filings. But former President Donald Trump called this year’s r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Of Air Force Two Is NOT Digitally Manipulated — Tail Numbers Are Now Removed As A Security Measure
Is a picture of Air Force Two without a tail number proof that the photo was digitally manipulated? No, that's not true: A spokesperson from the Air Force's 89th Airlift Wing, which maintains and flies aircraft for government leaders, tol
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump drastically inflates annual fentanyl death numbers
“We’re losing 300,000 people a year to fentanyl that comes through our border. We had it down to the lowest number and now it’s worse than it’s ever been.”
The Dispatch→ Have National Abortion Numbers Increased Since the Dobbs Decision?
Data indicates that is likely true, but post-Dobbs abortion laws have still likely saved tens of thousands of lives.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, July 2024 Update
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary President Joe Biden isn’t running for reelection, but his record will still be on the ballot in the fall. Here we look at how the U.S. has performed under the Democ
The Dispatch→ Presidential Immunity and the Law of Large Numbers
Some people prefer Penny Marshall to Farrah Fawcett. They’re outliers.
Full Fact→ The 2024 general election – in numbers
We’ve unpacked some of the figures behind the election results, looking at vote share, Labour’s ‘landslide’, turnout and more.
The Dispatch→ Social Media Post Shares Misleading Claims About Jobs Numbers and Recessions
Suggesting that 15.6 million jobs have been created during Biden’s presidency leaves out important context.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Numbers in viral social media post reflect statewide STD tests, not Houston cases
"There were 42,000 people diagnosed with (an) STD in Houston” in one week.
The Dispatch→ Neither Biden Nor Trump’s Claims About Black Unemployment Rates Match the Numbers
Joe Biden’s campaign took aim at Donald Trump’s remarks with its own inaccuracies.
Full Fact→ Unpacking the numbers on the impact of the ‘Triple Lock Plus’
Reports of the Conservatives’ proposed pension policy include different estimates of its impact.
The Dispatch→ In Nevada, Inflation Is Up and Joe Biden’s Poll Numbers Are Down
The president’s campaign is hoping a massive field effort will counter political headwinds.
The Dispatch→ Social Media Posts Rely on Inaccurate Numbers to Compare Presidential Spending
Every president mentioned has seen a net increase in deficits while in office.
The Dispatch→ Three Numbers, Six Months, and One Slog of a Campaign
Before thinking about the election, let’s think about the electorate.
The Dispatch→ Three Numbers, Six Months, and One Slog of a Campaign
Before thinking about the election, let’s think about the electorate.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan
At campaign rallies May 1, former President Donald Trump made misleading statements about tax cuts and jobs filled by immigrants in the U.S. illegally. But he spoke more accurately on the rising costs of food, including chicken.
AllSides→ Posts Misrepresent Immigrants’ Eligibility for Social Security Numbers, Benefits
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/posts-misrepresent-immigrants-eligibility-for-social-security-numbers-benefits/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Immigrants’ Eligibility for Social Security Numbers, Benefits
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Immigrants who are lawfully living or authorized to work in the U.S. are eligible for a Social Security number and, in some cases, Social Security benefits. But viral
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, April 2024 Update
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, here’s how the U.S. has fared during his time in office: The economy added 15.2 million jobs. The number is now near
The Dispatch→ Hard Numbers, Hard Spot for GOP on Abortion
The pro-choice contingent of the electorate had been growing since 2010. And then Roe v. Wade fell.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Jobs Numbers During the Trump and Biden Presidencies
The U.S. economy did lose jobs under Trump, but the pandemic was largely to blame.
PolitiFact→ Brian Schimming – Wisconsin GOP blast Biden on manufacturing job losses, but their numbers are off
“On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.”
The Dispatch→ Why Biden’s Low Approval Numbers Might Not Hurt Him in November
Many of the old rules of politics no longer apply.
Full Fact→ Labour claim of 4,000 drop in GP numbers is not reliable
A claimed cut of 4,000 GPs in a Labour party briefing document seems to rely on a comparison between two different datasets, which the NHS itself says should not be compared.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, January 2024 Update
Summary Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Here’s how the United States has fared since President Joe Biden took office three years ago: The economy added more than 14 million jobs. The number is now nearly 4.
Washington Post→ As views on economy improve, Trump claims the jobs numbers aren’t ‘real’
Americans increasingly believe the economy is doing well under President Biden, so former president Donald Trump is pulling out an old playbook to cast doubt.
Logically→ 2016 numbers shared to falsely claim over 95,000 ration cards canceled recently in Telangana
Washington Post→ House GOP lawmakers keep hyping the numbers on Hunter Biden’s foreign deals
Even the House Oversight Committee’s own math shows that many lawmakers overreach when they comment publicly.
Full Fact→ Health secretary to correct the record over maternity programme numbers
Steve Barclay claimed that there has been a 13% rise in midwifery programme starters since two years ago but this is based on an anticipated rise rather than an actual one.