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Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ronald Reagan Lower the Top Tax Rate from 70 to 28 Percent and Introduce Income Tax on Social Security Benefits to Offset It?

2022-07-21 On July 21 2022, a Twitter user shared a meme claiming that former United States President Ronald Reagan lowered the top tax rate from 70 percent — and then introduced a tax on Social Security benefits to offset the cut: Friendly reminder… p Go to site post…»

Logically→ Seventy percent of the staff deployed at Lulu Mall in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, is from the Muslim community.

2022-07-19 The Lulu Mall management has clarified that 80 percent of their staff members are Hindus and 20 percent are from other communities. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Udaipur’s Muslim population has grown from 3.5 percent in 2011 to 15.67 percent in 2021.

2022-06-30 Go to site post…»

Logically→ Ninety-nine percent of cancers are caused by parabens found in cosmetics.

2022-06-24 Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Ad Misleads on Percentage Increase in Fentanyl Seizures Under Biden

2022-06-08 The overall increase in fentanyl seized at the southwest border under President Joe Biden is nowhere near as high as a Republican ad misleadingly claims. U.S. border officials seized 13,021 pounds of the drug in Biden’s first full 15 months in office Go to site post…»

Logically→ At the World Economic Forum 2022, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla revealed that one of his goals for 2023 was to reduce the global population by 50 percent.

2022-06-06 The video has been edited to misrepresent Bourla's comments. He was actually speaking about providing affordable medicines to low-income countries. Go to site post…»

Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines prevent infection in just 12 percent of those vaccinated.

2022-05-16 Most COVID-19 vaccines are found to provide protection against the transmission of COVID-19 in around 50 percent of recipients. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A 2013 study found that coconut oil kills 93 percent of colon cancer cells.

2022-05-11 A study on colon cancer by Adelaide University used lauric acid. This was incorrectly stated to be coconut oil, which contains lauric acid. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Fifty-two percent of Americans support overturning Roe v Wade.

2022-05-06 According to Gallup, 52 percent of those who are anti-abortion-rights support overturning Roe v. Wade, not the US population overall. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Fifty-two percent of Americans support overturning Roe v Wade.

2022-05-06 According to Gallup, 52 percent of those who are anti-abortion-rights support overturning Roe v. Wade, not the US population overall. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The Guttmacher Institute admits that almost 99 percent of abortions are just birth control.

2022-05-06 A 2015 report notes that 92 percent of abortions were "elective." This is not the same as birth control, which prevents pregnancies. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ What Percent of Americans Believe Abortion Should Be Illegal?

2022-05-05 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 Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is Elon Musk’s Tax Rate Only 3 Percent?

2022-05-04 (Photograph by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.)Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal claimed in a recent tweet that billionaire Elon Musk paid an effective tax rate of only 3.27 percent from 2014 to 2018.Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapalJust a reminder that from Go to site post…»

Logically→ Only about ten percent of Americans support federally imposed mask mandates for travel.

2022-05-04 Around two-thirds of Americans support the mask mandate for travel via plane, along with other means of public transport. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Only about ten percent of Americans support federally imposed mask mandates for travel.

2022-05-04 Around two-thirds of Americans support the mask mandate for travel via plane, along with other means of public transport. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Seventy percent of WHO’s funding comes from pharmaceutical companies.

2022-04-26 The majority of WHO’s funding comes from its member states, intergovernmental organizations, and development banks. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Delhi’s GSDP has increased by 50 percent since the 2016-17 financial year.

2022-04-12 The Gross State Domestic Product of Delhi has increased from ₹ 616085 crores in 2016-17 to ₹ 923967 crores during 2021-22, which is around 50 percent. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Jennifer Konfrst – Iowa’s Student First voucher bill would benefit 2 percent of Iowa school children

2022-04-07 Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Pineapple juice is 500 percent more effective than cough syrup.

2022-02-17 There is no scientific evidence that pineapple juice can cure coughs or is 500 times better than cough syrup. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Instagram has changed its algorithm that allows only around seven percent of a user’s followers to see a post.

2022-02-10 Instagram feeds and stories ranking works on how a person uses it. There is no fixed algorithm that limits the followers to view it. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Government websites make percentage error on National Insurance rise

2022-02-02 The government web page which explains planned increases to National Insurance, states that contributions will increase by 1.25% from April. In fact, the rise is a 1.25 percentage point increase applied to existing National Insurance rates, not a perce Go to site post…»

Logically→ The Indian government has slashed corporate tax rates to 15 percent.

2022-02-02 The corporate tax rate has not changed. But, a concessional rate of 15 percent for one year is given to newly incorporated manufacturing companies. Go to site post…»

Logically→ India’s 2022 Union Budget levies 30 percent tax on cryptocurrency transactions.

2022-02-01 A flat rate of 30 percent tax will be imposed only on gains derived from any digital asset. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Mitch McConnell: ‘African-American Voters Are Voting in Just as High a Percentage as Americans’

2022-01-20 On January 20 2022, an Imgur user shared a post quoting Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) as saying that “African-Americans voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans”: Wow, must be mask-off season already. On that day, Go to site post…»

Logically→ One percent of people in the U.K. are transgender.

2022-01-20 As of yet, there is no way to firmly establish the number of transgender people living in the U.K. One percent is a rough estimate. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Boris Johnson stated 90 percent of the people in the U.K. who are in ICU with COVID-19 have not been vaccinated.

2022-01-13 91 percent have not had a booster, and 61 percent are unvaccinated. While Johnson has said these figures correctly elsewhere, it was incorrect here. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Autopsies reveal that 93 percent of post-vaccination deaths are caused by COVID-19 vaccines.

2022-01-13 A non-peer-reviewed paper is cited to show vaccinations cause deaths. There is no direct clinical evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to deaths. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Thirty to forty percent of Americans support former President Donald Trump.

2022-01-12 Different polls report different approval and/or favorability ratings for Donald J Trump. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The Lancet published an article in November 2021 about 89 percent of new COVID-19 cases occurring among fully vaccinated people in the U.K.

2022-01-11 About 89 percent of people were vaccinated among those over 60 years infected by COVID-19, and not everyone among the fully vaccinated in the U.K. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.

2022-01-11 The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.

2022-01-11 The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications. Go to site post…»

Logically→ One percent of the world’s population are asexuals.

2022-01-05 There is limited evidence to substantiate the percentage of asexuality around the world. Go to site post…»

Logically→ One percent of the world’s population are asexuals.

2022-01-05 There is limited evidence to substantiate the percentage of asexuality around the world. Go to site post…»

Logically→ One percent of the world’s population are asexuals.

2022-01-05 There is limited evidence to substantiate the percentage of asexuality around the world. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The unemployment rate in Uttar Pradesh went from over 17 percent to under 5 percent during Yogi Adithyanath’s tenure.

2021-12-16 While the unemployment rate of Uttar Pradesh reached a high of 18 percent in 2016, it was at 3 percent when Yogi Adityanath took office in March 2017. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines has dropped from 88 percent to just 13 percent.

2021-12-14 A significant decline in effectiveness was seen only in the Janssen vaccine, and it coincided with the emergence of the Delta variant. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines has dropped from 88 percent to just 13 percent.

2021-12-14 A significant decline in effectiveness was seen only in the Janssen vaccine, and it coincided with the emergence of the Delta variant. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has a mortality rate of nearly 6 percent.

2021-12-08 The graph provides data on adverse events, not considering underlying conditions. Studies show adverse reactions to the vaccine is extremely rare. Go to site post…»

Logically→ In Scotland, heart disorders have risen by 118 percent and excess deaths by 40 percent in young adults since being given the COVID-19 vaccine.

2021-12-02 The Daily Expose's report is based on the assumption that the vaccine causes blood clots, which is misleading since it happens in very rare cases. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Does Only 11 Percent of Bill Go Toward ‘Real Infrastructure,’ as Trump Claims?

2021-11-17 http://newsweek.com/fact-check-does-only-11-percent-bill-go-toward-real-infrastructure-trump-claims-1647063 Go to site post…»

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