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Full Fact→ Rishi Sunak wrong to say 18-week waits have fallen since pledge
The Prime Minister may have meant to say in a Telegraph article that waits of 18 months have fallen, which they have.
Full Fact→ Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees, not specifically Muslims
The pledge was made in 2017. As of 2022, they had hired over 4,000 refugees globally.
PolitiFact→ A guide to Ron DeSantis’ 'Day 1' pledges if he wins the presidency
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has talked about things he’d do from his presidency’s start if he’s elected. We examine the Day 1 pledges he’d made from the campaign trail.
PolitiFact→ Alex Mooney – Did Jim Justice break his pledge not to hike taxes?
Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.”
The Dispatch→ Lawmakers Pledge Israel Support Amid Speakership Uncertainty
While House Republicans decide on a speaker, congressional Democrats spar over Israel.
AllSides→ Watchdog Says Elizabeth Warren Being Fooled By ‘Bogus’ Pledge From Biden Nominee On Big Pharma Payments
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watchdog-says-elizabeth-warren-being-fooled-by-bogus-pledge-from-biden-nominee-on-big-pharma-payments
Full Fact→ Will the government meet its inflation pledge?
We’ve looked at the numbers behind the Prime Minister’s pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year.
Washington Post→ Tommy Tuberville pledged to ‘donate every dime’ to veterans. He hasn’t.
The Alabama senator touts his interest in veterans affairs but has not fulfilled a key campaign pledge.
The Dispatch→ Republicans Pledge Response to Trump Indictment
Plus: Fangs out for McCarthy, and lawmakers consider patent rules for AI inventions. Continue reading Republicans Pledge Response to Trump Indictment »
Full Fact→ The Liberal Democrats, SNP and Plaid Cymru all pledge to immediately restore the overseas aid target
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey claimed his is “the only party” calling for spending on foreign aid to be restored to 0.7% of Gross National Income.
Full Fact→ Net Zero pledge doesn’t commit councils to implementing ‘15 minute cities’
Social media posts have wrongly conflated a climate pledge made by several UK councils with plans to create “15 minute cities”.
Full Fact→ UK nurses don’t usually take a pledge which might prevent them from going on strike
While the Florence Nightingale Pledge does exist, it is not usually taken by nurses in the UK.
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – No, Katie Hobbs did not vote to pull the Pledge of Allegiance or the U.S. Constitution from school c
Said Katie Hobbs “fought to” “prevent students from learning (about) the Pledge of Allegiance, Constitution, Mayflower Compact and Declaration of Independence.”
Logically→ Bill Gates’s pledge of $200 million to digital identities in the U.S. is a part of the global elites takeover.
The Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to expand global digital public infrastructure. The theory that it is a part of the elite takeover is false.
Washington Post→ The Senate bill and Biden’s pledge to not raise taxes on people making less than $400,000
The president made a big promise during the campiagn. Whether he kept it depends on how you look at arcane tax math.
Full Fact→ Rishi Sunak pledge to review ‘2,400’ remaining EU laws doesn’t tell the full story
The government’s own figures show that hundreds of EU laws have already been amended, repealed or replaced.
Snopes→ Leaders Pledge Arms and EU Path for Ukraine in Kyiv Visit
The leaders of four European Union nations visited Ukraine, vowing to back Kyiv's bid to become an official candidate to join the bloc in a high-profile show of support for the country fending off a Russian invasion.
Snopes→ UK Pledges Missiles to Ukraine; New US Ambassador in Kyiv
Western arms have been critical to Ukraine’s success in stymieing Russia’s much larger and better-equipped military.
Snopes→ Taliban Cancels Girls’ Higher Education Despite Pledges
The unexpected decision came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan.
Snopes→ Jackson Pledges to Decide Cases ‘Without Fear or Favor’
Ketanji Jackson, 51, addressed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of her first day of U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
Snopes→ Biden to Pledge 500M Free COVID-19 Tests to Counter Omicron
Biden is announcing major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his hand forced by the arrival of the fast-spreading omicron variant, whose properties are yet not fully understood by scientists.
Truth or Fiction?→ Despite Pledges, Hearings, Facebook Still Disseminating Climate Disinformation
Several weeks of highly damaging stories and one name change later, the company currently trying to rebrand as “Meta” is deploying the same shopworn tactics of denial and misdirection. Facebook has said it is taking major action on disinformation c
Snopes→ Lego Pledges To Remove Gender Bias from Toys
The company commissioned a survey that showed girls’ confidence in all types of play is still held back by societal pressure.
Snopes→ McDonald’s Has Pledged to Reduce Plastic Use in Happy Meal Toys by 2025
The fast food company plans to rely on recyclable and renewable materials.
Snopes→ Biden Pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We Will Get You Home’
Biden also said Friday the United States is committed to evacuating all Afghans who assisted the war effort.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Does NOT Take Down Posts That Include The Pledge Of Allegiance To The United States of America
Does Facebook take down posts that include the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag? No, that's not true: A Facebook spokesperson said there was no truth to this. And posts with the Pledge of Allegiance are on Facebook at the time of this wri
Snopes→ Biden Pledges Appeal of ‘Deeply Disappointing’ DACA Ruling
President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge's ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
Snopes→ Were the Founding Fathers Not Involved in Pledge, Anthem, ‘In God We Trust’?
A popular meme argued that Washington, Jefferson, et al had no role in the creation of four major totems of American political and civic culture.
Truth or Fiction?→ The Pledge of Allegiance Was Adopted in 1923, the Star Spangled Banner Was Adopted in 1929 …
A June 2021 Facebook “historical facts” meme included imagery of the United States’ Founding Fathers, alongside other claims about when the country adopted specific acts of public patriotism: The text at the bottom of the meme addres
Snopes→ Did Facebook Remove a Pledge of Allegiance Meme?
Claims of Facebook "censorship" are not unusual.
Snopes→ US Sends Taiwan 2.5 Million Vaccine Doses, Tripling Pledge
The U.S. sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning.
Snopes→ Did Iowa Pass a Bill Requiring Students to Recite the Pledge of Allegiance?
Lawmaker: "I believe the pledge is something that can bring all Americans together, regardless of political affiliation."
Snopes→ NFL Pledges to Halt ‘Race-Norming,’ Review Black Claims
The NFL has pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims.
Logically→ The E.U. has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 55 percent by 2030.
The actual figure stands at 52.8 percent, as campaigners accused the E.U. of watering down targets from the proposed 60 percent.
Snopes→ US Pledges Medical Aid for India To Combat COVID-19 Surge
The U.S. is pledging immediate medical aid to India to help combat its surge in coronavirus cases.
Snopes→ No, AOC and Ilhan Omar Aren’t Banning the Pledge of Allegiance
A routine review of content labeled satire.
AllSides→ Did Biden Revoke $250M That Trump Pledged to Historically Black Colleges?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-uncf-funding-copypasta/ In early February 2021, social media us
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Democrats Tried to Slip a Law Banning Pledge of Allegiance Into Aid Package’
In late October 2020, a number of people on Facebook appeared to share screenshots of what looked like an article headlined, “Democrats Tried to Slip a Law Banning Pledge of Allegiance Into Aid Package”: Spread Out Examples As a matter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Try To Slip A Law Banning The Pledge Of Allegiance Into Aid Package
Did Democrats try to slip a law banning the Pledge of Allegiance into an aid package? No, that's not true: This story is a trolling fiction from a notorious satire website. The story originated in an article (archived here) published by B