Does a video on Facebook show singer Cardi B. endorsing a "health spending card" from the U.S. government? No, that's not true: The footage of music artist Belcalis Almanzar-Cephus comes from a video in which she promoted a "holiday drink
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Full Fact→ How has UK aid spending for Palestinians changed in recent years?
We’ve looked at the figures after the Prime Minister announced the government has doubled its aid funding for Palestinian civilians.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Michael B. Jordan Promoting ‘Health Spending Card’ — Audio Is Fake
Does a video on Facebook show actor Michael B. Jordan endorsing a "health spending card" promotion? No, that's not true: Jordan's public relations team confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is false. Lead Stories previously has debunk
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson – Despite Mike Johnson’s claim, some spending cuts can increase deficits
“Only in Washington can you cut funding, add a pay-for to a new spending measure, and they say it's terrible for the deficit.”
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.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Jada Pinkett Smith Promoting ‘Health Spending Card’ — Fake Audio Is Combined With Video Clips of Pinkett Smith
Does a video on Facebook show actress Jada Pinkett Smith endorsing a "health spending card" promotion? No, that's not true: The audio in this post is fake, as she was talking about her health in at least one of the video clips used in thi
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – DeSantis’ critique of Trump election spending omits that not all $400 million went for mail ballots
“The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Neither ‘The Rock’ Nor Joe Rogan Endorsed $5,600 ‘Health Spending’ Cards From Feds For Every American
Did Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Joe Rogan endorse a plan by the federal government to distribute health spending cards worth up to $5,600, with every American qualifying for one? No, that's not true: The claim that the government is fre
PolitiFact→ The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how.
The concept of an Iron Dome works differently in the U.S. than in Israel. The missile-defense technology has been deployed by the U.S., though for limited purposes. Here’s why.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show Jada Pinkett Smith promoting free health spending cards
Video shows Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith advertising “$5,600 health spending cards.”
PolitiFact→ Chris Christie – Chris Christie knocks Ron DeSantis for Florida’s increased spending. But he omits revenue rose, too
Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Full Fact→ The government is spending £6 million a day on hotel accommodation for asylum seekers
Lee Anderson appeared to suggest the government is spending £7 million a day on hotels for asylum seekers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Federal Benefits Program Offering $5,600 ‘Health Spending Cards’
Is the federal government giving out health spending cards worth up to $5,600 that every American qualifies for? No, that's not true: The claim that the government is freely giving out health spending cards with thousands of dollars on th
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: Biden Admin Says Its Stimulus Spending Didn’t Spike Inflation
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/fact-check-biden-admin-says-its-stimulus-spending-didnt-spike-inflation/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dave Chapelle Did NOT Promote ‘Hidden Incentive’ Health Allowance Spending Card Program — Fake Voice Added
Did comedian Dave Chapelle promote an unnamed "health allowance" spending card program that is only available for a limited time? No, that's not true: The voice narrating this ad is not Dave Chapelle. He did not promote this program. The
The Dispatch→ Congress Gears up for (Another) Spending Fight
Plus: Cracks show in the House GOP’s impeachment plans.
The Dispatch→ McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Plan Is Built on Unrealistic Spending Caps
Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks on Capitol Hill on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)The fiscal benefits would likely be far below what is advertised.Continue reading McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Plan I
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Graphic Comparing Bank Bailouts to Proposed Federal Spending Programs
A Silicon Valley Bank branch in Santa Monica, California, on March 20, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images) A graphic circulating online purports to compare the amount of money the federal government spent making the uninsured depositors
Logically→ WEF’s smart cities initiative will track and limit people’s daily activities and spending
PolitiFact→ DeSantis Watch – In the House, Ron DeSantis voted to rein in Medicare spending. Is that a cut?
"Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare."
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden says U.S. is losing ground to China in R&D spending. His rankings are off.
“We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.”
The Dispatch→ Cut Spending, Raise Taxes, or Wait for Economic Collapse
There are three options for dealing with entitlements. The post Cut Spending, Raise Taxes, or Wait for Economic Collapse appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ How Taxpayer Receipts Could Improve the Debate Over Spending
(Photo illustration from Getty Images.)Americans struggle to understand how their tax dollars are spent.The post How Taxpayer Receipts Could Improve the Debate Over Spending appeared first on The Dispatch.
Poynter→ A claim vastly overstates the government’s spending on TSA’s gender-neutral screening technology
A man recording a video while in line at the airport Transportation Security Administration checkpoint had another agenda besides flying. In the video posted Jan. 19 on Facebook that’s been viewed nearly […] The post A claim vastly overstates
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. spending in Afghanistan dwarfs aid to Ukraine
The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is “double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim vastly overstates government’s spending on TSA’s gender-neutral screening technology
The Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology.
Washington Post→ McCarthy puts a spin on spending math to justify debt limit fight
The House speaker relied on numbers that don’t tell the full story of what happened — and how the GOP-controlled Congress boosted spending.
PolitiFact→ Kevin McCarthy – Is Kevin McCarthy right that GOP didn’t raise discretionary spending? It hinges on the metric used
“When the Republicans were in power the last time for eight years, do you know how much discretionary spending increased in those eight years? Zero.”
The Dispatch→ The GOP’s Spending Fight Is More About Fighting Than Spending
Incoming House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (right) argues with members of the Freedom Caucus, including Rep. Bob Good, Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Rep. Matt Rosendale during votes for speaker of the House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.)These new defic
The Dispatch→ How Republicans Can Get Serious on Spending
Kevin McCarthy speaks at a House GOP leadership press conference on government funding. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency /Getty Images.)When it comes to cuts, less is actually more.The post How Republicans Can Get Serious on Spending appeared fir
PolitiFact→ William Barclay – Comparison between spending in New York and California is missing context
California has twice the population of New York, but spends $260 billion, while New York spends $220 billion.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Is NOT Seriously Blaming Elton John For ‘Spending Taxpayer Money To Fight AIDS’ In This Clip — It’s A Joke
Did President Joe Biden blame Elton John for the U.S. spending taxpayer money to "fight AIDS"? No, that's not true: There is missing context to this video. A transcript of this event shows that Biden is praising John. Both the audience an
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump’s baseless claim about 2020 election fraud and suspending the Constitution
“The revelation of massive & widespread fraud & deception” in the 2020 election “allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”
Full Fact→ Big spending list on Test and Trace and furlough loss needs context
£37 billion was the budget for the first two years, but less was actually spent and the furlough fraud figure is out of date and includes losses from other Covid-19 payment schemes.
Full Fact→ ‘Wanted’ poster missing context on Test and Trace spending
£37 billion was the budget for Test and Trace, not the spend.
PolitiFact→ Citizens for Sanity – Ad comparing spending on Ukraine, US children is ridiculously wrong
President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children."
PolitiFact→ Dan Bongino – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation not spending $200 million on digital IDs
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million for digital IDs as part of a shift toward a “totalitarian society.”
PolitiFact→ State spending, school funding, abortion: fact-checking Iowa’s gubernatorial debate
State spending, school funding, abortion: fact-checking Iowa’s gubernatorial debate.
Logically→ Justin Trudeau is spending over $100 million of taxpayers’ money to promote Klaus Schwab’s agenda of enslaving people.
The pilot project has not taken off, and the budgeted amount of $105.3 million has not been spent.