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PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Trump told Time that states should decide abortion laws. He didn't say they 'should' punish women.
Former President Donald Trump told Time magazine that “states should monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.”
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Did Trump say states have the right to monitor, punish women over abortion, as Kamala Harris said?
In his Time magazine interview, Donald Trump “said states have the right to monitor pregnant women to enforce these bans, and states have the right to punish pregnant women for seeking out abortion care.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 46 Out Of 50 States Did NOT Recount Their Votes And Find Biden Lost
Did 46 of 50 states recount their votes from the 2020 election and confirm that Joe Biden lost the vote in their state? No, that's not true: There were four states that conducted recounts or had legal challenges of the 2020 presidential e
The Dispatch→ There’s a Rhythm to the Swing States
We could learn a lot from Michigan and North Carolina in November.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Facebook post overstates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments on Iran and Israel
“BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran’s soil in support of Israel.”
The Dispatch→ Do Foreign Countries Have Military Bases in the United States?
Not exactly, though the U.S. does host detachments of foreign militaries.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT ‘Declare That Russia Will Support Iran If The United States Attacks Iran’s Soil In Support Of Israel’ — He Had NOT Publicly Commented On That Topic As Of April 15, 2024
Did Russia's President Vladimir Putin publicly announce after Iran's aerial strike on Israel that Moscow will back Iran if the U.S. attacks "Iran's soil" in U.S. support of Israel? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Putin has not ma
AllSides→ Viral Claim Inflates Number of New Voters in Three States
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/viral-claim-inflates-number-of-new-voters-in-three-states/ A claim on
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claim Inflates Number of New Voters in Three States
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A claim on social media misrepresents the number of people who have registered to vote in three states in 2024 and suggests the new voters are immigrants
FactCheck.org→ Elon Musk Overstates Partisan Impact of Illegal Immigration on House Apportionment
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. In claiming that illegal immigration benefits Democrats, entrepreneur Elon Musk vastly overstated its impact on the apportionment of House seats and Electoral College votes. ̶
PolitiFact→ What is ‘sex’? What is ‘gender’? How these terms changed and why states now want to define them
This year, 17 states sought to narrowly define the term “sex” or “gender” across state law. What is motivating this policy, what do we know about the history of “sex” and “gender” and how might it affect transgender Americans?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Online Certificate Does NOT Qualify Veterans For Permit To Carry Concealed Firearm In All States
Can veterans now qualify to download a certificate that authorizes them to carry a concealed weapon, as promoted in a post on social media? No, that's not true: The misleading advertisement leads users to a site with a disclaimer that sta
PolitiFact→ Marco Rubio – Rubio overstates effect of Biden immigration actions, falsely claims he’s not detaining migrants
Joe Biden's executive orders meant "for the first time in American history we have a president who will not detain the people who enter this country illegally."
The Dispatch→ Indictment Watch: The Supreme Court Decides Whether States Can Disqualify Trump
Jan. 6ers running for Congress?
The Dispatch→ Nations, Nation-States, and Nationalism
On Ukraine and the treason of the nationalists.
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – The US homicide rate has declined, but Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy overstates effect of gun law
The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – An 1871 law did not make the United States government a corporation
An 1871 law made the United States government a for-profit corporation.
The Dispatch→ What Can Fragile States Teach Us About America’s Challenges?
Restoring a sense of community and cohesion at the local level would go a long way.
PolitiFact→ Explaining Ron DeSantis’ effort to call a convention of states and amend the US Constitution
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would push state lawmakers to pass four resolutions that would compel Congress to call a "convention of states" aimed at passing state-accepted resolutions as Constitutional amendments. Experts say this would be neithe
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – States made voting by mail easier amid COVID-19 in 2020. Trump is wrong to call that cheating.
Democrats “used COVID to cheat” in the 2020 election
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – How many women live in states with abortion bans? Fact-checking Vice President Kamala Harris
“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say ‘9/11 Attack Was The Work Of The United States’
Did Donald Trump say the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were the "work of the United States" during a New Hampshire campaign stop in January 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or statement from the former president making
Full Fact→ Bim Afolami overstates NHS in England as a share of ‘everything the government spends’
It seems that the Treasury minister made a common mistake by expressing NHS England as a percentage of all budgeted spending, not public spending as a whole.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 32-Page Report Does NOT Provide Proof Of Widespread 2020 Election Fraud In 5 Swing States
by: Ed Payne and Alexis Tereszcuk Does a 32-page report shared online in January of 2023 provide proof of widespread 2020 election fraud in five swing states? No, that's not true: The report lacks credible nonpartisan documentation or ver
The Dispatch→ Rust in Peace, United States Steel
Graveyards are full of indispensable corporations, but the end of the steel giant just feels different.
The Dispatch→ A Hanukkah for the United States
Celebrations are different this year in light of October 7.
The Dispatch→ Is It Too Late for Two States?
Debating the reality of a ceasefire.
The Dispatch→ Nikki Haley Gets a Koch-Funded Boost in Early States
Plus: The Koch network's Hispanic outreach organization lays out its 2024 plans.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, the IRS isn’t distributing ‘stimulus checks’ in certain states this month, despite claims online
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Issuing ‘Fourth Round’ Of Stimulus Checks In 10 States On November 30, 2023
Will 10 states be issuing a fourth round of IRS stimulus checks on November 30, 2023? No, that's not true: There is no 2023 federal tax benefit stimulus program from the IRS nor are all the states listed in a social media post issuing the
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States?
Encounters with people on the terrorist watchlist at the southern border have gone up over the past two years. But immigration experts say flawed data make these numbers a bad gauge of the threat of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Documents Do NOT Prove The United States Is ‘Currently Under Military Occupancy’ — They Discuss Other Things
Is the United States "currently under a military occupancy" as of September 24, 2023, as proven by "bipartisan legislation"? No, that's not true: The claim cites unrelated materials that do not confirm the statement in question. The rumor
The Dispatch→ Did Venezuela Free Prisoners So They Could Infiltrate the United States?
A viral video uses legitimate footage to make a false claim.
Full Fact→ Minister overstates increase in prison officer numbers
Michelle Donelan MP wrongly claimed the number of frontline prison officers has “increased by 20%” in the last year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NO 353 Counties In 29 States With Voter Registrations Exceeding 100% of Eligible Voters
Were there 353 counties in 29 states with voter registrations exceeding "100 percent" and is that definitive evidence of something? No, that's not true: the social media account making that claim omits to say the "100 percent" is not refe
PolitiFact→ Roy Cooper – Cooper overstates effect of North Carolina elections bill
GOP-authored elections bill “requires valid votes to be tossed out … if a computer rejects a signature.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Richest 1% Evade $163 Billion in Taxes Every Year, the United States Literally Has a Yacht Tax Deduction’
On August 28 2023, an unlinked post by former United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich was shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter; it alleged that the “richest 1%” of Americans “evade $163 billion” in taxes each year
Logically→ Obamas and other celebrities’ estates and mansions survived the Maui fires not because they were directed
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris claim about states banning teaching Latino history relies on some flawed examples
"Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”