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AllSides→ What would the end of Roe mean for access to abortion pill?
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PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What would the end of Roe mean for access to abortion pill?
Many states have already passed restrictions that reduce access to abortion pills. If Roe v. Wade is overturned by SCOTUS and states ban abortions, such bans would also include abortion pills.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet ‘I Tried To Buy The Bidens, But The Chinese Wouldn’t Sell Them’
Did entrepreneur Elon Musk announce that he tried to "buy the Bidens, but the Chinese wouldn't sell them"? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available evidence to suggest that Musk said or tweeted such a statement. The "tweet" in
Poynter→ What would state laws look like in a post-Roe world?
The leak of an early draft ruling on a hotly contested Supreme Court abortion case has focused attention on what might happen if Roe v. Wade — the five-decade-old precedent requiring national […] The post What would state laws look like in a
PolitiFact→ What would state laws look like in a post-Roe world?
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, as a leaked draft ruling suggests it might, then the rules governing abortion would revert to the states. In many states, the laws would either sharply restrict abortion or protect it.
FactCheck.org→ Democrats Misleadingly Claim ‘Republicans’ Plan’ Would ‘End’ Social Security, Medicare
As part of his plan to downsize the federal government, Republican Sen. Rick Scott says he wants all federal legislation to “sunset” in five years, and “[i]f a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.” Well, Social Secu
Snopes→ Audio: McCarthy Said He Would Urge Trump to Resign
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told fellow GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign.
Logically→ French President Emmanuel Macron warned that sanctions against Russia would lead to an influx of “60 million refugees” into Europe.
The post that makes this claim is falsified. There is no evidence that President Macron has ever made this statement.
PolitiFact→ Tony Kurtz – Yes, gas tax hike plan would have added at least a dime per gallon at the pump
If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "had passed his (gas) tax increases ... fuel prices would be at least a dime higher.
Snopes→ SURVEY: What Would You Do With a $1,000 Tax Refund in 2022?
Buy new clothes? Pay down your debt? Have your say.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Are Tennessee Republicans Advancing a Bill That Would Allow Child Marriage?
(Stock photo from Getty Images.)Viral social media posts claim that Tennessee Republicans are advancing a bill that would eliminate a minimum age for marriage. Lindy Li @lindyliHawley, Graham, Cruz and faux Army Ranger Tom Cotton couldn’t sh
PolitiFact→ Jennifer Konfrst – Iowa’s Student First voucher bill would benefit 2 percent of Iowa school children
Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this California bill wouldn't allow mothers to kill their children after they're born
“California introduces new bill that would allow mothers to kill their babies up to 7 days after birth.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clementine Churchill Did NOT Say Her Road-Cleaner Ex Would Have Been Prime Minister If She Had Married Him
Did Clementine Churchill, wife of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, tell him that if she had married a road cleaner that man would have become the prime minister? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that she said that
Snopes→ Would a Proposed Tennessee Law ‘Legalize Child Marriage’?
House Bill 0233 was a GOP attempt to give legal recognition to exclusively heterosexual, "common law" marriages.
Full Fact→ WEF didn’t say that property ownership would become ‘unsustainable’
A post on Facebook and Twitter appears to show a tweet from the World Economic Forum (WEF) which quotes its founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab as saying: “As humanity moves further toward a post-carbon future people must accept things li
Snopes→ What Would Give Putin a Face-Saving Way to Exit Ukraine?
Since early March, Russian forces have been bogged down in fighting on the outskirts of major Ukrainian cities
Snopes→ Maryland Bill That Would Codify Abortion Rights Draws Backlash from Anti-Abortion Groups
An expert we consulted said the bill, if enacted, would not legalize infanticide.
Logically→ This image of Biden leaving for Europe is fake, as the trees in the background would not have been in full foliage on the day it was taken.
Our analysis found that the image was not staged but was captured in the south lawns where there are evergreen southern magnolia trees.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians?
Russian officials have repeatedly claimed their forces are not targeting or harming Ukrainian civilians. News reports documenting attacks in Ukraine show otherwise. Russian attacks have hit health care facilities and residential buildings.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Grothman – Despite ‘Made in America’ goals, U.S. tax dollars would go overseas to high carbon emitters
Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home."
Snopes→ Biden Plan Would Tackle Chronic Gaps in Mental Health Care
Biden's plan seeks to shrink America’s chronic gap in care between diseases of the body and those of the mind.
PolitiFact→ Jake LaTurner – Keystone wouldn’t simply offset oil US imports from Russia
The Keystone XL pipeline "would have produced 830,000 barrels of oil per day, more than enough to offset what we import from Russia."
PolitiFact→ Stand Up To China – No evidence that the Build Back Better bill would be financial boon to Chinese companies
Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.”
PolitiFact→ Brian Tyler Cohen – Yes, Iowa Republican’s bill would put cameras in classrooms
"Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill that would put government-installed cameras in every single classroom to livestream school activities for parents to spy on teachers and children."
PolitiFact→ Carla Sands – Fact-checking whether Biden’s Build Back Better would be largest expansion of welfare in 60 years
Joe Biden's “$4 trillion” Build Back Better bill is "the largest expansion of welfare programs in 60 years."
Logically→ BSP leader Mayawati claims that her party would support the BJP in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections if necessary.
An old statement of Mayawati is shared with a false claim that BSP will align with BJP in the upcoming state elections.
Logically→ BSP leader Mayawati claims that her party would support the BJP in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections if necessary.
An old statement of Mayawati is shared with a false claim that BSP will align with BJP in the upcoming state elections.
PolitiFact→ America First Political Committee – Attack that calls GOP House member a socialist is wrong that a bill would create a tracking database
Carlos Gimenez “wants a national database to track you and discriminate against you.”
Logically→ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had sexual relations with a minor and had her sign a two and a quarter million dollar non-disclosure agreement so no one would find out about it.
There is no evidence that Trudeau had sexual relations with a minor and signed an NDA.
Snopes→ Did NASA Fund Theological Research To Study How Humans Would React to Aliens?
The total price tag was said to total more than $1.1 million.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – In a sealed room, would snake plants keep you alive? Study doesn’t say that
NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room.
Full Fact→ Daily Express is wrong to say most people would ignore a Christmas lockdown
Scientists demand tighter Covid rules… but poll shows majority would ignore them. Daily Express, 21 December 2021. Boris under pressure as poll finds over half of Britons would IGNORE Christmas Covid rules Daily Express (online), 20 December 2
PolitiFact→ Amy Klobuchar – How unusual would it be to create a filibuster carve-out for voting rights?
"Over time there have been 160-some carve-outs to the filibuster."
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Build Back Better bill wouldn’t parole criminal immigrants
The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.”
Snopes→ Rioter Who Bragged She Wouldn’t Go to Jail Gets Prison Term
Prosecutors sought incarceration for Jennifer Leigh Ryan of Frisco, Texas, saying she has shown a lack of candor and remorse for her actions.
Washington Post→ Biden’s claim that Nobel winners say his plan would ‘reduce inflation’
The president keeps citing a letter issued in September. But the plan has changed, so what do the signers say now?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gov. DeSantis Did NOT Say FL Schools Would Not Require Any Vaccinations Against Infectious Diseases — Only COVID-19
Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis say that Florida schools would no longer require vaccinations against polio, measles and mumps for its students? No, that's not true: DeSantis has only said that Florida schools will not require students to b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Alec Baldwin Joked That He Would Shoot Crew Members On The Set Of ‘Rust’ — It’s A Fake Quote
Did a report about the accidental shooting of two crew members by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of "Rust," a western film, include a section about Baldwin saying "How about I just fuckin' shoot the both of ya?" No, that's not true: an exc