The government doesn’t define people as “unemployed” unless they are actively looking for work. This has been the policy since the 1940s.
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PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden said heat kills more Americans than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined. Is it true?
“The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘1.4% Of Americans Owned Slaves’ Does NOT Accurately Represent Scope Of Slavery In 1860
Does the idea that 1.4 percent of Americans owned slaves in 1860 represent the true extent of slavery at that time? No, that's not true: That statistic isn't meaningful. By 1860, slave ownership was concentrated in the southern U.S., maki
Truth or Fiction?→ Moms for Liberty’s ‘Americans and Jews’ Tweet
On July 12 2023, a screenshot of a tweet addressing “Americans and Jews” was attributed to the far-right activist group Moms for Liberty. It was quickly shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter and r/MarchAgainstNazis: “Am
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘600,000 Americans Per Year’ Are NOT ‘Dying From COVID Shots’ — The Vaccines Save Lives
Are "600,000 Americans Per Year Are Dying From COVID Shots"? No, that's not true: COVID-19 vaccines have undergone rigorous testing and monitoring for safety and efficacy before being approved for use. While vaccines can have side effects
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Vivek Ramaswamy is partially right about patriotism decline among young Americans
“Young Americans across this country are no longer proud to be American.”
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Gov. Greg Abbott says fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18 to 45. Is that true?
“Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.”
Poynter→ Kamala Harris said 1 in 5 Americans have lost a family member to gun violence. Poll data backs that claim
Just days after a series of high-profile incidents of gun violence, Vice President Kamala Harris sought to put the frequency of shootings in the United States into context. “You’ve seen […] The post Kamala Harris said 1 in 5 Americans hav
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Poll data backs Kamala Harris’ claim that 1 in 5 Americans have lost a family member to gun violence
“One in five Americans has lost a family member to gun violence.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Americans Are NOT Eligible For Up To $6,400 In Health Credits
Are Americans who "qualify" being offered up to $6,400 in health credits by the federal government? No, that's not true: This bogus information is similar to past false claims that such health credits are available. Many claims have appea
Logically→ Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked the U.S. to send young Americans to fight the war against Russia in Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Joe Biden has offered support for transgender Americans, unlike what deepfake video shows
Joe Biden said to transgender women, “you will never be a real woman.”
PolitiFact→ As pandemic-era provisions lapse, millions of Americans to lose Medicaid
States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protections installed early in the COVID-19 pandemic expire. Millions of low-income Americans may be at risk of losing health coverage, having less access to care or facing large medica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BMC Study Did NOT Prove 217,000 (or 278,000) Americans Died From COVID Vaccines
Did a peer-reviewed study find that at least 217,000 Americans have died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: A published study that suggested "the total number of fatalities due to COVID-19 inoculation may be as high
Full Fact→ Claims 18 million Americans ‘seriously injured’ by Covid-19 vaccines are misleading
Serious adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccinations are rare.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The evidence is plentiful: Black Americans’ ancestors came from Africa, despite contrary claim
Black Americans are not descended from people who were taken from Africa to be enslaved.
Logically→ President Biden signed an executive order making health insurance free for qualifying Americans.
The Affordable Care Act doesn't make health insurance free.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black Americans Are NOT Descendants Of North America’s Original Indigenous Inhabitants
Are Black Americans descended from the original indigenous inhabitants of North America and not from enslaved persons taken from Africa? No, that's not true: This notion descends from the Moorish Science Temple, a pseudoscience organizati
FactCheck.org→ Bernie Sanders Overstates Number of Americans Without Health Insurance
Explaining why he is likely to vote against an $858 billion defense spending bill, Sen. Bernie Sanders wrongly stated that there are “85 million Americans who have no health insurance.” The government estimate is about 27 million. The Ve
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders said 85 million Americans have no health insurance. That includes underinsured
“We have 85 million Americans who have no health insurance.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jen Psaki Did NOT Announce ‘Inflation Relief’ In December 2022 For Americans Making Less Than $50,000
Did Jen Psaki, former White House press secretary for President Joe Biden, announce in December 2022 that the U.S. Senate has approved "Monthly Health Credits" or "Inflation Relief For Americans Making Less Than $50 000/year"? No, that's
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, 1.1 million Americans did not die suddenly because of the COVID-19 vaccines
“Since the COVID jabs were rolled out, at least 1.1 million Americans have 'died suddenly.'”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Report Does NOT Reveal Over 1 Million Americans Have ‘Died Suddenly’ Since COVID Vaccine Roll-Out, Another Government Report Does NOT Prove Vaccines Are To Blame
Does a "secret" CDC report reveal that at least 1.1 million Americans have "Died Suddenly" since the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out? Does a separate government report from the United Kingdom prove the vaccines are to blame? No, that's not true
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Americans Can Legally Avoid Income Tax Payment
Is there no law requiring American citizens to file an annual 1040 income tax return or to pay income tax on their labor? No, that's not true: The U.S. Constitution's 16th Amendment, ratified in 1913, authorizes Congress to collect income
PolitiFact→ More deaths among vaccinated Americans not a reason to avoid vaccines, experts say
Data shows that in recent months vaccinated Americans make up more COVID-19 deaths than unvaccinated. But that doesn’t mean vaccines don’t work. Health experts explain the trend.
The Dispatch→ Americans Spread Out in Order to Come Together
Smaller cities are thriving as Americans opt to work from home.The post Americans Spread Out in Order to Come Together appeared first on The Dispatch.
Snopes→ A New Poll Asked Americans If They Think Government Investments in Science Are Worthwhile
Here's how people responded to the survey to gauge public perceptions of science by the Pew Research Center.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atlantic Magazine Did NOT Run ‘Cover Story’ Linking Muslim Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, To White Supremacists
Did The Atlantic magazine publish a cover story titled "The Evolution of White Supremacy" arguing that Muslim Americans represent "the new face of the far right," as a screenshot circulating on social media claims? No, that's not true: A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO New Stimulus Giving $440 A Month To Low-Income Americans Who Don’t Have Medicaid Or Medicare
Is there a new stimulus package that is giving $440 a month to low-income Americans who don't have Medicaid or Medicare? No, that's not true: The claim offers no proof that the money is being distributed to people who do not have Medicaid
Snopes→ Governor Voids Territorial Orders Targeting Native Americans
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham described the 19th century proclamations by former territorial governors as offensive.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Americans Did NOT Keep All Of Their Earnings Up Until 1913 — Some Were Taxed Before Then
Did Americans keep "100%" of their earnings up until 1913? Not exactly: While the 16th Amendment, which taxed individual income, was ratified in 1913, some higher-earning Americans paid income taxes between 1862 and 1872 to pay off the co
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Biden Tell Americans to Prepare for Hurricane Ian by Getting Vaccinated?
Viral social media posts claim that President Joe Biden told Americans to prepare for Hurricane Ian by getting vaccinated:atlassocietyA post shared by The Atlas Society (@atlassociety)Despite what is claimed in some of the posts, this video is not rece
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Advise Americans To Get COVID Vaccine Ahead Of Hurricane Ian
Did President Joe Biden tell Americans to get COVID vaccinations as Hurricane Ian was bearing down on Florida in late September 2022? No, that's not true: A post suggesting he did uses a video recorded in August 2021, not on the eve of Ia
Snopes→ ‘We Got Our Miracle’: Freed Americans Back Home in Alabama
Alex Drueke, 40, and Andy Huynh, 27, had gone missing June 9 in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine near the Russian border.
Snopes→ Do More Americans Believe In Conspiracy Theories Now Than Ever Before?
A scholar of conspiracy theories at Ruhr University Bochum explored the question.
Poynter→ A surprising number of Americans believe these 6 false claims about immigrants. Here are the facts.
As the November midterm elections near, political candidates and TV ads are pushing inaccurate and misleading claims about immigration. And according to an NPR/Ipsos poll, a significant number of Americans believe these […] The post A surprisin
PolitiFact→ A surprising number of Americans believe these false claims about immigrants. Here are the facts
Many Americans believe there’s an invasion at the southern border and that immigrants are responsible for fentanyl overdoses in the U.S. Here are the facts.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is homeownership harder for Black Americans to achieve?
After President Joe Biden mentioned Black homeownership in a speech about student loan forgiveness, talk show host Dan Bongino questioned whether it is harder for Black Americans to own homes. Data and history show that it is and always has been.
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Americans Have to Apply for Student Loan Forgiveness?
In the days after the Biden administration unveiled its long-anticipated student loan forgiveness plan in August 2022, discussions on (and off) social media platforms focused on details and aspects of the initiative — including whether eligible b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Is NOT Giving Away $6,895 To ‘Americans Who Sign Up For Classes’ — Funding Is Only For Pell Grant Recipients
Is the government giving away $6,895 to "Americans who sign up for classes"? Not exactly: Although the federal government does offer Pell Grants worth up to $6,895, that funding is only available to college students whose financial needs