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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Workers aren’t being paid up to $26,000 because of a COVID-19-related tax credit, as claim suggests
“Americans who worked through the pandemic are being paid up to $26,000 by qualifying for the Employee Retention Credit.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Was NOT ‘Fined Big For Raising Prices Illegally High’, Consumers Can NOT Apply To Get $500 In Store Credit
Was Walmart "fined big for raising prices illegally high," and as a result, can consumers apply to get $500 in store credit? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Walmart has been fined nor is there any evidence of consumers bein
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women Will NOT Get $500 In Walmart Grocery Credit For Answering 4 Questions
Will answering four questions earn all Walmart female customers $500 in grocery credits, given that the company purportedly has discriminated against women "for years"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the long-time retailer
Logically→ Women over 40 are eligible for a $500 grocery credit at Walmart.
The American retail giant is not giving away gift cards worth $500. The alleged credit scheme is a fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Offering $540 Per Month In Health Credits In 2023
Is the IRS offering Americans "additional spending" in 2023? No, that's not true: Neither the government nor the IRS are offering a new cash stimulus to people who make under $50,000 and who are not on Medicaid or Medicare. The claim appe
Logically→ The European Union has introduced a personal carbon credit system.
The EU is introducing a carbon border tax system, applicable to businesses. This does not mean that individuals will have to pay for their emissions.
AllSides→ White House Credits Biden With 750k Manufacturing Jobs ‘Boom’
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-white-house-biden-manufacturing-jobs-boom-1769321 President Joe Bid
Logically→ Australia has introduced a social credit system for people to access the internet via a digital ID.
Australia is not introducing a social credit system. Unimplemented legislative proposals from 2021 to tackle online abuse have been misinterpreted.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO ‘New Program’ That Pairs 4th Round Of ‘Stimulus’ Payments With Free Health Care, $500 Monthly ‘Credits’
Was a "new stimulus program" providing "millions of Americans" with "free health care" and $500 monthly "credits ... just announced"? No, that's not true: U.S. government resources don't mention a new round of stimulus payments for health
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The testing labs used to certify Arizona’s voting equipment were accredited, officials say
Arizona midterm election was unlawful because the lab used to certify voting machines was not accredited.
AllSides→ White House Deletes Misleading Tweet Giving Biden Credit For Social Security Check Raise
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/11/02/white-house-deletes-misleading-tweet-giving-biden-credit-for-social-security-check-raise/?sh=495977be1750
Logically→ WEF admitted that COVID-19 lockdowns were a test for implementing social-credit schemes.
NewsPunch has misrepresented an opinion piece on WEF's blog. It never mentions social credit schemes or claims that lockdowns were a test.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the government didn’t give a $500 Walmart credit to every household
The government is giving every household a $500 Walmart shopping credit to help with inflation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Consumers Will NOT Get $500 In Walmart Credit For Answering 3 Questions
Will answering three questions for Walmart earn consumers a $500 shopping credit to spend on groceries? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the big box retailer has such a program. The claim appeared in a September 30, 2022 pos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake ‘FDR Relief Program’ Will NOT Pay Off $25K Of Credit Card Debt
Does a federal financial relief program bearing the initials of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wipe out $25,000 or more in credit card debt for Americans? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence that the purported
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Is NOT Giving Out Walmart Credit In Inflation Relief Program
Is the U.S. government giving households $500 in Walmart credit as part of its inflation relief efforts? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of such an offer on either federal government or Walmart websites. The claim appeared in a
Logically→ A global recession has been planned and coordinated to implement a social credit system in the U.K. similar to China.
PolitiFact→ Raphael Warnock – Raphael Warnock exaggerates success rate for reaching child tax credit recipients
The child tax credit passed under President Joe Biden “has helped 97% of the families with children who are living in poverty.”
Snopes→ Which EVs Qualify for New US Tax Credit? Websites Offer Help
At least 31 new 2022 and 2023 models reportedly qualify for the tax credit.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The President Did NOT Announce New ‘Health Credits’ For Anyone Making Under $50,000 A Year
Did the U.S. president announce a program giving "Health Credits" to anyone making under $50,000 a year? No, that's not true: This claim does not contain any proof of the purported program, and government resources do not show any informa
Snopes→ Expert: Climate Bill Could Short-Circuit EV Tax Credits
The bill, which needs House approval, requires that new electric vehicles meet stringent sourcing requirements for critical materials to qualify for the tax credits.
Snopes→ ‘Guard Cat’ Credited with Preventing Would-Be Robbery
A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life.
Logically→ Politicians and bankers are hyping climate change as part of an agenda to roll out a climate quota credit system and benefit by taxing carbon.
Humans have played a major role in contributing to global warming, and allegations of climate change warnings being propaganda are unwarranted.
Snopes→ Some Medical Debt is Being Removed from US Credit Reports
The three major U.S. credit reporting companies will stop counting paid medical debt on the reports that banks, potential landlords and others use to judge creditworthiness.
Snopes→ Was Clarence Thomas’ Credit Card Number Leaked on TikTok?
This story doesn't check out.
AllSides→ Biden Claims Too Much Credit for Decline in COVID-19 Deaths
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/biden-claims-too-much-credit-for-decline-in-covid-19-deaths/ With the
FactCheck.org→ Biden Claims Too Much Credit for Decline in COVID-19 Deaths
With the U.S. experiencing a major dip in the number of daily deaths as the omicron variant wave runs its course, President Joe Biden has repeatedly boasted that his “approach has brought down COVID deaths by 90%.” That figure is accurate, but
Poynter→ Former AG Bill Barr discredited the ‘2,000 Mules’ voter fraud film in a Jan. 6 hearing
Former Attorney General William Barr denigrated evidence of voter fraud presented in the documentary “2000 Mules” as “singularly unimpressive” during his interview with House committee investigators looking into the Jan. […
PolitiFact→ In Jan. 6 hearing, former AG Bill Barr discredits ‘2,000 Mules’ voter fraud film
Former Attorney General William Barr said the evidence for voter fraud presented in “2,000 Mules” was “singularly unimpressive.” Here’s what else he told House Jan. 6 investigators about the documentary.
Truth or Fiction?→ #CancelFoxNews: Cable Customers Demand Credit for ‘Core Channel’
On May 18 2022, Imgur user SchenectadySlumlord shared a Twitter screenshot about Fox News and cable companies. An attached December 2021 screenshot showed a tweet by user Paul Cogan. Cogan asserted that Fox News was part of his cable package, so he &
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – Sean Hannity falsely credits conservative Twitter follower gains to lifting of ‘shadow ban’
Conservatives gained Twitter followers after the company announced its deal with Elon Musk because "Twitter lifted a broad anti-conservative, anti-Trump shadow ban.”
Logically→ The Ukrainian government has created a social credit system which combines Universal Basic Income, a digital identity, and a vaccine passport in one app.
The Ukrainian app 'Diia' allows users to access a digital copy of a number of official documents, but does not feature a 'social credit system.'
Full Fact→ The House of Lords’ daily allowance is about what Universal Credit pays in a month—but peers don’t get it every day
A number of Facebook posts, and a widely shared tweet, have compared monthly Universal Credit payments with daily allowances in the House of Lords. The posts and the tweet all said: “In April a member of the House of Lords (inc Lord Lebedev) will
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Credit Bureaus to Strip 70% of Unpaid Medical Debt’
On March 18 2022, a “big if true” CNBC headline suggesting that credit bureaus were planning to remove medical debts from consumer credit reports made the rounds on social media: US Credit Bureaus to strip 70% of unpaid medical d
Snopes→ Did Einstein’s First Wife Co-Author His Work Without Credit?
The Nobel Prize winner may have had some support in the early years of his career.
PolitiFact→ Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed
Sen. Rick Scott said he was “proud” he helped secure funding for Everglades restoration. But he voted against the infrastructure bill that made it possible.
PolitiFact→ Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed
Sen. Rick Scott said he was “proud” he helped secure funding for Everglades restoration. But he voted against the infrastructure bill that made it possible.
Snopes→ Does a ‘Hidden Tax Credit’ Pay Half of Journalists’ Salaries?
Spoiler alert: The news media do not write, regulate, or pass legislation.
PolitiFact→ Joe Manchin – Sen. Manchin wrong on income limits for child tax credit extension in Build Back Better
The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has “no means testing,” so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get “the same as someone making” $70,000.