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PolitiFact→ North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus – NC Democrats exaggerate education funding ranking
“North Carolina ranks last in the country in K-12 funding.”
AllSides→ Democrats distort the record on guns after Nashville shooting
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/fact-check-democrats-distort-the-record-on-guns-nashville
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Dress Up ‘Black Guy As A White Supremacist’ — It Was Demonstration by Anti-Trump Republicans
Did Democrats dress "a black guy as a white supremacist" to cast a bad light on supporters of former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The picture, which shows five people standing side by side with tiki torches, is a 2021 demo
Full Fact→ The Liberal Democrats, SNP and Plaid Cymru all pledge to immediately restore the overseas aid target
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey claimed his is “the only party” calling for spending on foreign aid to be restored to 0.7% of Gross National Income.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Nikki Haley overreaches with attack on Democrats over gasoline cars, gas stoves
Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.”
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Democrats to Continue Meddling in GOP Primaries
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer talks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Plus: How South Carolina’s early contest could be bad for Haley and Scott.The post The Sweep: Democrats to Con
PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – Obama-era safety rule for high-hazard cargo trains was repealed under Trump
“Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”
The Dispatch→ The Democrats vs. New Hampshire
Joe Biden speaks during the 2019 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Photo by Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)Plus: The GOP-happy 2024 Senate map.The post The Democrats vs. New Hampshire appea
FactCheck.org→ Democrats Misleadingly Suggest Widespread GOP Support for FairTax Bill Unlikely to Become Law
Few Republican lawmakers have publicly supported a bill to replace most federal taxes with a national sales tax, a plan that has almost no chance of becoming law, or even passing in the GOP-led House of Representatives — certainly not in the 118
PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – Social Security does add to federal budget deficit, despite Occupy Democrats’ claim to the contrary
"Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt."
AllSides→ Can House Democrats Bring Motion to Vacate House Speaker?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-can-house-democrats-bring-motion-vacate-house-speaker-1773698 After
PolitiFact→ Karine Jean-Pierre – Sinema voted with Biden most of the time, but less often than the majority of Democrats
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema "voted with the president 93% of the time."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Ex-Twitter CEO Took Millions In Censorship Kickbacks From Democrats
Did Elon Musk tweet that Democrats paid former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey millions of dollars to block or delete the pages of people who posted about Hunter Biden's laptop during the 2020 election? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could fin
The Dispatch→ Democrats’ Empire State Split
New York’s progressives launch a salvo against centrists over the future of the state party.The post Democrats’ Empire State Split appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage
Democratic control wasn’t on the line in Georgia’s Senate runoff Dec. 6. But a Democratic victory, securing a 51-49 edge in the chamber, gives the party tangible benefits.
PolitiFact→ With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic
Georgia’s Senate race won’t be decided until a Dec. 6 runoff election. Democrats’ Senate wins in the Nov. 8 midterms are already historic for a Democratic president’s first midterms, though some recent GOP presidents did better.
Logically→ Ukraine donated billions of dollars to U.S. Democrats through the FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange.
There is no concrete evidence supporting the claim that Ukraine funneled money back to U.S. Democrats via FTX. The accusations lack multiple facts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That US Aid To Ukraine Was ‘Laundered’ Through Crypto Exchange FTX, Channeled To Democrats
Was U.S. government aid to Ukraine misused by funding Democratic candidates during midterm campaigns through the crypto exchange FTX? No, that's not true: Social media posts did not differentiate between private donations and U.S. governm
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Democrats didn’t steal ‘every election in the country’ with mail ballots
Democrats used “47 million mail-in ballots” to steal “every election in the country.”
The Dispatch→ Primary Meddling Pays Off for Democrats
Boosting Trump-aligned candidates ended up working to Democrats’ advantage.The post Primary Meddling Pays Off for Democrats appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Media discussion of likely ‘red mirages’ reveals which states democrats plan to steal in the midterms.
This phenomenon is not indicative of fraud. Election night tallies are frequently not reflected in results when all votes have been counted.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media post falsely claims 2022 election fraud because ‘mostly Democrats vote early’
Suggests that “since mostly Democrats vote early” then that represents “made-up ballots or dead people voting.”
Health Feedback→ Evidence suggests that political partisanship is associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates among Republicans compared to Democrats
REVIEW Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and journalists have noted partisan differences in adherence to physical distancing and mask wearing, and intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S[1].
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Biden didn’t say Democrats would dump ballots
“Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump falsely said Democrats are playing ‘games’ with ‘unverified’ ballots in Pennsylvania
"Over 240,000 'unverified' ballots have already been sent out in Pennsylvania, a total mess. The Democrats are playing games again.”
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Rick Scott repeats false claim that Democrats cut $280 billion from Medicare
“All Democrats in the Senate and House voted to cut $280 billion out of Medicare just two months ago.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post falsely says ‘2,000 Mules’ proves Democrats cheated
The documentary “2,000 Mules proves” Democrats “cheated on the 2020 elections.”
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Attack About Democrats and Criminal Immigrants
Every Democrat – and some Republicans – increased funding earlier this year for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency charged with deporting those living in the country illegally. The Biden administration has directed ICE to prioriti
PolitiFact→ Democrats attack Republican Social Security plans. What’s in them?
Democrats say Republican Social Security plans will gut the program. There’s no single GOP plan, but the one with the most support would shrink Social Security by a quarter. It also would give the most to lower earners at the expense of people who ea
PolitiFact→ Citizens for Sanity – Ad misrepresents Senate Democrats’ full record on border security
“Every single Senate Democrat voted against hiring more border agents. They voted against deporting felons. And they voted against ending catch and release.”
PolitiFact→ Experts say Biden’s achievements are similar to recent presidents. But Democrats aren't touting them
Biden’s achievements are on par with recent presidents, experts say. But Democrats are ignoring them on the campaign trail.
PolitiFact→ Senate Majority PAC – Fact-checking Democrats’ claim about dog deaths in Mehmet Oz’s heart research lab
A dog endured “unimaginable pain and suffering” during heart research experiments, “just one of 300 killed in (Dr. Mehmet) Oz’s lab.”
PolitiFact→ Arizona Democratic Party – Fact-checking Arizona Democrats’ claim that Abraham Hamadeh misled about his legal experience
Abraham Hamadeh misled "about his legal experience.”
PolitiFact→ Seizing on abortion, Democrats claim Republicans back no-exceptions bans. That isn’t true for all
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and subsequent state laws tightening restrictions on abortion, spurred Democrats to elevate the issue of abortion in their election campaigns. Some ads that claim Republicans back abortion bans withou
PolitiFact→ Zach Nunn – Iowans are paying $5,000 more per year under inflation, are Democrats to blame?
“Iowans are paying $5,000 extra for everyday goods under Biden and Axne’s inflation.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi Was NOT Removed From Office By House Democrats On Or Before October 4, 2022
Was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed from office by Democrats in the House on or before October 4, 2022? No, that's not true: Such a claim appears to be clickbait and there is no evidence to support it. The claim appeared in a Facebook
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Did Democrats suggest 2016 presidential election was stolen?
“In 2016, Democrats suggested that the election was stolen.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Study: ‘Registered Republicans Had Far Higher Excess Death Rates Than Registered Democrats’ in Ohio and Florida
On October 3 2022, journalist James Surowiecki tweeted about a “new study” of post-vaccine pandemic mortality, contrasting deaths in Florida and Ohio with voter registrations: New study of almost 600,000 deaths in Ohio and Florida shows t
Logically→ House Democrats voted to allow non-citizens to vote in U.S. federal elections.
The proposed bill was for expanding minority language provisions in elections. The bill has not mentioned the legality of non-citizen voting.