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Snopes→ Review Prompted by Building Collapse Closes Miami Courthouse
An engineering firm that examined the 28-story courthouse recommended that it undergo immediate structural repairs.
FactCheck.org→ Capitol Police Expected to Testify During House Committee’s Probe of Jan. 6 Riot
Quick Take Members of the Capitol Police will be among the first to testify during the House select committee investigation into the Jan. 6 riot, according to Rep. Bennie Thompson, who will lead the panel. But social media posts have made the unfounded
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ House GOP’s Misplaced Blame for Rising Homicides
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/house-gops-misplaced-blame-for-rising-homicides/ On Twitter, the Hous
WaPo Fact Checker→ The White House gender pay gap (or not) explained
The White House used average pay for a statistic, but the result was even better when it was recalculated for median pay.
FactCheck.org→ House GOP’s Misplaced Blame for Rising Homicides
On Twitter, the House Republican Conference posted an image of rising homicide rates in seven cities with this bit of misleading commentary: “Welcome to President Biden’s America.” Homicides are on the rise, but the increase started last year whe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2019 ‘Median U.S. Household Income’ Data In Chart Does NOT Show Official Numbers Of Household Income By Race, But The Data Is From The U.S. Census Bureau
Did this "Median U.S. Household Income" chart for 2019 show the estimated amounts earned by race and ethnic group, and was the data in this chart recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau? Yes, but it's lacking context. The chart is from the gov
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ The White House’s slipshod claim that Republicans are defunding the police
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/07/white-houses-slipshod-claim-that-republicans-are-defunding-police/
WaPo Fact Checker→ The White House’s slipshod claim that Republicans are defunding the police
President Biden isn’t trying to defund the police, and Republicans in Congress were not doing so either. Here’s a guide to the White House spin.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: House Was NOT Painted American Flag Colors Because Owner Was Told He Could Not Fly American Flag All Year Long
Did a homeowner paint his house red, white and blue because he was told he could not hang an American flag in his yard all year long? No, that's not true: The photo in a post making that claim is at least seven years old, and the owner of
TruthOrFiction→ ‘White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Blames GOP for Defunding Police’
On July 1 2021, the right-wing blog DailyWire.com published a story with the headline, “Psaki Blames GOP For Defunding Police, But She Can’t Name 1 Republican Who Called For Defunding Police,” which claimed that White House Press Secreta
Snopes→ House Votes to Launch New Probe of Jan. 6 Insurrection
Split along party lines, the House has launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Snopes→ House Poised to Launch New Probe of Jan. 6 Insurrection
The panel would be led by Democrats, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointing a chairperson and at least eight of the committee's members.
Snopes→ Falling Short: Why the White House Will Miss Its Vax Target
With the July Fourth holiday approaching, the White House acknowledged this week that Biden will fall shy of his 70% goal and an associated aim of fully vaccinating 165 million adults in the same time frame.
WaPo Fact Checker→ White House chief of staff flubs tweet on Biden’s child tax credit
Ron Klain said every family with kids will get a tax credit, but some on the very high or low ends may be left out.
Snopes→ White House: 70% of Americans 30 or Older Get COVID-19 Shot
The White House said meeting Biden's vaccination goal is less important than the pace of the nation's reopening, which is exceeding even its own internal projections.
Snopes→ Biden White House Launches Public Push for Child Tax Credit
The White House sought to raise awareness of the federal government's new expanded child tax credit, which will start paying out monthly to families with children who are 17 years old and younger.
Snopes→ John Paragon, Actor Who Played Jambi the Genie in ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse,’ Dies
The actor started his comedy career at The Groundlings in Hollywood, alongside Paul Reubens.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Buildings, Including FBI Headquarters And The White House, Were NOT Abandoned On June 14, 2021
Were major federal buildings in Washington, D.C. -- including the Federal Bureau of Investigation's headquarters -- shut down on June 14, 2021? No, that's not true: The FBI confirmed that its headquarters have been open. Other buildings s
Snopes→ House Poised to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization
The Democratic-led House, with the backing of President Joe Biden, is expected to approve legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Kayleigh McEnany claimed she ‘never lied’ as White House press secretary. Here are 5 times she did.
https://www.businessinsider.com/5-times-former-white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-lied-2021-6
Snopes→ White House to Host July 4 ‘Independence from Virus’ Bash
As COVID-19 case rates and deaths drop to levels not seen since the first days of the outbreak, President Joe Biden is proclaiming “a summer of freedom” to celebrate Americans resuming their pre-pandemic lives.
WaPo Fact Checker→ The misleading claim that Biden would raise taxes $28,000 per household
A House Republican lawmaker emailed constituents a mind-bending number for the cost of Biden's tax increases.
Snopes→ Trump DOJ Seized Data from House Democrats in Leaks Probe
The records of at least twelve people connected to the intelligence panel were eventually shared, including Chairman Adam Schiff, who was then the top Democrat on the committee.
Snopes→ White House Drops Trump Orders Trying to Ban TikTok, WeChat
The White House has dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat.
Snopes→ Is Trump Considering a Run for House Speaker?
The former president called the possibility of running, “so interesting.”
Snopes→ Far-Right Troll Charged in Capitol Riots Avoids House Arrest
U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey warned Tim “Baked Alaska” Gionet that he acted dangerously and “came close to committing crimes."
Snopes→ Is a Sinkhole in Mexico Threatening To Swallow a House?
A sinkhole in Central Mexico has grown to nearly 60 meters in diameter.
Snopes→ Ad Falsely Claims AOC Owns One of World’s Most Expensive Houses
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Snopes→ House GOP Falsely Blames Biden for Gas Prices
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and other members of his party are falsely blaming President Joe Biden for higher gasoline and lumber costs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: School Field Trip Tour of Slaughterhouse Did NOT Traumatize Children– It’s A Spoof
Did a Nebraska schoolteacher take a fifth-grade class to a slaughterhouse to show them where meat comes from? No, that's not true: This story originated in 2010 on a satire website called Newsweak with the subheading, "Where facts come to
Snopes→ House GOP Leaders Condemn Greene over Holocaust Comments
House Republican leaders forcefully condemned GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her comments comparing COVID-19 safety measures like mask-wearing to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany “appalling.”
Snopes→ White House: Biden to Meet Putin for Geneva Summit
The White House confirmed details of the summit on Tuesday.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Democrats Go Maskless at a White House Event?
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Snopes→ Biden to Host George Floyd’s Family at White House
Plans to host Floyd’s family come, however, as talks focused on the police reform bill named after Floyd — the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — have stalled on Capitol Hill.
Snopes→ 7 Nooses Halt Construction at Connecticut Amazon Warehouse
Amazon has temporarily shut down a new warehouse construction site in Connecticut after a seventh noose was found hanging over a beam, a series of incidents local police called “potential” hate crimes.
Snopes→ Did US Military Place Amy Coney Barrett Under House Arrest?
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AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Eric Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that Joe Biden’s White House doesn’t travel
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/20/eric-trump/eric-trumps-pants-fire-claim-joe-bidens-white-hous/
Snopes→ House Votes To Create Panel To Probe Jan. 6 Insurrection
The House voted Wednesday to create an independent commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, sending the legislation to an uncertain future in the Senate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Biden Groping White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
Did Joe Biden grope Jen Psaki's breasts? No, that's not true: this is a photoshopped revision of an image that had already been photoshopped. The original photo, from a 2013 holiday party, does not show Biden groping a woman's breasts. Th