Quick Take Democrats tend to win in densely populated counties, while Republicans win more sparse, rural counties. In 2020, the counties won by President Joe Biden had 67 million more residents than counties won by&nbs
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Full Fact→ The number of asylum seekers in hotels has increased
The number of “legacy backlog” cases has fallen over the year to date, while the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has increased.
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/bidens-numbers-july-2023-update/ In our seventh installment of this f
Logically→ 500 rupee note with star symbol in serial number isn’t fake, it’s legal tender
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update
Summary In our seventh installment of this feature, gauging how various factors have changed under President Joe Biden, we found: The economy added 13.2 million jobs under Biden, putting the total 3.8 million higher than before the pandemic.
AllSides→ Sen. Tommy Tuberville overestimates number of abortions military women would seek out under new DOD policies, researchers say
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/politics/tommy-tuberville-abortion-military-fact-check/index.html
Full Fact→ Post comparing the UK today to 2010 has a number of errors
A Facebook post lists 53 claims that compare the UK today to 2010. Several of the comparisons we looked at were incorrect or misleading.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden overstates the number of K-12 students who speak Spanish
"Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.
Full Fact→ England has fewer teachers relative to the number of school pupils than in 2010
The government’s announcement that there are a record number of teachers is missing important context.
Logically→ The number of recorded miscarriages in Lanarkshire did not double in 2022
Climate Feedback→ What’s in a number? The significance of the 1.5°C warming threshold and reporting on its possible breach in popular media
1.5 is an important number in climate science. It is the recommended target, in degrees Celsius, to which global warming should be limited relative to preindustrial levels, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Person’s Race Is NOT Encoded In Their Social Security Number
Does a person's Social Security number reveal information about their race? No, that's not true: This rumor is based on fears that personal information encoded in a Social Security number could result in racial discrimination. This concer
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the numbers and letters on streetlights aren’t a secret code for mRNA vaccines
“Street lights are connected to mRNA.”
Full Fact→ Four claims about GP numbers fact checked
The launch of the government’s new primary care plan prompted a raft of apparently contradictory claims about GP numbers.
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers, April Update
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/bidens-numbers-april-update/ Here’s how things have changed in the
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, April Update
Summary Here’s how things have changed in the U.S. so far under President Joe Biden, who announced on April 25 that he is officially running for reelection: The economy added 12.6 million jobs under Biden, putting the total 3.2 million hi
Full Fact→ Government claims on police officer numbers don’t tell the whole story
Newly released figures show the government has reached its target of recruiting 20,000 more police officers since 2019. This is roughly the same number of officers lost between 2010 and 2017.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Cites False Ukrainian Casualty Numbers
Tucker Carlson. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.) During an April 13 broadcast, Fox News host Tucker Carlson cited a tranche of recently leaked U.S. intelligence documents as evidence that “Ukraine is in fact losing the war” against Russia.
Full Fact→ The numbers behind the PM’s maths claims fact checked
We’ve dug into the figures behind Rishi Sunak’s claims about the negative impact of poor numeracy.
Full Fact→ Are GP numbers rising or falling?
Earlier this month the PM claimed there are now a “record number” of GPs, while the Liberal Democrats say the number’s down since the last election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Genetically Modified Mosquito With Number Stamped On It
Does a video on social media show a genetically modified (GM) mosquito with a number stamped on it? No, that's not true: An insect expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said the bug shown in the video "does not appear to be a mosq
Full Fact→ ONS release doesn’t show vaccines ‘killing in huge numbers’
An ONS bulletin about Covid-19 deaths by vaccination status does not show the vaccine is killing people in huge numbers.
Logically→ mRNA vaccines have caused a sharp increase in the number of stillbirths recorded in Singapore.
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers, January 2023 Update
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/bidens-numbers-january-2023-update/ Here’s how the United States ha
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, January 2023 Update
Summary Here’s how the United States has fared since President Joe Biden took office two years ago: The economy added 10.7 million jobs under Biden, putting the total 1.2 million higher than before the pandemic. The unemployment rat
Logically→ Al-Nassr terminated Jaloliddin Masharipov’s contract for refusing to give his jersey number 7 to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Jaloliddin Masharipov was allotted number 77 before Ronaldo was brought into the team. Masharipov's contract has not been terminated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Andrew Tate’s Arrest NOT Because Of Pizza Boxes In Video With Name, Phone Number — It Followed Long Probe
Did the appearance of a name and number on pizza boxes delivered to former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate in a video he posted lead to his arrest by Romanian authorities on December 29, 2022? No, that's not true: Ramona Bolla, a spoke
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Arizona Voter Registration Numbers
(Photo by Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images.) A claim that the total number of registered voters in Arizona as published by Facebook exceeds the population of the state by more than 2.5 million is circulating on social media in the wake of the 2022 midterm e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Voter Fraud When Herschel Walker’s Numbers Go Down On Fox News
Does a sudden decrease in the displayed vote tally for U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker during Fox News coverage of Georgia's December 6, 2022, runoff election prove that voter fraud occurred? No, that's not true: Human error by the
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Birth Certificate/Social Security Number’ DO NOT Turn Babies Into ‘Property/Ward’ Of ‘That State’
Does a birth certificate or a Social Security number turn a person into the property or a ward of the state? No, that's not true: The claim misrepresents the nature of a highly publicized case in New Zealand in which the judge ruled that
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley cites unverified number of border ‘got aways,’ official data is scarce with limitations
Nikki Haley cited a number of “got aways” at the border that relies on unverified information leaked by unnamed officials. The official number is published once a year, has limitations and isn’t yet publicly available for Biden-era crossings.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Data Does NOT Prove COVID Vaccination Causes ‘Significant Numbers Of Deaths’ In British Children — But Raw Numbers Do Show Vaccinated Children Up To 137 Times More Likely To Die
Does British government data prove COVID-19 vaccination is causing "significant numbers of deaths" in British children? In addition, does the same dataset also show children are up to 137 times more likely to die following COVID vaccinati
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Low Serial Number ‘Holocaust Tatt(…)’ Does NOT Prove There Were Fewer Victims
Does a low serial number of the Nazi concentration camp tattoo disprove the scale of the Holocaust? No, that's not true: Those serial numbers are irrelevant to estimating the death toll among the Jewish population because most of the vict
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Number of Election Day Votes in Maricopa County
Quick Take About 540,000 voters went to polling places in Arizona’s Maricopa County on Election Day, including roughly 250,000 who voted in person and over 290,000 who dropped off mail-in and provisional ballots, according to election officials
Logically→ Number of FIFA footballers who ‘died suddenly’ in 2021 was 300 percent higher than the previous 12-year average.
No professional football player died in 2021 because of side effects of COVID-19 vaccines. The Exposé has misinterpreted data to suggest the same.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Inactive Voter Numbers Increase Does NOT Show Evidence Of Criminal Intent In Arizona 2022 Election
Does an increase in inactive voters show evidence of criminal intent in Arizona for the 2022 election? No, that's not true: The numbers in Maricopa County, Arizona, shown in the claim are accurate, representing tallies after several maili
Logically→ Incorrect numbers on RSBN’s live graphic on Election Night are proof of election fraud in the 2022 Pennsylvania governor’s race.
The graphic with the incorrect vote count was an error made by the network and was rapidly corrected. It is not evidence of election fraud.
Logically→ Spikes in the number of votes counted in Michigan indicate electoral fraud.
These spikes are not unusual and frequently arise due to the procedures that govern the counting of votes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Court Case Numbers Can NOT Be Cashed In As US Savings Bonds
Can court case numbers be "cashed in" as U.S. savings bonds? No, that's not true: A Treasury Department spokesperson told Lead Stories this claim is "100% false." The claim appeared in a TikTok post on September 7, 2022. The caption is "#