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PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Joe Biden on inflation, the deficit and consumer confidence in the State of the Union
During the State of the Union address, President Joe Biden celebrated reductions in inflation from a four-decade high, and job creation. But some of his statements needed more context.
PolitiFact→ Yes, George Santos can attend the State of the Union, walk House floor despite being expelled
Surprise guests are a feature of the president's State of the Union address. A big surprise for the 2024 address was the presence of expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. How was he allowed to attend in the House chamber?
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address
PolitiFact is fact-checking President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address tonight.
PolitiFact→ Spotlight on 6 of Joe Biden’s campaign promises as he gives the 2024 State of the Union
We’ve tracked 99 of Joe Biden’s campaign promises since he won the presidency. Here’s a closer look at the state of six.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: State of the Union Recap
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The Dispatch→ Indictment Watch: The Supreme Court Decides Whether States Can Disqualify Trump
Jan. 6ers running for Congress?
PolitiFact→ Sarah Godlewski – No, Wisconsin Secretary of State doesn’t have to countersign new laws for them to take effect
“One of my responsibilities as Secretary of State is to countersign acts passed by the legislature & signed into law by Gov. Evers.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Joe Biden’s statement about semiconductor investments and CHIPS Act
The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act “attracted $640 billion in private companies’ investments.”
PolitiFact→ Deborah Ross – Which state has the longest voting period in the nation?
“North Carolina has the longest voting period in the country … and we have the most ways of voting.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Israel’s intelligence agency did not label the US Air Force an ‘enemy’ of the Jewish state
After 25-year-old airman Aaron Bushnell self-immolated outside the Israeli Embassy, while declaring he “will not longer be complicit in genocide,” social media users alleged that Mossad had denigrated the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Nations, Nation-States, and Nationalism
On Ukraine and the treason of the nationalists.
PolitiFact→ Linda Rosenthal – Does wage theft take $1 billion a year from workers in New York state?
“Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft.
PolitiFact→ George Borrello – Fact-checking state Sen. George Borrello on New York City cards for migrants
“NYC will give $1,000 taxpayer-funded credit cards to migrants.”
PolitiFact→ Chris Larson – If the state expanded Medicaid could Wisconsin hire thousands of more teachers?
Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – The US homicide rate has declined, but Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy overstates effect of gun law
The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.”
The Dispatch→ Guns and the Aloha State
Finally discussing American Nightmare.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Post Is NOT Authentic Record of Travis Kelce Statement About Biden
Did the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce say, "I think Joe Biden is doing a good job so far"? No, that's not true: There are no reliable sources or records of the tight end making such a statement about the president of the United States.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – An 1871 law did not make the United States government a corporation
An 1871 law made the United States government a for-profit corporation.
The Dispatch→ What Can Fragile States Teach Us About America’s Challenges?
Restoring a sense of community and cohesion at the local level would go a long way.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: North Carolina Does NOT Offer Statewide Program To Help Cover Burial, Cremation Costs
Does the state of North Carolina have an "affordable supplemental death benefit program" that will pay up to $40,000 to cover final expenses as is claimed in an ad posted on Facebook? No, that's not true: No such statewide benefit program
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Seal ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Kill Intruders At Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Estate In January 2024
Did U.S. Navy Seal "white hats" kill two intruders at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate on January 27, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. A Palm Beach Police Departm
PolitiFact→ Explaining Ron DeSantis’ effort to call a convention of states and amend the US Constitution
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would push state lawmakers to pass four resolutions that would compel Congress to call a "convention of states" aimed at passing state-accepted resolutions as Constitutional amendments. Experts say this would be neithe
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – States made voting by mail easier amid COVID-19 in 2020. Trump is wrong to call that cheating.
Democrats “used COVID to cheat” in the 2020 election
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – How many women live in states with abortion bans? Fact-checking Vice President Kamala Harris
“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say ‘9/11 Attack Was The Work Of The United States’
Did Donald Trump say the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were the "work of the United States" during a New Hampshire campaign stop in January 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or statement from the former president making
AllSides→ Is the state interfering with the Nevada GOP caucus by holding a primary?
https://thenevadaindependent.com/fact-briefs/is-the-state-interfering-with-the-nevada-gop-caucus-by-holding-a-primary
The Dispatch→ Parallel Power Plays in Church and State
Sometimes bad things happen because those with real authority refuse to exercise it.
Full Fact→ Bim Afolami overstates NHS in England as a share of ‘everything the government spends’
It seems that the Treasury minister made a common mistake by expressing NHS England as a percentage of all budgeted spending, not public spending as a whole.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Maine bill doesn’t allow state to take trans kids, it affects custody jurisdiction
“New proposed bill in Maine says the state can take custody of a kid if the parents oppose” gender-affirming care
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, President Joe Biden didn’t change 2024 the State of the Union from summer to March
President Joe Biden changed the State of the Union Address from summer to March.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Does Florida have the fewest state employees per capita, as Ron DeSantis says? Depends on the data
“Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”
The Dispatch→ Ecuador’s State of Emergency
The South American nation wages war against the violent gangs wreaking havoc across the country.
The Dispatch→ A New Legal Challenge to the Administrative State, Explained
The Supreme Court hears arguments in two fishing cases that could limit rule-making powers of federal bureaucracies.
AllSides→ School Shootings by State
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/states-with-the-most-school-shootings A Thursday shoot
The Dispatch→ Why the Islamic State Bombing in Iran Should Have Western Leaders Worried
The terrorist group has regrouped and adapted—and it’s trying to exploit regional tensions.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis touted many top rankings for Florida in State of the State. We checked them out.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opened his Jan. 9 State of the State address in Tallahassee with rapid-fire statistics backing up the central argument he’s made throughout his presidential campaign: He can do for the U.S. what he did for Florida. But do hi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 32-Page Report Does NOT Provide Proof Of Widespread 2020 Election Fraud In 5 Swing States
by: Ed Payne and Alexis Tereszcuk Does a 32-page report shared online in January of 2023 provide proof of widespread 2020 election fraud in five swing states? No, that's not true: The report lacks credible nonpartisan documentation or ver
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Arrest Colorado Supreme Court Judge Who Voted to Remove Donald Trump from State Ballot
Did Marines arrest on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, a Colorado Supreme Court justice, Monica Marquez, who voted in favor of removing Donald Trump from the state's 2024 presidential primary ballot? No, that's not true: This is a fake news
The Dispatch→ Does Minnesota’s New State Flag Resemble That of an Autonomous Somali State?
Social media posts are sharing a design that was rejected in the selection process.