Latest Fact Checks By Jon Greenberg

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Putin and Russian press

Vladimir Putin repeats false claim of genocide in Ukraine

February 25, 2022
Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
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J.D. Vance with Vance sign background

JD Vance says transgender rights drives looming conflict in Ukraine

February 21, 2022
Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights."
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Trump-Clinton debate photo for Rick Scott Durham fact-check main art

In Durham filing, Scott exaggerates proof of Clinton campaign spying on Trump

February 21, 2022
"The latest with the Durham report is that the Clinton campaign … actually spied on the president of the United States.”
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JD Vance with voter

JD Vance wrongly says ATF is illegally tracking gun sales

February 10, 2022
“Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.”
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Oath Keepers main art for attorney fact-check

GOP chair McDaniel’s false claim about ‘persecution’ and ‘legitimate political discourse’

February 8, 2022
"We've had two members engage in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse.”
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Radar weather image

Checking a claim that Facebook oversells the accuracy of climate change models

February 4, 2022
“Facebook is spamming all climate articles by misleading readers about” the accuracy of climate models.
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Trump at Arizona rally Jan. 15, 2022

Trump falsely says Electoral Count Act talks prove he was right on Pence’s power

February 1, 2022
Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!”
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Sign notice at monoclonal antibody treatment site

DeSantis doesn’t tell full story about evidence for FDA move on monoclonal antibody treatments

January 31, 2022
“Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.”
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Kid covid case pic

Fact-checking Sotomayor on kids with severe COVID-19

January 7, 2022
“We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus.
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Manchin in Capitol hallway

Sen. Manchin wrong on income limits for child tax credit extension in Build Back Better

December 20, 2021
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…
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Graham with chart on BBB numbers

Sen. Graham’s false claim about Build Back Better adding $3 trillion in deficits

December 14, 2021
“The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.”
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