Latest Fact-Checks By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu

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No, the government is not sending $2,400 checks if you earn less than $30 an hour

January 30, 2024

The government will send a $2,400 check monthly to people earning less than $30 an hour.

Tucker Carlson speaking at Turning Point Action in West Palm Beach, Fla., 7-15-2023

Tucker Carlson is wrong when comparing migrants illegally entering the U.S. and U.S. births

January 25, 2024

“In August 2023, illegal immigration outpaced American births.”

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Congress has not passed a $6,400 subsidy for low-income Americans

January 19, 2024

Congress has passed a $6,400 subsidy for low-income Americans.

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COVID-19 vaccines saved lives, did not cause 17 million deaths

January 17, 2024

Suggests there have been 17 million deaths from the COVID-19 vaccines.

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Federal food assistance recipients are not eligible for free U.S. passports

January 11, 2024

Federal food assistance recipients and their children can get “a free passport” by using a specific waiver form.

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Video does not show a convoy of trucks breaching an Arizona border checkpoint

January 10, 2024

“BREAKING – A large convoy of trucks just breached the U.S. border patrol checkpoint in Arizona.”

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Video does not show Trump promising to defer student loans if reelected in 2024

January 4, 2024

Video shows Trump promising to pause student loan payments and cancel payroll tax if reelected in 2024.

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Elon Musk has not invented an energy-saving device that reduces power bills

December 21, 2023

Elon Musk invented an energy-saving device that could “cut electricity bills by 80%.”

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Biden’s net worth is around $10 million, not $41 million

December 19, 2023

Joe Biden’s net worth was $41 million in 2022.

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As of Dec. 12, Geert Wilders was not the new Dutch prime minister

December 13, 2023

As of Dec. 12, 2023, Geert Wilders was the “new prime minister of the Netherlands.”

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‘Blood red river’ photo shared out of context on social media

December 13, 2023

A river in Russia turned red in a biblical omen or divine “retribution.”

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No, the U.S. hasn’t recently changed courts-martial rules to subject civilians to military justice

December 7, 2023

U.S. manual for courts-martial has been recently amended to include civilians.

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