Latest Fact Checks By Miriam Valverde

What’s the average cost of a COVID-19 hospital stay?

By Miriam Valverde

September 2, 2021

“The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.”

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Mitt Romney accurately says Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners

By Miriam Valverde

August 31, 2021

The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.

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Fact-checking Joe Biden on U.S. credibility as military withdraws from Afghanistan

By Miriam Valverde

August 26, 2021

There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan.

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COVID-19 vaccination does not violate the Nuremberg Code

By Miriam Valverde

August 20, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations are “a violation of the Nuremberg code."

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Ron DeSantis’ effort to blame COVID-19 spread on migrants is short on evidence

By Louis Jacobson , Miriam Valverde

August 6, 2021

Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.”

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DeSantis leaves out context in claim about meth and the southern border

By Miriam Valverde

June 21, 2021

“That meth … it’s almost all coming across the southern border and it’s been accelerating for the last six months.”

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Claim about 920 miscarriages caused by COVID-19 vaccination lacks evidence

By Miriam Valverde

June 8, 2021

"920 women lose their unborn babies after getting vaccinated."

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Facebook post makes unproven claim about police funding and homicides

By Miriam Valverde

May 28, 2021

Police defunding is to blame for “skyrocketing murder rates” in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Portland, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

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Joe Biden isn’t resigning, and Nancy Pelosi didn’t ask him to

By Miriam Valverde

May 26, 2021

“Biden agrees to Pelosi's request to resign.”

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Social media post exaggerates economic statistics

By Louis Jacobson , Miriam Valverde

May 26, 2021

“Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”

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Ignoring claims from his own party, Kevin McCarthy says no one questions Biden’s election

By Miriam Valverde

May 14, 2021

"I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election."

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Kamala Harris said corruption costs as much as 5% of the world’s GDP. That stat is questionable

By Miriam Valverde

May 7, 2021

“The global cost of corruption is as much as 5% of the world's GDP.”

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