Latest Fact-Checks By Miriam Valverde

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

September 2, 2021

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

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

August 31, 2021

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

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

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.

COVID-19 vaccination does not violate the Nuremberg Code

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

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.”

Ron DeSantis state of the state address March 2021

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

June 21, 2021

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

pregnant woman waltham mass 2020

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

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

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

May 26, 2021

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

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Social media post exaggerates economic statistics

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.”

kevin mccarthy outside white house may 12 2021

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

May 14, 2021

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

Kamala Harris speaking at Americas conference May 4 2021

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

May 7, 2021

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

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