Fact Check Posts – Page 674

Trump, Pence watch Cuomo on TV April 2020

Pence in RNC speech praises Trump’s COVID-19 ‘seamless’ response, leaves out his state feuds

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg, Victoria Knight August 27, 2020

“President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America…

Overdose deaths declined in 2018. But there’s more to the story

By Julie Appleby August 27, 2020

“Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”

Jacob Blake is not a ‘child rapist’

By Daniel Funke August 26, 2020

“Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.”

The teen accused of killing demonstrators is not a police officer

August 26, 2020

Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.

These photos don’t show Jacob Blake posing with a gun

August 26, 2020

These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun.

In Mo. House race, Wagner cherry-picks votes to attack Schupp over sex offenders

August 26, 2020

Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.”

No, Nancy Pelosi did not pass a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company

August 26, 2020

Says Nancy Pelosi passed a bill awarding a $9 billion contract to her husband’s company.

Another widespread Facebook post spreads false claims about Joe Biden’s tax plan

By Bill McCarthy August 26, 2020

Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%,…

These texts are suspicious, but not tied to sex trafficking

August 26, 2020

Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you.

Fact-checking Rand Paul on Joe Biden and support for wars

By Miriam Valverde August 26, 2020

Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.”

Biden says Trump wants to cut local law enforcement aid. That’s correct

By Jon Greenberg August 25, 2020

Says Donald Trump “proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support.”

St. Louis couple who aimed guns at protesters makes false convention claim about Joe Biden, suburbs

By Bill McCarthy August 25, 2020

Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.”

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