Latest Fact-Checks In Government Regulation

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Ohio Gun Owners
Ohio Gun Owners
stated on April 21, 2022 an ad
Matt Dolan sponsored Michael Bloomberg's “red-flag gun confiscation law, letting the people reporting your social media posts send SWAT teams to your house to take your guns."
False
May 2, 2022
Mary Miller
Mary Miller
stated on April 8, 2022 a tweet
The Biden Administration is engaging in extreme ‘woke’ politics by encouraging children to take chemical castration drugs and undergo surgeries, and they are lying to children by telling them puberty blockers are "reversible."
False
By Analisa Trofimuk • April 17, 2022
Greg Casar
Greg Casar
stated on February 8, 2022 an ad
“Greg Casar passed paid sick leave."
Half-True
February 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2022 a Facebook post
The federal government requires “COVID passports to visit the movies.”
False
February 8, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 19, 2021 a Facebook post
Low gas prices in Russia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia show that Joe Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone Pipeline project is to blame for U.S. prices.
False
December 1, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 15, 2021 an Instagram post
“There’s been no” TV commercials for the COVID-19 vaccines because “they are required by law to list all adverse side effects.”
False
October 25, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 5, 2021 a TikTok post
“Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.”
Half-True
By Gabrielle Settles • October 12, 2021
10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers
10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers
stated on September 29, 2021 a letter to the governor of Louisiana
“There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 7, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 2, 2021 a TikTok video
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “is not approved.”
False
September 17, 2021
Infowars
Infowars
stated on September 13, 2021 an Instagram post
“Biden’s Treasury Department declares IRS will monitor” all accounts over $600.
Mostly False
September 15, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 7, 2021 an Instagram post
“President Putin bans mandatory vaccinations in Russia.”
False
September 9, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 8, 2021 a Facebook post
Ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19.
Mostly False
August 10, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 4, 2021 a viral image
"I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?"
Half-True
August 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 14, 2021 a Facebook post
"The government will be infiltrating” personal text messages.
False
July 15, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 6, 2021 a Facebook post
Says a 2010 Rockefeller Foundation report shows the COVID-19 pandemic and the international response were “meticulously planned at least 10 years ago.”
False
June 15, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 26, 2021 a Facebook post
“Joe Biden says Americans can only celebrate the Fourth of July if he says so.”
False
April 28, 2021
Colion Noir
Colion Noir
stated on March 12, 2021 a Facebook post
"90% of Americans do not support universal background checks."
False
March 15, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 7, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden executive orders caused price increases of 50 cents in gas and 10% in food.
False
March 10, 2021
National Association for Gun Rights
National Association for Gun Rights
stated on March 1, 2021 a Facebook post
"Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations."
Mostly False
March 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2021 a Facebook post
Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend.
False
March 1, 2021
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