Fact Check Posts – Page 28

Viral image
stated on August 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees.

September 1, 2021

Sean Casten
stated on August 23, 2021 in remarks at a press conference:

Says the 1995 Chicago heat wave was “the largest single-day, non-war fatality in the United States” prior to 9/11, and “we are now expecting temperatures that hot in Chicago every summer.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 1, 2021

Terry McAuliffe
stated on August 23, 2021 in a TV ad.:

Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’”

By Warren Fiske • September 1, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.”

August 31, 2021

TikTok posts
stated on July 31, 2021 in a Tik Tok post:

The contagiousness of the coronavirus delta variant is “valued between 5 and 9½,” and if the value is closer to 10, “within six weeks, the whole country will test positive for delta, regardless of vaccination.”

August 30, 2021

Larry Elder
stated on August 19, 2021 in a tweet:

“California voters to be able to download ballots at home for recall election, sparking security concerns.”

By Chris Nichols • August 27, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:

White House, CDC, WHO and vaccine makers don’t require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers.

By Andy Nguyen • August 27, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on July 29, 2021 in an image:

“It would cost $20 billion to end homelessness in the U.S.” and “halting global warming would cost $300 billion.”

August 27, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!"

By Jason Asenso • August 27, 2021

Warren Davidson
stated on August 17, 2021 in an interview with Breitbart:

Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on August 10, 2015 in a viral image:

Says “31 U.S. troops” were “killed in Afghanistan yesterday.”

August 23, 2021

Instagram posts
stated on August 16, 2021 in an Instagram post:

“Joe Biden is on a two-week vacation. Kamala Harris has been nonexistent since Inauguration Day. Jen Psaki is taking a break from her duties as press secretary for one week.”

August 20, 2021

Instagram posts
stated on August 15, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “continuously questioned the vaccine during the campaign” but now “they support vaccine cards and forced vaccinations.”

August 20, 2021

Democratic Underground
stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post:

“The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.”

August 19, 2021

Instagram posts
stated on August 4, 2021 in an Instagram post:

A six-month study from Pfizer shows that its vaccine “reduces severe COVID symptoms/hospitalizations by .1%.”

By Andy Nguyen • August 17, 2021

David Suetterlein
stated on August 9, 2021 in a floor speech.:

The General Assembly gave Gov. Ralph Northam “a $1 billion blank check.”

By Warren Fiske • August 16, 2021

Ken Paxton
stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview:

The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.

By Brandon Mulder • August 13, 2021

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stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image:

The federal infrastructure bill includes “a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee, which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car."

August 12, 2021

Viral image
stated on August 8, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19.

August 10, 2021

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stated on August 6, 2021 in an Instagram post:

“Pfizer CEO’s Israel visit canceled because he is not fully vaccinated.”

August 9, 2021

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