Latest Fact-Checks By Jon Greenberg

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Indigenous protest Brazil

Would protecting 30% of the world’s land and waters hurt 300 million people?

May 7, 2021

With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most…

Arradondo testifies in Floyd trial

Instagram post ignores full Floyd video to falsely claim officer’s knee was not on Floyd’s neck

April 9, 2021

Says Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee was “not on neck of George Floyd.”

Denver dropbox voter

Tim Scott overlooks Colorado’s massive vote-by-mail system in Georgia comparison

April 7, 2021

Says Georgia “has more day-of voting rights than Colorado.”

Water pipe construction

Citizens United calls Biden’s infrastructure plan the Green New Deal. It isn’t.

April 2, 2021

Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.”

Catholic Church Moderna Vaccine

Instagram post overlooks FDA sign-off on COVID-19 vaccines

March 31, 2021

Calls COVID-19 vaccine a “non-FDA-approved experimental agent.”

Birx and Trump oval office meeting

Donald Trump embellishes details of Dr. Deborah Birx’s Thanksgiving weekend trip

March 30, 2021

Says Deborah Birx “traveled a great distance to see her family for Thanksgiving, only to have them call the police and turn her in. She…

Wind turbines and solar

Clean energy depends on Chinese materials. Is expanding it pro-China?

March 29, 2021

The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals ……

Ambulances leave Boulder supermarket

AR-15 style weapons were used in 10 major shootings

March 24, 2021

These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.

Oil pumps in a New Mexico oil field

GOP’s McCarthy wrongly accuses Democrats of destroying 1 million energy jobs

March 17, 2021

“Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”

San Francisco homeless

No, federal relief dollars for San Francisco won’t pay for pot, alcohol for homeless

March 16, 2021

The COVID economic relief package “included $600 million for San Francisco, part of which goes to cover the tab for free alcohol and marijuana for…

Schumer Pelosi sign ARPA

Did Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi sneak money into the COVID-19 relief bill?

March 11, 2021

“Schumer and Pelosi sneak funding into COVID bill.”

IRS building in Washington

Yes, Democrats voted to send stimulus checks to prisoners, as Republicans did last year

March 9, 2021

“Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”

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