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Ron DeSantis is running for president in 2024. How accurate are his recent statements?

May 24, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is diving into a battle with his former ally Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for president selling himself as a young leader who can battle against “woke” policies about race and gender and stem the flow of illegal immigration — without Trump’s baggage. DeSantis’ argument is that the U.S. should […]

Ron DeSantis se postula para la presidencia del 2024. ¿Qué tan ciertos han sido sus discursos?

May 24, 2023

El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, se está enfrentando a su ex-aliado Donald Trump en la batalla por la nominación presidencial republicana. Él se está postulando como un líder joven que puede batallar en contra de las políticas “woke” sobre temas de raza y género y como el candidato que puede detener la inmigración ilegal. […]

Cómo Ron DeSantis, candidato a la presidencia 2024, amplió su agenda migratoria

May 24, 2023

Cuando Ron DeSantis se postuló para gobernador en 2018, lo hizo con una plataforma política escasa. No dijo mucho sobre su enfoque de la inmigración ilegal. Su sitio web enumeraba solo dos objetivos políticos respecto a la inmigración: establecer el uso de E-Verify para garantizar una fuerza de trabajo legal y prohibir las “ciudades santuario.”  […]

As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch?

May 24, 2023

In his presidential bid, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is sure to court Republican primary voters by touting the socially conservative policies he passed through the legislature. But he also has another story to tell: His stewardship of Florida’s economy over the past four and a half years. When we looked at Florida’s economic performance on […]

Evolution of misinformation: How false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans caught fire

May 23, 2023

The arrival of asylum-seeking migrants in the U.S. — both at the southern border and in major cities — has spawned a tidal wave of social media claims that are often both alarming and false.  As New York City struggles with an influx of asylum seekers — more than 70,000 migrants have arrived there in […]

‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view

May 22, 2023

A growing chorus of online voices claim that gender dysphoria — a condition of distress sometimes experienced by transgender people — is a mental illness or disorder.   “Trans-anything where does it end? Let’s call it for what is…a serious mental illness,” read one tweet shared hundreds of times.  “Gender dysphoria is a mental illness and […]

Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives

May 22, 2023

By one count, U.S. companies have announced 142,000 renewable energy jobs since the climate change-focused Inflation Reduction Act became law in August. Georgia, Kansas, Michigan and New York are leading in renewable energy job creation, according to Climate Power, a liberal media operation founded by the League of Conservation Voters, Center for American Progress Action […]

US hasn’t announced plans to expand immigration humanitarian parole program

May 19, 2023

Finding accurate information online about applying for asylum at the U.S. southern border can be challenging. Many social media posts offer conflicting and confusing information. U.S. officials suspect that many more migrants will arrive at the border now that Title 42 has expired; the public health policy limited people’s ability to apply for asylum for […]

Fact-checking ‘Succession’: What happens if a fire destroys 100,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee?

May 19, 2023

A presidential election hits a fiery snag in the latest episode of HBO’s “Succession,” leading to morally dubious decision-making by the protagonist Roy family and raising questions about how damaged ballots in a critical state would be handled in real life. Central to the story is an election-night crisis in Wisconsin. In the episode, 100,000 […]

Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive

May 18, 2023

The Walt Disney Co. pulled the plug on a nearly $1 billion regional headquarters it had planned for Orlando amid a yearlong dispute with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. By walking away, Disney forwent a chance to earn up to $570 million, a historic sum, in tax credits. The tax credit deal became one of several […]

Durham report criticized elements of FBI’s investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign

May 17, 2023

The long-awaited findings of Special Counsel John Durham’s May 15 report provide some support to long-standing claims from many conservatives — including former President Donald Trump — that the investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign was overblown and lacked strong evidence.  Durham’s report, based on his investigation that began in 2019, suggested that the FBI acted […]

Verificamos lo que dijo Kamala Harris sobre los negocios latinos y su financiamiento

May 17, 2023

Durante una entrevista con Noticias Telemundo, la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris dijo que los empresarios latinos no reciben tanto apoyo financiero como otros propietarios de negocios, y la administración Biden quiere cambiar eso.  Los capitalistas de riesgo tienen que invertir más en empresas con dueños latinos, dijo Harris. “Las pequeñas empresas latinas son 1 de cada […]

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