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PolitiFact ‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about …

WEBAs the omicron variant of COVID-19 loosens its grip on the United States, public health officials and lawmakers are deliberating which rules and restrictions to ease.

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PolitiFact Ask PolitiFact: What's going on with EcoHealth …

WEBA security official moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in …

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PolitiFact Back to the future: Trump’s history of …

WEBEver since he was a presidential candidate, President Donald Trump has been promising the American people a "terrific," "phenomenal" and "fantastic" new …

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The health of presidential candidates: How much do we …

WEBThe Democratic candidates in 2020 have released limited health information. Bernie Sanders was treated with stents after a heart attack. Michael …

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PolitiFact COVID-19 vaccination safety data …

WEBCOVID-19 and flu vaccines files are seen Oct. 28, 2022, at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center in …

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Licensed doctors who spread COVID-19 disinformation …

WEBTo date, only two doctors reportedly faced such sanctions. In Oregon, Dr. Steven LaTulippe had his license suspended in December 2020 for refusing to wear a …

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PolitiFact The top claims about abortion, fact-checked

WEBAfter nearly five decades of federally protected abortion access in the U.S., the Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022, decision to strike down Roe v. Wade refueled a …

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PolitiFact Fact-checking Aaron Rodgers, who repeated …

WEBIn a podcast appearance, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers falsely claimed an antiretroviral drug called azidothymidine, or AZT, to treat HIV was “killing …

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PolitiFact Was last year's US job growth all from part …

WEBFrom February 2023 to February 2024, the most recent data available when the statement was made, part-time jobs rose faster than full-time jobs.

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RFK Jr. wrong about ban on NIH studying mass shootings

WEBThe National Institutes of Health is the federal government’s main agency for supporting medical research. Is it barred

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PolitiFact Deepfake video falsely pitches dietary supplement as

WEBA Facebook video showing Tucker Carlson and a health educator discussing a diabetes remedy is a deepfake. The speakers’ mouth movements do not align with the …

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PolitiFact No, private insurance doesn’t provide 'better coverage

WEBBorn’s first mistake is ignoring the uninsured. Increasing the allowable income for Medicaid would move the cutoff for a single adult from $12,880 to $17,774.

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PolitiFact Pandemic treaty wouldn’t give the WHO power to …

WEBA global pandemic treaty to better prepare for and respond to a future pandemic has attracted conspiracy theories since it was announced in December 2021.

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PolitiFact Fact-checking Biden’s statement on prescription costs …

WEBPresident Joe Biden signed a law in 2022 that will cap prescription drugs at $2,000 a year by 2025 for people who have the prescription drug benefit, Medicare Part …

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Promises of $16,800 payments from the U.S. government are a scam

WEBA Dec. 2 Facebook post said, "It’s time to cash out for all Americans. The U.S. is sending everyone (a) FREE $16,800 right now." The post claimed that this money was available …

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PolitiFact Claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin suffered a

WEBThe account that made the claim has shared other dubious reports about Putin’s health in the past. Unverified reports about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s …

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Ben Carson didn’t discover three natural cures

WEBDr. Ben Carson is a retired neurosurgeon and former U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary but social media posts would have people think that he …

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PolitiFact Is the ACA the GOP health care plan from 1993

WEBPresident Bill Clinton took on an ill-fated effort to reform health care in 1993. As the president’s task force (led by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton) worked behind …

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No, Ben Carson isn’t hawking CBD gummies

WEBNo such CNN article exists. Social media users are claiming Dr. Ben Carson has backed a new treatment for high blood pressure: CBD gummies. A Dec. 11 …

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PolitiFact Scam alert: U.S. government isn’t giving out $6,400

WEBThe U.S. government has not updated the Inflation Reduction Act, a 2022 law, to give Americans $6,400 in monthly subsidies. The link included with the post is …

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Don’t fall for this scam: the U.S. isn’t giving everyone $6,400

WEBA Nov. 16 Facebook video showed people celebrating and displaying phone screens showing hefty sums in bank accounts. The caption read, "The secret free $6,400 you …

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