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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 6h

Democrats want to extend enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act and roll back Medicaid cuts. Neither provision would give health care to immigrants in the country illegally or fund “free abortions,” as Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott said.

Fact-checking Rick Scott on ACA subsidies and abortion

Democrats want to extend enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act and roll back Medicaid cuts. Neither provision would give health care to immigrants in the country illegally or fund “free…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 13h

President Trump is participating in a roundtable at the White House today about antifa. The meeting comes after Trump said he plans to designate antifa as a terrorist organization — but legal experts said he lacks that authority. buff.ly/HTn3lpQ

Can Trump label antifa a ‘major terrorist organization?’

President Donald Trump said he will be designating antifa as a “major terrorist organization,” but national security experts say he lacks authority to do so. There is no legal process to label…

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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 15h

A proposal to put President Donald Trump’s image on a $1 coin raises legal questions because it’s typically reserved for people who’ve died. But there are precedents for putting living people, including one president, on U.S. coins.

Can Donald Trump put his image on a U.S. Mint coin? Probably

A proposal to put President Donald Trump’s image on a $1 coin raises legal questions because it’s typically reserved for people who’ve died. But there are precedents for putting living people,…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 1d

President Donald Trump said ‘Portland is burning to the ground,’ but his claim is exaggerated. While there have been dozens of arrests since June from protests at an ICE site, recent images also show normal everyday life in the city.

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No, Portland is not ‘burning to the ground’ as Trump says

President Donald Trump said ‘Portland is burning to the ground,’ but his claim is exaggerated. While there have been dozens of arrests since June from protests at an ICE site, recent images also show…

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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 1d

Research shows that Tylenol is safe for kids when used as recommended and under pediatric guidance. Doctors advise carefully measuring medicine and reading ingredient labels to avoid inadvertently overdosing acetaminophen.

Read labels, ask doctors: How to give Tylenol to your child

Research shows that Tylenol is safe for kids when used as recommended and under pediatric guidance. Doctors advise carefully measuring medicine and reading ingredient labels to avoid inadvertently…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 1d

A battle over health care and spending has led to an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown. Many services will continue, including FEMA’s response to hurricanes. Spending on other programs such as WIC is less certain.

Fact-check: GOP, Dem government shutdown talking points

A battle over health care and spending has led to an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown. Many services will continue, including FEMA’s response to hurricanes. Spending on other programs such as WIC…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 2d

AI-generated “tribute songs” for Charlie Kirk, falsely attributed to musicians like Adele and Ed Sheeran, gained millions of views. "Most people don't realize how far AI-generated content has come,” an expert told us.

How creators used AI to make Charlie Kirk ‘tribute’ songs

AI-generated “tribute songs” for Charlie Kirk, falsely attributed to musicians like Adele and Ed Sheeran, gained millions of views. "Most people don't realize how far AI-generated content has come,”…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans said Democrats shut down the government because they want health care for immigrants in the U.S. illegally. That’s False. Democrats want to reverse parts of Trump’s spending law that made some legal immigrants ineligible for health care.

Do Democrats want health care for ‘illegal aliens’?

Republicans said Democrats shut down the government because they want health care for immigrants in the U.S. illegally. That’s False. Democrats want to reverse parts of Trump’s spending law that made…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 2d

Could James Comey, the former FBI director indicted in September for false testimony to Congress, find a tool for his defense in President Donald Trump’s repeated public attacks against him? Most defendants fail in such efforts, but experts said Comey might succeed.

Can Comey use Trump’s rhetoric as a legal defense?

Could James Comey, the former FBI director indicted in September for false testimony to Congress, find a tool for his defense in President Donald Trump’s repeated public attacks against him? Most…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 2d

Trump did write about bin Laden in the context of criticizing President Clinton and warned about terrorism, but he did not write that bin Laden should be taken out.https://buff.ly/7gXX5OB

Trump misleads about his 2000 book and Osama bin Laden

After President Donald Trump announced that terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead, Trump repeated an inaccurate

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 2d

At the Navy celebration, President Trump said that in his book “there's a page in there devoted to the fact that I saw somebody named Osama Bin Laden, and I didn't like it, and you gotta take care of him.” We previously found that Trump inaccurately recounted what he wrote in his own book.

Trump misleads about his 2000 book and Osama bin Laden

After President Donald Trump announced that terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead, Trump repeated an inaccurate

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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 2d

At a rare in-person meeting of generals and admirals, President Donald Trump said his predecessor, Joe Biden, never said the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.” We found a dozen examples of Biden saying it as president.

Trump’s Pants on Fire claim on what Biden said of military

At a rare in-person meeting of generals and admirals, President Donald Trump said his predecessor, Joe Biden, never said the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.” We found a dozen…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 2d

A social media user said 30% of medical residents are international graduates and about 10,000 U.S. medical residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders. Half True. The 10,000 refers to all H-1B physicians in the U.S., not just residents.

How many medical residents are on H-1B visas?

A social media user said 30% of medical residents are international graduates and about 10,000 U.S. medical residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders. Half True. The 10,000 refers to all H-1B…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 3d

A social media user said 30% of medical residents are international graduates and about 10,000 U.S. medical residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders. Half True. The 10,000 refers to all H-1B physicians in the U.S., not just residents.

How many medical residents are on H-1B visas?

A social media user said 30% of medical residents are international graduates and about 10,000 U.S. medical residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders. Half True. The 10,000 refers to all H-1B…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 3d

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries exaggerated when he said President Donald Trump’s medical research cuts “effectively ended medical research” in the U.S.

Steep Trump cuts haven’t effectively ended medical research

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries exaggerated when he said President Donald Trump’s medical research cuts “effectively ended medical research” in the U.S.

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 4d

Congress gets paid during a government shutdown. What about the janitors?

Congress gets paid during a shutdown, but not contractors

The U.S. Constitution mandates members of Congress to continue to be paid during a government shutdown. The same is not true for contractors such as janitors. Whether they are paid or not depends on…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 4d

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., warned that if Affordable Care Act subsidies are allowed to expire, rural health insurance enrollees would be hit “twice as much.” That’s Mostly True.

Would rural areas be hit twice as hard if subsidies lapse?

With a government shutdown looming, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., warned that if Affordable Care Act subsidies are allowed to expire, rural health insurance enrollees would be hit “twice as much.”…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 4d

The suspect in a Sept. 28 Michigan church shooting was photographed wearing a pro-Trump shirt, and had a Trump campaign sign in his yard. But investigators are still looking into his motive, and as of Sept. 30, there was no news that politics played a role.

Fact-checking claims about Michigan shooter’s politics

The suspect in a Sept. 28 Michigan church shooting was photographed wearing a pro-Trump shirt, and had a Trump campaign sign in his yard. But investigators are still looking into his motive, and as…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 4d

AI-generated “tribute songs” for Charlie Kirk, falsely attributed to musicians like Adele and Ed Sheeran, gained millions of views. "Most people don't realize how far AI-generated content has come,” an expert told us.

How creators used AI to make Charlie Kirk ‘tribute’ songs

AI-generated “tribute songs” for Charlie Kirk, falsely attributed to musicians like Adele and Ed Sheeran, gained millions of views. "Most people don't realize how far AI-generated content has come,”…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 5d

Republicans said Democrats shut down the government because they want health care for immigrants in the U.S. illegally. That’s False. Democrats want to reverse parts of Trump’s spending law that made some legal immigrants ineligible for health care.

Do Democrats want health care for ‘illegal aliens’?

Republicans said Democrats shut down the government because they want health care for immigrants in the U.S. illegally. That’s False. Democrats want to reverse parts of Trump’s spending law that made…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 5d

Could James Comey, the former FBI director indicted in September for false testimony to Congress, find a tool for his defense in President Donald Trump’s repeated public attacks against him? Most defendants fail in such efforts, but experts said Comey might succeed.

Can Comey use Trump’s rhetoric as a legal defense?

Could James Comey, the former FBI director indicted in September for false testimony to Congress, find a tool for his defense in President Donald Trump’s repeated public attacks against him? Most…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 5d

A battle over health care and spending has led to an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown. Many services will continue, including FEMA’s response to hurricanes. Spending on other programs such as WIC is less certain.

Fact-check: GOP, Dem government shutdown talking points

A battle over health care and spending has led to an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown. Many services will continue, including FEMA’s response to hurricanes. Spending on other programs such as WIC…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 5d

AI-generated “tribute songs” for Charlie Kirk, falsely attributed to musicians like Adele and Ed Sheeran, gained millions of views. "Most people don't realize how far AI-generated content has come,” an expert told us.

How creators used AI to make Charlie Kirk ‘tribute’ songs

AI-generated “tribute songs” for Charlie Kirk, falsely attributed to musicians like Adele and Ed Sheeran, gained millions of views. "Most people don't realize how far AI-generated content has come,”…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 5d

A battle over health care and spending has led to an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown. Many services will continue, including FEMA’s response to hurricanes. Spending on other programs such as WIC is less certain.

Fact-check: GOP, Dem government shutdown talking points

A battle over health care and spending has led to an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown. Many services will continue, including FEMA’s response to hurricanes. Spending on other programs such as WIC…

PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 6d

Since July 1, President Donald Trump has said a dozen times that the U.S. has “no inflation.” The data shows he’s wrong.

Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. has “no inflation.” He’s

Since July 1, President Donald Trump has said a dozen times that the U.S. has “no inflation.” The data shows he’s wrong.