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Fact-checking Trump’s claim that a group ‘headed up’ by Stacey Abrams received $2 billion
During his March 4 address to Congress, President Donald Trump called out Stacey Abrams, saying the two-time Democratic candidate for Georgia governor "headed up" a group that was an example of ...
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Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to joint session of Congress
President Donald Trump recapped six weeks of aggressive efforts to cut the federal workforce, reorganize the economy and reorient foreign policy in his first address to a joint session of Congress.
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Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on insurance rates, education and gun laws
In his annual address to the Florida Legislature, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the state as a U.S. leader on the economy, education and immigration. DeSantis repeated talki ...
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No, Trump didn’t post that the president should be impeached if the Dow drops 1,000 points
President Donald Trump posted on X that “If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days the President should be impeached immediately.” As President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico took effect ...
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No, Elon Musk didn’t say billionaires are tired of ‘subsidizing everyone else’s’ public services
Elon Musk posted on X that billionaires are “tired of subsidizing” public services. A screenshot circulating on Threads and Instagram claims to show a Feb. 14 X post from Elon Musk, in which he claims ...
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Fact-check: Trump relies on falsehoods when pushing voting changes in speech to governors
This is misleading. In a statement to PolitiFact, the White House said Trump was referring to the costs of ballot marking devices that let voters select their choices on a touch screen. The device ...
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Did Maine Gov. Janet Mills tell Trump no federal taxes will be paid? No, that’s a fake quote.
During a recent meeting of governors at the White House, Maine Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump clashed over Trump’s executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. Still, ...
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Without evidence, social media posts claim fraud in EPA grant to Stacey Abrams-linked group
The $2 billion grant to Power Forward Communities was part of $20 billion in funding the EPA announced in April 2024. The funding came from the National Clean Investment Fund, part of the Greenhouse ...
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How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts
How ‘mandatory’ is mandatory spending?  Mandatory spending programs run on autopilot until Congress passes a rule change and the president signs it into law. So they are a bit more protected than ...
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DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are the numbers coming from?
The DOGE website’s estimated savings includes workforce reductions and other changes that aren’t detailed. The webpage listed about 1,100 contracts the department says it has terminated, as of Feb. 20 ...
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Does a ‘US Debt Clock’ prove DOGE has saved $64 billion? Why the clock and that claim lack evidence
There is no evidence to support this claim. The posts pointed to USDebtClock.org, but the website provided no source or explanation for its "DOGE Clock" counter with a rapidly increasing ...
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Joe Biden ending the Keystone XL pipeline didn't ‘fire’ 14,000 people on Day 1
"Did we see 14,000 fired keystone pipeline workers fired on day one of the Biden admin paraded on 60 minutes?" read an image shared by several people on Facebook. "Nope, so spare me your tears for the ...