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| FALSE | Claim by Joe Biden (R): “In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Recent research suggests that democracy has been declining around the world for the past several years, although some experts said some democracies have grown a little stronger, while others have weakened.) Joe Biden says democracy is strengthening worldwide. Experts are dubious. |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by frankspeech.com (Mike Lindell): Having sex with vaccinated men causes menstrual cycle problems in unvaccinated women and Pfizer documents confirm this.
Lead Stories rating: False (Crackpot pseudoscience as it can’t transmit.) |
| MISLEADING | Claim by Replace Sinema: Did Kyrsten Sinema sit on Republican side during Biden SOTU?
Newsweek rating: Needs Context (While Sinema was seen on what is traditionally the Republican side of the aisle alongside Romney and Youngo, the chamber was not split into partisan lines during the State of the Union address.) Fact Check: Did Kyrsten Sinema sit on Republican side during Biden SOTU? |
| FALSE | Claim by Lauren Boebert (R): Joe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PolitiFact rating: False (The opposite is true. In March 2020, while former President Donald Trump was still in office, governors and state officials nationwide shut down K-12 schools because of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Joe Biden called for school reopenings early in his presidency, but also pointed to reopening guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decision whether to follow the CDC guidance rested with local and state officials.) Lauren Boebert said Joe Biden closed schools. Here’s why she’s wrong. |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Earthquakes, such as the ones in Turkey and Syria in February 2023, can be scientifically and accurately predicted.
Snopes rating: False (Scientists say it is possible to use data to estimate the probability of earthquakes in areas where they are known to occur, but no one has been able to make a credible prediction so far.) |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): Face masks contain tiny fibers that cause Morgellons disease.
Australian Associated Press rating: False (There’s no consensus on whether Morgellons is an actual skin condition. Those who believe it is, say it cannot be caused by masks.) |
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