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| FALSE | Claim by Joe Biden (D): The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter.”
Politifact rating: False (The 3% figure refers to calculations made under a theoretical proposal. Under today’s laws, the 25 highest-earning billionaires paid an average tax rate of 16%. Meanwhile, among households earning from $50,000 to $100,000 a year — the category that many teachers and firefighters would fall into — the vast majority paid effective tax rates of between 0% and 15%. |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral Video: Senator Kennedy used information from Hunter Biden’s laptop that related to AOC.
Check Your Fact rating: False (The video’s caption is inaccurate. The clips shown in the post do not feature any such revelation.) FACT CHECK: Did Sen. Kennedy Reveal Evidence That Connects AOC To Hunter Biden? |
| FALSE | Claim via Social media: Biden asked China for permission to shoot down spy balloon.
USA Today rating: False (There is no evidence Biden asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for permission to shoot down the balloon.) Fact check: False claim Biden asked Chinese president for permission to down spy balloon |
| FALSE | Claim by Dr. Ryan Cole: “Unusual cancers” are “exploding right into stage 4″ and those cancer cells have “the spike protein.”
PolitiFact rating: False (A doctor who frequently makes false claims related to Covid-19 and vaccines. This has been debunked numerous times.) Oft-repeated claim again debunked: Experts say still no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Atlanta Banned The Word ‘Women’ Across All Public Platforms.
Lead Stories rating: False (No Ban) Fact Check: NO Evidence Atlanta Banned The Word ‘Women’ Across All Public Platforms |
| FALSE | (International: Indonesia): Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan named a corruption suspect in early 2023.
AFP Fact Check rating: False |
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