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| FALSE | Claim by Vivek Ramaswamy (R): “Antifa & BLM rioters roam free while peaceful January 6 protesters are imprisoned without bail,” he wrote. “Biden’s ‘Department of Injustice’ has executed over 1,000 arrests for nonviolent offenses related to January 6.”
The Dispatch rating: False (No, peaceful protesters are not being ‘imprisoned without bail.’) Fact Checking Vivek Ramaswamy’s Claims About January 6 Defendants |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): “I really don’t know who gave (Dr. Anthony Fauci) the commendation.”
Politifact rating: False (Trump’s White House website shows it was he who gave Fauci the recognition on his last day in office.) Trump said he doesn’t know who gave Fauci a commendation. Trump’s White House website says Trump did |
| FALSE | Claim via Social media: California allows people to steal $950 worth of items from stores
USA Today rating: False (Shoplifting is a misdemeanor in California with punishments of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, according to the text of the measure. While the maximum sentences for some low-level thefts changed, they were not eliminated.) Post falsely claims shoplifting is allowed in California | Fact check |
| FALSE | (International: India): Gautam Gambhir showed a middle finger to the crowd chanting anti-India slogan.
The Quint rating: False Fact-Check | Did Gautam Gambhir Show Middle Finger to Fans Shouting Anti-India Slogans? |
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