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| FALSE | Claim by Ron DeSantis (R): “100% of the things I promised as governor, I delivered on those promises.”
PolitiFact rating: False (DeSantis has followed through on some of his campaign promises, but not all.) Fact-checking the fourth 2024 Republican presidential primary debate |
| MISLEADING | Claim by Ro Khanna (D): Rep. Ro Khanna claims previous Republican presidents’ tax cuts and former President George W. Bush wars are the four reasons for the increase in the national debt.
Check Your Fact rating: Misleading (Although what Khanna listed has contributed to the national debt, experts pointed out that additional factors, such as COVID-19 spending and the 2008 financial crisis, also contributed significantly to the national debt.) FACT CHECK: Ro Khanna Claims Tax Cuts And Wars Are The Primary Reasons For National Debt Increase |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Vivek Ramaswamy (R): “January 6 now does look like it was an inside job.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (No explanation needed.) Ramaswamy’s Pants on Fire debate claim that Jan. 6 was an ‘inside job’ |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral Image: A photo allegedly shows a Truth Social post from former President Donald Trump saying that war is coming and that hospitals will be shut down.
Check Your Fact rating: False (Fake) FACT CHECK: Did Donald Trump Post ‘Doctors Won’t Be Here For You’ During War? |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim via Social Media: NASA is installing internet on the moon.
Snopes rating: Mostly True (NASA is indeed bringing a celestial internet of sorts to the moon, but it is not the same internet we know on Earth. The technology employs a “protocol suite” of new networking technologies for transmitting information between astronauts in space and those on Earth. Additionally, Nokia announced plans to bring LTE/4G to the moon to support communication between the lunar lander and rover.) |
| FALSE | (International: Israel): Dior has replaced Bella Hadid with an Israeli model because of her support of Palestine
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Dior Did NOT Replace Bella Hadid With Israeli Model Due To Hadid’s Support Of Palestine |
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Seriously? You cite Politifact?
Claim by Vivek Ramaswamy (R): “January 6 now does look like it was an inside job.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (No explanation needed.)
Ramaswamy’s Pants on Fire debate claim that Jan. 6 was an ‘inside job’
Vivek Ramaswamy Rating
Yes. At this point anyone who thinks Jan 6 was done by anyone but Trump supporters is delusional. Hopefully, you are not one of them who has falled for this nonsense.