Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Court documents that include names of people associated with accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein are being unsealed, but late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has not been implicated. The suggestion that Kimmel would be among the names came from football player […]
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Debunking Bogus Claim of ‘Bipartisan’ Support for Mayorkas Impeachment Hearings
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Legislators often tout support for some piece of legislation as bipartisan, even if only a few members from the opposing party back it. But in an announcement about committee hearings to investigate the possible impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, one […]
Faulty Science Underpins Florida Surgeon General’s Call to Halt mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
The COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, according to multiple studies. Getting the latest vaccine provides additional protection against poor outcomes from COVID-19. Serious side effects are rare, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration judge that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks. Despite […]
Posts Make Baseless Claim About Deadly Iowa School Shooting
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A sixth-grade student was killed, five people were injured and the 17-year-old gunman took his own life during a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, on Jan. 4. Social media posts baselessly labeled the incident a “false flag” event […]
Pass the Torch USA
Political leanings: Democratic/Pro-Dean Phillips 2022 total spending: N/A Pass the Torch USA was created in November to promote the presidential campaign of Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota. Phillips announced in late October that he would challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024. Phillips, who tried to convince […]
American Values 2024
Political leanings: Pro-Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022 total spending: N/A American Values 2024, formerly the People’s Pharma Movement, is a hybrid political action committee supporting independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign. As a hybrid PAC, the group can function both as a super PAC, raising unlimited funds for […]
Tell It Like It Is PAC
Political Leanings: Republican/Pro-Chris Christie 2022 total spending: N/A Tell It Like It Is is a super PAC backing former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the Republican presidential primary. Super PACs are independent expenditure-only political action committees that spend money on communications that expressly advocate the election or defeat of […]
Pro-Haley PAC Misattributes Quote to DeSantis
A TV ad from a political action committee that supports Nikki Haley, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, accuses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of “lying” — but then the ad goes on to make one false and another exaggerated claim about him. The ad, which is paid for […]
Never Back Down Inc.
Political leanings: Republican/Pro-Ron DeSantis 2022 total spending: N/A Never Back Down Inc. was established in February by Ken Cuccinelli, a former senior Trump administration official, to encourage Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president. Once DeSantis declared his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination, the super PAC said its […]
SFA Fund Inc.
Political leanings: Republican/Pro-Nikki Haley 2022 total spending: N/A SFA Fund Inc. is a political action committee supporting the presidential campaign of Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador. Its website says Haley is the “leadership America deserves,” and highlights her main policy issues as “creating jobs & […]