Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, some stimulus checks were sent to people who had died. The issue was explained in government reports and the media when it happened in 2020. But a social media post has resurrected the […]
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Biden’s Misleading Claim About Latino Unemployment
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Under President Joe Biden, the Latino unemployment rate reached a low of 3.9% in September 2022 — the lowest rate since September 2019. But Biden recently said that the rate under his presidency was the lowest in “a long, long time.” Biden […]
SciCheck Staffer Talks About Combatting Health Misinformation on Social Media
Kate Yandell, a SciCheck staff writer, appeared on the CBS News affiliate in Philadelphia to discuss the dangers of health misinformation on social media platforms. Stephanie Stahl, a health reporter for CBS News Philadelphia, interviewed Yandell as part of the news station’s coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court arguments on […]
Trump’s ‘Bloodbath’ Comment
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. While speaking about the potential loss of U.S. auto manufacturing jobs to foreign countries, former President Donald Trump said if he isn’t elected, “it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country.” President Joe Biden’s campaign quickly accused Trump of […]
Trump’s Comments About ‘Cutting’ Entitlements in Context
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. President Joe Biden said he has caught former President Donald Trump admitting that he wants to cut Social Security and Medicare. The Trump campaign said, in context, Trump was talking about cutting waste and fraud in those programs – not benefits. There’s […]
Explaining the New CDC Guidance on What To Do if You Have COVID-19
Q: Is one day isolation sufficient to stop forward transmission of COVID-19? A: People with COVID-19 could potentially transmit it to others well beyond a day after developing symptoms or testing positive. New guidance from the CDC advises people to isolate until they have been fever-free and with symptoms improving […]
Photo Shows 1924 KKK March in Wisconsin, Not Democratic Convention in NYC
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The Ku Klux Klan caused a divisive Democratic National Convention in 1924 but failed to nominate its preferred candidate. A social media post shows a photo of a Klan march to falsely claim it depicts Democratic delegates at […]
Transcript of Joe Biden’s Interview with Hur Reveals How the Date of Beau Biden’s Death Came Up
The transcript of President Joe Biden’s interview with investigators looking into his handling of classified documents shows that special counsel Robert Hur did not ask him about Beau Biden’s death, as the president falsely claimed in February. “How in the hell dare he raise that,” Biden angrily said in response […]
Posts Distort Missouri Divorce Law Regarding Pregnancy
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take There’s no law in Missouri that prevents pregnant women from getting divorced. But social media posts claim Missouri women “cannot divorce their spouse if they are pregnant.” Legal experts told us a judge may wait to finalize a […]
The Humanitarian Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
Q: Did the Biden administration secretly fly over 300,000 migrants to the U.S.? A: As of January, the Department of Homeland Security had admitted about 357,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans it vetted and authorized to fly to the U.S. through a humanitarian parole program. The travelers pay for the […]