Quick Take Dozens of former President Donald Trump’s supporters gathered outside his Florida home to protest a recent FBI search of the building. The activity triggered a satirical tweet falsely attributed to Trump’s eldest son, purportedly telling supporters to disperse, and saying, “We have many important people coming through the […]
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Photo Shows Electric Car-sharing Lot in China, Contrary to Facebook Post
Quick Take Congress has passed a bill that would fund incentives to purchase electric vehicles. But a false claim is circulating on social media that purports to show an “electric car cemetery” in France. The photo actually shows a car-sharing company’s storage lot in China. The cars were to be […]
A Guide to Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine
After a long delay marred by manufacturing troubles, a COVID-19 vaccine from the small Maryland-based biotech company Novavax became the fourth such vaccine authorized in the U.S. Here, we review how it works and how it’s different from its competitors. Quick Summary Vaccine name: NVX-CoV2373 Design type: Adjuvanted protein subunit Population: Adults Dose […]
Medicare Prescription Drug Provisions of Inflation Reduction Act
The reconciliation bill passed by Congress includes several provisions affecting prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Democrats and Republicans offer opposing views on how the legislation will affect seniors. We’ll explain what the bill would do. “We are making the cost of prescription drugs a lot lower,” Senate Majority Leader […]
Video Makes Unsubstantiated Claim About Chinese Maneuvers After Pelosi Visit to Taiwan
Quick Take China held live-fire military drills around Taiwan as a response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island on Aug. 2. But a video posted on social made unfounded claims that China had attacked a Taiwanese armory. An expert told us that the claim was false and […]
Social Media, Politicians Make Unfounded Claims of Politicized Mar-a-Lago Search
Quick Take FBI agents searched the home of former President Donald Trump in Florida on Aug. 8 looking for presidential records and classified materials that were improperly removed from the White House. Social media posts claiming the FBI search was politically motivated have been swirling online, despite there being no […]
Proposed ‘Assault Weapons Ban’ Includes Grandfather Clause, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take The House passed a bill on July 29 that would make it a crime to knowingly “import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon.” Social media posts falsely claim “millions of people will become felons overnight” because of the bill. Under the bill, current owners of […]
Scott Overstates Tax Increases in Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act proposes to raise over $700 billion in new revenues over 10 years to be spent on energy, climate change initiatives, health care and deficit reduction. But not all of those revenues come via higher taxes. More than half comes from health care savings and from beefed […]
Q&A on the FBI’s Search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home
Former President Donald Trump announced that the FBI had searched Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, Florida, home on Aug. 8. Trump’s son Eric told Fox News that the search warrant involved “more than 30 FBI agents” and that he was told it concerned documents sought by the National Archives. Here’s what […]
Trump Rally Photo Is From 2020, Not Recent Wisconsin Rally, as Social Media Posts Claim
Quick Take Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Wisconsin on Aug. 5. Posts on social media circulated a photo to claim that the recent Trump rally in Wisconsin attracted a “massive” crowd. But the photo was from a previous Trump rally and was shared by Eric Trump in […]