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FactCheck: Parsing the rhetoric on ACA subsidies
FactCheck.org In a social media post, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson criticized Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, for wrongly saying that Affordable Care Act premiums would at least double for “over 20 million Americans” if enhanced subsidies expire. They would more than double on average, not for all of those 20 million people.
Fact check: Assessing Medicaid coverage losses under House reconciliation bill
Republicans say that able-bodied adults who don’t work would lose Medicaid coverage under the House tax-cuts-and-spending bill, while Democrats say the legislation would hurt vulnerable groups. The bill’s main target is those able-bodied adults, but other groups would lose coverage due to paperwork burdens and other provisions in the bill, health policy experts say.
Fact check: Assessing Medicaid coverage losses under House reconciliation bill
Republicans say that able-bodied adults who don’t work would lose Medicaid coverage under the House tax-cuts-and-spending bill, while Democrats say the legislation would hurt vulnerable groups. The bill’s main target is those able-bodied adults, but other groups would lose coverage due to paperwork burdens and other provisions in the bill, health policy experts say.
Fact-checking Day 2 of the Republican National Convention - Roll Call
Several speakers also blamed Biden for high inflation — Stefanik called it “Biden-flation.” FactCheck wrote about that claim in FactCheck’s story on the first night of the convention, saying that economists point to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary reason for higher inflation. Several speakers falsely claimed or suggested violent crime had increased under President Joe Biden. Violent crime and murders nationwide have gone down, according to FBI and other crime data.
FactCheck: Q&A on Trump’s criminal conviction
Donald Trump became the first U.S. president, current or former, to be convicted of a criminal offense when a 12-person jury in New York on May 30 found him guilty on 34 felony counts of business fraud as part of an illegal scheme to influence the 2016 election by making payments to suppress a sordid tale of sex with a porn star. The unprecedented conviction raises questions about what’s next for the 77-year-old man who is in line to become the Republican Party’s nominee for president in 2024.
FactCheck: The cost of Thanksgiving dinner with a side of partisan spin
FactCheck.org As Americans gather for the Thanksgiving holiday, both the White House and the Republican National Committee have served up some political spin: They claimed this year’s dinner was either cheaper or more expensive. And they’re both right. Whether the turkey and all the fixings cost more or less depends on the comparison point.
The Cost Of Thanksgiving Dinner With A Side Of Partisan Spin - FactCheck.org
As Americans gather for the Thanksgiving holiday, both the White House and the Republican National Committee have served up some political spin: They claimed this year’s dinner was either cheaper or more expensive. And they’re both right. Whether the turkey and all the fixings cost more or less depends on the comparison point.
Fact check: Indictment details Trump’s attempt to overturn swing state election outcomes
0:47 Trump Indicted by federal grand jury for efforts to overturn 2020 election Replay FDA: 124 Suspected Deaths Tied to Recalled ... Truckers Targeted in Predatory Towing Ploy, ... License Plate Thieves Target Neighborhoods ... Some Illinois Tenants Face Rental ...
Factcheck.org: Social Security increase due to inflation, not presidential action
A deleted tweet from the White House and remarks by President Joe Biden could leave the false impression that Biden’s policies have something to do with an increase in Social Security payments. But the increase is set by law and is linked to inflation. In remarks in Florida on Nov. 1, Biden repeated a boast about Medicare Part B premiums decreasing next year “for the first time in more than a decade.” As we’ve explained, that’s true, but misleading.
Misrepresentation of Germany's Data on Unverified COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
SciCheck Digest Viral claims have repeatedly misrepresented unverified data from a U.S. vaccine safety system that encourages reports of any potential side effects — whether they’re likely to be caused by the vaccine or not. Now we’re seeing the same phenomenon with a similar system in Germany. Some have wrongly claimed Germany found the COVID-19 vaccine caused “serious side effects” in a large number of people.
Fact Check: Pfizer Documents Show Vaccine Is Highly Effective
Fact Check: Pfizer Documents Show Vaccine Is Highly Effective, Contrary to Social Media Posts Updated: 12:26 PM PDT May 16, 2022 SciCheck DigestThe Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed a final efficacy of 91% against symptomatic illness in its phase 3 trial. Social media posts wrongly claim recently released Pfizer documents show the vaccine is “12% effective.” That appears to be a misreading of data released more than a year ago.
Studies show boosters increase omicron immunity
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At-home rapid tests Q&A Original
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FACTCHECK: Q&A on at-home rapid tests
The demand for at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests — sparked by the fast-spreading omicron variant in December — has continued in 2022. With that demand have come questions about the tests’ efficacy, how to use them and where to get them. We answer those queries and more. We focus on the fully at-home antigen tests, which provide results in about 15 minutes. President Joe Biden has said his administration will provide 1 billion free at-home tests to Americans, beginning Jan. 19.
FactChecking the Justices' COVID-19 Claims Original
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 7 in two challenges to the Biden administration’s attempts to expand the use of vaccinations. Here we present the facts on some of the COVID-19 claims made by the justices.
FactChecking Jan. 6 Capitol riot claims
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Early Omicron data
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Researchers Studying Whether Mouthwashes Can Reduce COVID-19 Transmission
In a Dec. 8 town hall meeting, Sen. Ron Johnson may have left a misleading impression in saying “standard gargle, mouthwash, has been proven to kill the coronavirus.” In the laboratory, some mouthwashes have been shown to block infectivity or suppress SARS-CoV-2, but studies involving people using mouthwash are not conclusive. Researchers are continuing to study the matter.
FactCheck: Researchers studying whether mouthwashes can reduce viral load, COVID-19 transmission
Posted Dec 10, 2021, 6:57 am Lori Robertson FactCheck.org In a Dec. 8 town hall meeting, Sen. Ron Johnson may have left a misleading impression in saying “standard gargle, mouthwash, has been proven to kill the coronavirus.” In the laboratory, some mouthwashes have been shown to block infectivity or suppress SARS-CoV-2, but studies involving people using mouthwash are not conclusive. Researchers are continuing to study the matter.
FactCheck: Benefits outweigh risks of pediatric COVID vaccine, contrary to posts misusing VAERS data
Posted Nov 26, 2021, 7:20 am Lori Robertson & Jessica McDonald FactCheck.org The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System can detect possible safety issues in vaccines. Anyone can submit an unverified report, regardless of whether a vaccine is known to have caused the problem. Yet viral messages continue to misuse the VAERS data, and flawed calculations, to claim the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children is unsafe and will cause many more deaths than it will prevent.
Aaron Rodgers’ inaccurate COVID-19 claims
Aaron Rodgers, the star quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, made headlines when he contracted COVID-19 and then defended his decision not to get vaccinated with a string of false and misleading claims that fact-checkers have frequently debunked. The public learned on Nov. 3 that not only did Rodgers have COVID-19, but he also was unvaccinated — despite telling reporters in August that he was “immunized” against COVID-19. When asked if he was vaccinated at a press availability on Aug.
Fact Check: Aaron Rodgers’ Inaccurate COVID-19 Claims Original
Aaron Rodgers, the star quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, made headlines when he contracted COVID-19 and then defended his decision not to get vaccinated with a string of false and misleading claims that fact-checkers have frequently debunked. The public learned on Nov. 3 that not only did Rodgers have COVID-19, but he also was unvaccinated — despite telling reporters in August that he was “immunized” against COVID-19. When asked if he was vaccinated at a press availability on Aug.
Why it’s easy to misinterpret deaths among vaccinated
SciCheck Digest Raw numbers of hospitalizations or deaths among those who are vaccinated are not a good indicator of whether vaccines are effective. If the large majority of a population is vaccinated, it’s not surprising if most deaths are among the vaccinated. But social media posts misuse data from the U.K. to suggest the COVID-19 vaccines don’t work.
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