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Fact Check / PolitiFact
HHS Misleads on mRNA Vaccine Safety After Pulling Moderna Funding
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Department of Health and Human Services has defended cuts to vaccine research with statements that mislead on the safety of mRNA technology, despite an extensive history of testing. HHS recently terminated a $766 million award to Moderna for developing mRNA vaccines against influenza viruses that…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Trump Now Citing Murder Stats He Used to Dismiss as ‘Fake News’
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump recently boasted that the nation’s murder rate has “plummeted by 28%” since he took office. Data supplied by local police departments do show the nation’s murder rate is dropping, as it has been for several years now. Notably, Trump now seems comfortable…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Online Posts Make Baseless Claim Linking Protesters to Craigslist Ad
Q: Is there an ad in Craigslist to hire people to riot in L.A.? A: No, there has been no such ad on Craigslist. Some social media posts cited a Craigslist ad to falsely claim it showed that people protesting the immigration raids in Los Angeles were being paid for their actions. But a pair…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Viral Graphic Makes False, Questionable Claims About House Reconciliation Bill
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. A viral graphic warns that if the House-passed reconciliation bill becomes law, “we won’t have another election.” But there is no evidence to support that or some of the graphic’s underlying claims about “what’s coming” if the Senate also approves the legislation without any changes.…