Harrisâ misleading tax comparison for billionaires, teachers
CBS Newsâ Bill Whitaker pressed Harris on how she would pay for promises such as an expanded child tax credit and aid to small-business startups.
Donald Trumpâs and Kamala Harrisâ tax plans, compared
Trump has also floated several more targeted tax cuts, including ending taxation on Social Security benefits, tips and overtime work.
Trump Ad on Taxes Uses Deceptive Political Playbook
Harris did say that at the time, but the Hill reported that her campaign said she wanted to replace the TCJA with âlegislation she has proposed that would involve nearly $3 trillion in refundable tax cuts primarily affecting the middle class.â
Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ media blitz
Stern gave Harris an opening to criticize this yearâs Supreme Court decision that confers broad immunity from prosecution to U.S. presidents, which would most immediately aid Trump if he were to win reelection.
FEMA didnât block hurricane relief flights at SC airport
Community organizers and airport tenants looking to help survivors in hard-hit western North Carolina started a social media page called the Runway Relief Project to share information about efforts to collect and fly donations of supplies where theyâre needed.
In N.H., pro-Joyce Craig ad omits context on Kelly Ayotte
In New Hampshireâs nip-and-tuck gubernatorial race, the state Democratic Party attacked Republican nominee Kelly Ayotte over corporate board positions she held after losing reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2016.
Video of âTel Aviv destroyed by Iranâ actually of Taiwan factory fire
The video shows a large fire producing lots of smoke and is captioned: âIâm old enough to remember when tel aviv had this micaculous [sic] thing called electricity.
A year of fact checking the Middle East conflict
However, some of the content weâve seen is miscaptioned and shows conflict elsewhere, is out of date footage of an unrelated event or is even from a video game.
Haitians under temporary programs are in the US legally
So, people with humanitarian parole or Temporary Protected Status must use another avenue â such as asylum, marriage or employment â to gain legal permanent residence.
Video of Lebanese citizens âcelebrating Hezbollah leaderâs deathâ is actually from 2020 protest
For the purposes of that scheme, weâve rated this claim as false because the video shows a protest in Lebanon in 2020, not citizens celebrating the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2024.
Drones arenât banned from Hurricane Helene-affected areas
But a Transportation Department spokesperson said the Federal Aviation Administration is not banning drones from providing Hurricane Helene disaster relief and recovery assistance.
Video of buses on fire falsely connected to recent attacks in Israel
It has been shared on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) with captions including: âUpdate: Report that a Yemen Houthi suicide attack drone hit a target in Tel Aviv tonight!
Trump’s claim about migrants convicted of homicide is false
But if the 13,099 noncitizens had all entered in the past three years, "migrants would have accounted for about one-third of all homicide convictions from 2021 through 2023, Alex Nowrasteh, vice president for economic and social policy studies for the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank wrote.
Unfounded Claims Target Springfield Officials, Haitian Immigrants
Rue told us he spoke earlier this year with Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio about the need for federal funding that would allow the city to âreinforceâ its infrastructure due to âa rapid increaseâ of its population.
Fact-checking the Jon Tester-Tim Sheehy Montana debate
In the final planned debate of their closely watched Senate race, Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy sparred over major campaign topics, including abortion, immigration and the economy.
We donât know how many individual pensioners are millionaires
According to the Office for National Statistics, 27% of over 65s in Great Britain live in a household that has a total wealth of ÂŁ1 million or more, but that doesnât mean 27% of individual pensioners are personally worth this amount.
No, Imane Khelif has not been banned from boxing for life
Given the scrutiny and heightened news coverage Khelif received during the Summer Games, she certainly would have made headlines from credible sources had she had been stripped of her titles and banned for life.