Trump falsely says Harris wants to revive the draft
In the Senate, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the Armed Services chair, has expressed support for expanding the requirement to register for the draft to women, rather than just men.
No evidence the government plans to âmeans testâ the state pension
Itâs possible these claims are based on comments made by Sir Edward Troup, a former Treasury civil servant who was reportedly appointed as an advisor to now-Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves before the general election earlier this year.
Tim Sheehy wrongly blames 2022 law for higher inflation
As lawmakers worked on the measure, some economists, including Larry Summers, who directed the National Economic Council under former President Barack Obama, warned the bill would lead to inflation.
Fact-checking Kamala Harrisâ interview with the NABJ
On the Israel-Hamas war, Harris reiterated that Israel has a right to defend itself, following Hamasâ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, but didnât have a straight answer for co-moderator and Politico White House Correspondent Eugene Danielsâ question about how her policies would differ from President Joe Bidenâs.
Analysis | Defense witness for George Floyd murderer appears in pro-Trump ad
In several interviews in June 2020, Harris demurred when directly asked whether she supported âdefund the police.â But she also straddled the issue with her rhetoric on taking a fresh look at public safety.
Apparent assassination attempt against Trump wasnât staged
Soon after U.S. Secret Service agents intervened to stop a second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, social media users started spreading conspiracy theories about the incident, including that it was staged.
Misinformation gets a powerful foe: Taylor Swift
So it was perhaps appropriate that the immediate aftermath of the US Presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump - in an election closely watched around the world - was dominated by the endorsement of the biggest celebrity on the planet: Taylor Swift.
No evidence Kamala Harris was wearing earphone earrings during presidential debate
One post on X, formerly Twitter, has eight million views and claims Ms Harris was wearing âNova H1 Audio Earringsâ that act as wireless earphones.
How does revenue from tobacco duties compare to the cost of smoking to the NHS?
Speakingto journalists on the possibility of an outdoor smoking ban, Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton, said that the tax revenues generated by tobacco were âfour to five times the cost of the NHS annuallyâ.
Posts Misrepresent Video of Biden with Trump Hat
And on Facebook, Peggy Hubbard â who ran unsuccessfully in 2022 to be the Republican Senate candidate from Illinois â posted a screenshot from the video and said, âHEY KAMALA!
Trump did not say he âblew up the Nord Stream pipelineâ
The video included two clips of Trump, one from a 2023 interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and the other from the presidential debate.
Sen. Jon Tester misleads on Tim Sheehyâs abortion stance
But it has an element of truth, because heâs also articulated support for states making their own decisions on what parameters to set for abortion policy, and this could empower legislators to ignore his advice about including exceptions.