Fiscal and healthcare policy analysts said the administration’s drug pricing claims were based on projected outcomes from very limited actions taken so far.
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Claim That Not a Single Republican Condemned Minnesota Democratic Lawmaker Shooting Is False
FactCheck.org found clear examples of multiple Republicans including President Trump publicly condemning the targeted shooting of Democratic legislators.
Social Media Posts Falsely Attribute Minnesota Gunman’s Political Affiliation Without Evidence
Senator Mike Lee and others spread unfounded claims about the shooter’s political affiliation without factual basis according to FactCheck’s investigation.
Viral Photos of ‘Rapidly Aged Twin’ Shared as Current News Traced to 2009 Research Study
Images being shared as depicting age differences actually came from a 2009 academic study on facial aging in identical twins conducted for scientific purposes.
Viral Image Widely Shared as Authentic Photo Is AI-Generated Composite — Snopes Confirms
Posts claiming the image was authentic and not AI-generated were wrong on both counts according to Snopes which found unmistakable signs of AI synthesis.
Lincoln Memorial Statues Were Not ‘Coned’ After Reflecting Pool Renovation — But Boston Was
While the Lincoln statue escaped vandalism after the pool reopened fact-checkers confirmed that statues in Boston were targeted in a related incident.
Unverified: Paraquat and Parkinson’s Disease Link Remains Scientifically Contested
Snopes clarified that while some studies link the herbicide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, the EPA determined in 2019 there is no clear causal relationship.
False: A French Cabinetmaker Says He Sent a Replica Desk to Trump’s Florida Club Not an Original
Snopes clarified viral confusion about a French cabinetmaker who confirmed he sent a replica of a famous piece to Mar-a-Lago, not the authentic original.
False: Data Centers Are Not Making Nearby Electricity Bills Rise 267 Percent
PolitiFact checked the viral claim that residents near large data centres saw electricity bills rise 267% and found the figure is exaggerated and unsupported.
False: US Treasury Has Not Declared the Government Insolvent
FactCheck.org debunks a viral claim that the Treasury declared the US insolvent, clarifying the report only shows liabilities exceed assets — a decades-old situation.