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What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?

stated on January 9, 2021 in a screenshot:

A second impeachment means Donald Trump loses his lifetime pension, travel allowance, Secret Service detail, and his ability to run for public office.

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stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters:

Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.”

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stated on January 6, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech:

“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”

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stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet:

“Evidence growing that fascist ANTIFA orchestrated Capitol attack with clever mob control tactics.”

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stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post:

A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.”

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stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet

Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.”

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stated on January 7, 2021 in Facebook post

“Antifa is the culprit” in the Capitol riot.

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stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview

"It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee."

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stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post

“Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.”

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stated on January 10, 2021 in a Facebook post

A photo shows Democratic lawmakers wearing clothing and masks with the Nazi swastika.

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Sarah Godlewski

stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter

“It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.”

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stated on January 13, 2021 in a Facebook post

Photo shows Rep. Lauren Boebert with Capitol rioters before she gave them a tour of the building "one day before the insurrection."

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stated on January 12, 2021 in blogs

Antifa provoked the shooting of Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol.

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stated on January 12, 2021 in a Facebook post

Says Rep. Pramila Jayapal was not wearing a mask in Congress during the U.S. Capitol mob.

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stated on January 7, 2021 in a television interview

“There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.”

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Fact-checking Biden's rollout of plan to address 'twin crises' of economy, pandemic

Fact-checking Biden's rollout of plan to address 'twin crises' of economy, pandemic

By Victoria Knight • January 15, 2021

Craig skeptical police response to Capitol riot stands in stark contrast to Black Lives Matter

Craig skeptical police response to Capitol riot stands in stark contrast to Black Lives Matter

By Clara Hendrickson • January 15, 2021

What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?

What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2021

Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot

Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot

By Miriam Valverde • January 15, 2021

Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

By Jon Greenberg • January 13, 2021

QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

By Daniel Funke • January 13, 2021

The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next

The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2021

The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Natalie Dunlap • January 13, 2021

What we know about the new COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy

What we know about the new COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy

By Miriam Valverde • January 13, 2021

READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump

READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump

By PolitiFact Staff • January 13, 2021

stated on January 9, 2021 in a screenshot

A second impeachment means Donald Trump loses his lifetime pension, travel allowance, Secret Service detail, and his ability to run for public office.

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stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters

Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.”

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stated on January 6, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech

“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”

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barely-true

stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet

“Evidence growing that fascist ANTIFA orchestrated Capitol attack with clever mob control tactics.”

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pants-fire

stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post

A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.”

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Joe Biden

Donald Trump

False conspiracy theories allege connection between Biden victory and Ukraine

By USA Today • January 15, 2021

Vaccines did not cause COVID-19 outbreak in New York nursing home

By Reuters • January 15, 2021

Alabama man at Capitol riot died from a heart attack

By USA Today • January 15, 2021

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ‘conservative traitors’ tweet is fabricated

By Reuters • January 15, 2021

Fact-checking Biden’s speech on his coronavirus economic relief plan

By Washington Post FactChecker • January 15, 2021

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