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Search results for "Tesla presented misleading 'Full Self-Driving' safety data to European regulators"

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Fact-checks (16664)

Jeff Brandes stated on December 22, 2016 in a tweet:
"Unlike California, we in Florida welcome driverless cars - no permit required."
By Amy Sherman• December 28, 2016
Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Elon Musk reveals Tesla 2025 motorhome for under $17,000!”
By Sofia Ahmed• November 27, 2024
Instagram posts stated on June 30, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Four pharmaceutical companies have questionable track records that suggest their COVID-19 vaccines aren’t safe.
By Tom Kertscher• July 8, 2021
Bloggers stated on March 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“From Europe: 3,964 people have died from adverse drug reactions for COVID-19 ‘vaccines’ – 162,610 injuries.”
By Andy Nguyen• March 31, 2021
Bloggers stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post:
“COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators”
By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2021
Instagram posts stated on May 31, 2023 in an Instagram post:
"The European Union is now warning pregnant women not to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to the possibility of infertility and miscarriage.”
By Jeff Cercone• June 1, 2023
Jeb Bush stated on March 15, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:
"Already, a prototype driverless car has traveled more than 300,000 miles in the crowded maze of California streets without a single accident."
By Amy Sherman• March 25, 2013
Steve Kirsch stated on October 21, 2023 in a post on X:
“The FDA is required to take the COVID vaccines off the market” because they are “adulterated.”
By Madison Czopek• October 27, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 05, 2023 in a podcast:
Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to "sexual dysphoria" in kids.
By Grace Abels, Luiz Romero, Jill Terreri Ramos• June 28, 2023
Facebook posts stated on July 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:
You can't pour water on flames from an electric car battery because “water makes lithium burn."
By Yacob Reyes• July 30, 2022
Bernie Sanders stated on June 12, 2026 in an X post:
"Today, Elon Musk, a trillionaire, pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500."
By Caleb McCullough• June 17, 2026
Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years."
By Andy Nguyen• May 11, 2021
Judicial Watch stated on December 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
 "More than 100,000 DACA applicants have been arrested—Murder, Rape, DUI."
By Miriam Valverde• January 14, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!"
By Jason Asenso• August 27, 2021
Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a post on Facebook:
“Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.”
By Madison Czopek• December 18, 2024
Facebook posts stated on November 16, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Elon Musk: 'I Am Releasing Tesla's $7,000 NEW Car That Runs On PURE Solar Power!’”
By Maria Briceño• November 19, 2024
Joseph Ladapo stated on September 03, 2025 in a press conference:
Every school vaccine mandate “drips” with “slavery.”
By Samantha Putterman• September 4, 2025
Majority Forward stated on July 24, 2020 in a television ad:
Says Sen. Thom Tillis “doesn’t think restaurant workers should have to wash their hands.”
By Paul Specht• July 25, 2020
Ron Johnson stated on October 04, 2021 in TV interview:
“We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.”
By Allison Garfield• October 5, 2021
Thom Tillis stated on October 07, 2014 in a debate:
By voting for Obamacare, Sen. Kay Hagan "voted to kill the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs."
By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2014

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Does America face a refugee or an immigration problem?

By Jon Greenberg• June 29, 2018

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By Katie Sanders• April 2, 2025

More states remove permit requirement to carry a concealed gun

By Amy Sherman• April 12, 2022

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