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Social media hoax promises cash allowance for health …

WEBThe federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that U.S. health care spending reached $4.1 trillion in 2020, or $12,530 per person. A pair of recent social …

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PolitiFact Ask PolitiFact: What's going on with EcoHealth Alliance

WEBA security official moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province on …

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PolitiFact Fact-checking claim that a Utah Middle school allows

WEBOn April 16, school administrators sent a second communication to families, according to Sorensen, The Salt Lake Tribune and KSL News.That letter explained that on April 15 …

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PolitiFact False claim resurfaces about WHO pandemic treaty and …

WEBA recirculated claim falsely says a pending international health treaty would mean the end of U.S. sovereignty during a pandemic. "The WHO is pushing for the United States to …

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PolitiFact Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrong about a ban on NIH …

WEBThe National Institutes of Health is the federal government’s main agency for supporting medical research. Is it barred

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PolitiFact ‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about science and

WEBAs the omicron variant of COVID-19 loosens its grip on the United States, public health officials and lawmakers are deliberating which rules and restrictions to ease.

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Licensed doctors who spread COVID-19 disinformation face no

WEBEarlier this month, Dr. Rashid Buttar posted on Twitter that COVID-19 "was a planned operation" and shared an article alleging that most people who got the COVID-19 …

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PolitiFact Was last year's US job growth all from part-time jobs

WEBFrom February 2023 to February 2024, the most recent data available when the statement was made, part-time jobs rose faster than full-time jobs.

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PolitiFact Pandemic treaty wouldn’t give the WHO power to …

WEBThe claim that the WHO’s proposed global pandemic preparedness accord could result in U.N. troops entering countries and forcibly vaccinating people is False. WHO pandemic …

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PolitiFact No, private insurance doesn’t provide 'better coverage

WEBBorn’s first mistake is ignoring the uninsured. Increasing the allowable income for Medicaid would move the cutoff for a single adult from $12,880 to $17,774.

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PolitiFact Fact-checking Aaron Rodgers, who repeated Robert F

WEBIn a podcast appearance, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers falsely claimed an antiretroviral drug called azidothymidine, or AZT, to treat HIV was “killing people” in the …

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PolitiFact Fact-checking Biden’s statement on prescription costs …

WEBPresident Joe Biden signed a law in 2022 that will cap prescription drugs at $2,000 a year by 2025 for people who have the prescription drug benefit, Medicare Part D. Cancer …

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PolitiFact Biden is right about $35 insulin cap, but exaggerates

WEBThe Inflation Reduction Act capped the monthly price of insulin at $35 for Medicare enrollees starting in 2023. Drug pricing experts said most Medicare enrollees likely were …

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PolitiFact Back to the future: Trump’s history of promising a …

WEBEver since he was a presidential candidate, President Donald Trump has been promising the American people a "terrific," "phenomenal" and "fantastic" new health care plan to …

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The health of presidential candidates: How much do we know

WEBThe Democratic candidates in 2020 have released limited health information. Bernie Sanders was treated with stents after a heart attack. Michael Bloomberg was treated …

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PolitiFact The top claims about abortion, fact-checked

WEBAfter nearly five decades of federally protected abortion access in the U.S., the Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022, decision to strike down Roe v. Wade refueled a host of …

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PolitiFact Facebook post promises health subsidy in cash, but

WEBA social media post claims the federal government is giving away more than $10,000 to low-income Americans. In fact, the government owes you that money, the post said.

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PolitiFact No, it was not illegal to profit off U.S. healthcare

WEBOur ruling. Internet bloggers said that "before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care." The legislation did make the industry more commercially driven, but it’s …

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PolitiFact Deepfake video falsely pitches dietary supplement as

WEBA Facebook video showing Tucker Carlson and a health educator discussing a diabetes remedy is a deepfake. The speakers’ mouth movements do not align with the audio. The …

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PolitiFact No, Kelly Clarkson isn’t promoting weight loss gummies …

WEBThe link leads to what looks like Kelly Clarkson’s Facebook page — but isn’t. This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News …

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Ben Carson didn’t discover three natural cures

WEBDr. Ben Carson is a retired neurosurgeon and former U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary but social media posts would have people think that he should be known for …

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Promises of $16,800 payments from the U.S. government are a scam

WEBA Dec. 2 Facebook post said, "It’s time to cash out for all Americans. The U.S. is sending everyone (a) FREE $16,800 right now." The post claimed that this money was available …

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PolitiFact Is the ACA the GOP health care plan from 1993

WEBPresident Bill Clinton took on an ill-fated effort to reform health care in 1993. As the president’s task force (led by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton) worked behind closed …

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