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Would Florida US Rep. Maria Salazar’s ‘Dignity Act’ grant mass amnesty to immigrants?

U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Fla., wants to overhaul the U.S. immigration system by providing legal pathways for certain immigrants in the U.S. illegally. The Dignity Act, which increases border ...

Fact check: Is it a war crime to bomb civilian infrastructure, as Donald Trump has threatened?

Off and on during the Iran war, President Donald Trump has threatened U.S. attacks on civilian infrastructure if the Iranian government fails to meet certain demands. On March 21, Trump wrote on Truth ...
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Pro-Ed Markey ad says Seth Moulton ‘thanked ICE.’ Moulton has called to abolish the agency.

Moulton voted for another resolution the same month that condemned antisemitic attacks and did not mention ICE. Moulton in recent months has called for overhauling or abolishing ICE.  See the sources ...
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These photos of the moon weren’t taken by Artemis II, they are AI or taken from Earth

These aren’t official photos of the moon from the Artemis II mission. A NASA spokesperson said the only official images from the mission are published on NASA.gov. PolitiFact found that some of the ...
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In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

At such a tense moment, fact-checking is crucial. PolitiFact and other fact-checking outlets around the world, including Agence France-Presse, Germany’s Deutsche Welle, Iran’s Factnameh, India’s BOOM, ...
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Does milk cost less than it did in the 1980s?

Using that method, milk has seen price increases far below that of overall consumer prices. Milk prices have roughly doubled since January 1980, compared to a rough quadrupling for consumer prices ...
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You can shovel snow without an ID in NYC, but to get paid for it, you’ll need ID

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires every person who wants to work in the United States to produce proof of their eligibility. This covers New York City's professional snow ...
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Israel’s National Security Minister Ben-Gvir isn’t dead, the claim is a social media hoax

Ben-Gvir was injured and taken to the hospital after a car accident in 2024 as he returned from a stabbing scene in the city of Ramle, Israel. But neither the Israeli government nor any credible news ...
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Is Donald Trump right that the U.S. crime rate is at its lowest in 125 years?

Murders, overall violent crime and property crime are at their lowest rates in decades, but it’s unclear whether they are at record lows going back 125 years. See the sources for this fact-check ...
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Donald Trump said ending fraud could balance the federal budget. But the math doesn’t add up

The highest nationwide estimate puts U.S. fraud losses at $521 billion. Even if all of that could be recouped, it would amount to less than a third of the 2025 deficit of $1.775 trillion. See the ...
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Can Donald Trump unilaterally cap credit card interest rates at 10%? It’s a request, not a law.

No law dictating a 10% interest rate cap is on the books, and passing one through both chambers in just over a week would be a major challenge. An effort to impose an executive order on private-sector ...
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Did the vaccine schedule require kids to be injected 72 times? No.

Under its former childhood vaccine schedule, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that kids get 12 different vaccines protecting against 16 diseases before age 10. It didn’t ...