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Are Container Ship Backups and Supply Chain Disruptions a Communist Plot? Rumors abound that October 2021 supply chain interruptions across the U.S. were deliberate.

False

A Facebook meme claimed and mentioned Trump's America and Biden's America and showed empty and full shelves in a grocery store.

Viral Grocery Store Meme Uses 2018 Photo To Illustrate ‘Biden’s America’ Not only were the pictures misleading, but the meme used a broad brush to place...

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Did Trump Instruct Republicans Not To Vote in 2022 or 2024? Typically, current or former politicians send the opposite message to voters.

True

The claim is that a Southwest Airlines pilot or other employee hung a Gadsen flag that said don't tread on me from a cockpit on a grounded plane.

Did a Southwest Airlines Employee Fly a ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ Flag from Cockpit? We looked to find the origins of the viral photograph of the Gadsden flag.

Unproven

Will Banks Have To Report All Transactions Over $600 to IRS Under Biden Plan? The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some.

Mixture

Does Pic Show Man Advocating Gender Equality at Pakistan Rally? The striking picture of an elderly man holding a sign that read "Men of quality...

Unproven

Did Biden Remove ‘God Bless the USA’ Singer From Arts Council? Lee Greenwood was one of eight members of the National Council on the Arts set...

Mostly False

A Mileage Tax? No, Biden’s Bill Doesn’t Impose New Driving Tax Studying a tax is not the same as implementing a tax.

Mostly False

Donald Trump did not tell the Associated Press that his favorite song was Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls.

No, Trump Did Not Say His Favorite Song Was ‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo Dolls The rumor first spread in a TikTok video in late September 2021.

False

Did Biden Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot Event? Here's a window into this conspiracy theory going viral among the president's critics.

Mixture

Yes, All Registered Voters in California Will Receive Ballots By Mail Going Forward That includes everyone who's legally able to vote and reachable via an address on file.

True

Did Kayleigh McEnany Inadvertently Highlight Murder Rate Rise in Trump’s Final Year? Critics of former U.S. President Donald Trump reacted with schadenfreude when his erstwhile press secretary...

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