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Was Biden 1st President To Omit ‘God’ in National Prayer Proclamation? A law was passed in 1952 requiring the president of the United States to set...

True

Did Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Say There Shouldn’t Be Voting on Sunday Because of the Sabbath? Democrats criticized state legislatures for developing new laws that they said disenfranchised voters of color.

True

Was Boris Johnson’s Great-Grandfather a Well-Known Turkish Muslim? The conservative U.K. prime minister is rumored to have an unusual family history.

True

Did Franklin Graham Call on Pete Buttigieg to ‘Repent’ for Being Gay? “Part of God’s love is experienced, according to my faith tradition, in the way that...

Correct Attribution

Did Joel Osteen’s Megachurch Get a $4.4M Coronavirus Loan? A spokesperson for Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, said Osteen didn't personally benefit from the...

True

Did Amish Buggies Show Support for Trump? Some members of the Amish community may have hopped aboard the Trump Train.

True

Did Nuns Attend a Trump Rally? Some suggested they were paid actors.

True

Did Amy Coney Barrett’s Religious Group Inspire ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’? In the dystopian Margaret Atwood novel, a futuristic American society is ruled by a Christian...

Mostly False

Did Democrats Omit ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance? The phrase "under God" is still regularly recited by members of the Democratic party.

Mostly False

Did Toronto Ban Catholic Churches from Administering Holy Communion? Laura Ingraham and other right-wing media sources characterized COVID-19 measures as outright bans on religious...

False

Did California ‘Forbid’ Christians from Singing in Church? Safety guidelines for religious and cultural gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic got the political spin...

Mixture

Does Facebook Prohibit Posting of the Lord’s Prayer? If it were banned, you wouldn't be seeing this message ...

False