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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Checking the Facts: No, US COVID-19 deaths didn't top 1 million under Trump | Fact check

The U.S. marked 1 million COVID-19 deaths in May 2022, more than a year after Trump left office. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Thu Sep 19 2024

 
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: US President Donald Trump greets the crowd before he leaves at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit on December 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. The president signed an executive order stating the US would provide vaccines to Americans before aiding other nations. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

The U.S. marked 1 million COVID-19 deaths in May 2022, more than a year after Trump left office.

A senior cat relaxes in a room at the Humane Society Naples in Naples on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.
 

Video shows report about cat attack in Florida, not Ohio | Fact check

The video shows a 2022 TV news report about the Springfield neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.

A member of the Nassau County Police Department stands guard outside the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the day Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a rally, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
 

Officials: Claim of bomb near Trump rally 'unfounded' | Fact check

Nassau County authorities investigating the claim say no explosives were found, and police detained the person who made the false report.

US President Joe Biden takes part in a wreath -laying ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2024, on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
 

No evidence Biden wearing a Trump hat was a 'lapse' | Fact check

Biden wore a MAGA hat at the Sept. 11 event as a unifying gesture, a spokesperson said.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 17: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference regarding an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on September 17, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Governor announced that the State of Florida's law enforcement will do their own investigation into the incident, which the FBI said "appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump' while he was golfing at Trump   International Golf Club.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
 

Suspect in assassination attempt on Trump in FBI custody | Fact check

DeSantis hasn't said anything about keeping the suspect in his state's custody. Ryan Routh is being held by the FBI.

Ryan W. Routh is seen during a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, demanding China's leader's assistance in organizing an extraction process for Ukrainian service members from Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol on May 17, 2022,
 

Ryan Routh clip from Ukraine rally, not BlackRock ad | Fact check

A BlackRock spokesman said it is "completely false" that one of the firm's ads shows Ryan Routh. The video in the post shows a rally in Ukraine.

Palm Beach County sheriffÕs deputies are parked in their vehicles on the small bridge on Southern Blvd. situated immediately west of Mar-a-Lago, the home of former president Donald Trump, following yesterdayÕs attempted assassination of Trump at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach September 16, 2024.
 

Ryan Routh registered as unaffiliated, not Republican | Fact check

Public records show Routh has been registered as unaffiliated with any party since 2002 but has recently voted for and donated to Democratic causes.

Ford logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
 

Unions had role in shrinking workdays, better wages | Fact check

Henry Ford's offer of $5 a day for eight hours of work was significant, but unions also fought for decades to set hour and wage rules for all workers.

New York City Police Department logo is seen at the precinct in Times Square on December 15, 2021 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
 

NYPD memo requiring officers to show pronouns is altered | Fact check

The department said the memo circulating on social media is not real.

President Donald Trump plays golf at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 28, 2020. (GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST)
 

No record of Trump post that would-be assassins are '0-2' | Fact check

There is no record of the post on Trump's Truth Social account. The font in the image does not match the one used in authentic posts on the platform.

 

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