The general headline "Texas abortion law goes into effect, banning abortions as early as 6 weeks into pregnancy" is the claim by NBC, ABC, CNN, and other media outlets. In this case, we are not checking a fact check, but the accuracy of the premise reporting a supposed "fact". NBC The dramatic headline NBC published read: " Texas abortion clinics turning away patients as strict new law takes effect The law, which bans abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, took effect at midnight." Looking no further…
In a fact check titled "Fact check: Biden’s midterms message includes false and misleading claims", CNN makes some questionable calls. Social Security It's first claim is a two part claim related to Social Security, one of which states Biden misled people when he said “On our watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are going to get the biggest increase in their Social Security checks they’ve gotten.”. CNN claims this statement is misleading because "the increase in Social Security payments for 2023, 8.7%, is unusual…