POLITIFACT Inaccurately Interprets the Gun Legality Law in Kyle Rittenhouse Case
POLTIFACT article titled "Perfectly legal for Rittenhouse to carry a gun? False" claims it was illegal for Kyle Rittenhouse to carry a firearm under Wisconsin law. This claim is inconsistent with Wisconsin law. This is a false claim . Articles Claim The POLITIFACT article states: Since Rittenhouse is 17 years old, he would not qualify for a concealed carry permit in Illinois. It is against Wisconsin law for someone younger than 18 to possess “a dangerous weapon.” First of all, Rittenhouse wasn't carrying a concealed weapon, it w…
Newsweek False Claim Regarding Biden's Approval Rating
In an article headlined " Fact Check: Is Joe Biden's Approval Rating Above Bill Clinton's, Close to Barack Obama's? ", Newsweek makes some inaccurate statements. Higher Than Trump Biden's approval was at 49% when the Newsweek article was published they claim this is higher than Donald Trump's approval rating ever was for the entire term of his Presidency. On the comparison to Trump, Biden's approval rating has remained higher than his immediate predecessor achieved at any point during his single term This is…
CNN Makes Blatant False Claims about Fox News on Mask/Vaccine Hypocrisy
While not exactly a fact check, CNN does a hypocrisy check. CNN aired a segment headlined "CNN: Fox New host spouts anti-mask venom while his staff wears masks." Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy discuss the discrepancy between Fox News' anti-mask and anti-vaccine coverage and the company's mask and vaccine protocols for its own employees. In the segment, the two personalities state that Fox has COVID-19 safety protocols in place, then blasts them for it, claiming they need to be held accountable. They premise this with the as…
No, Georgia Did Not Ban Food and Water In Voting Lines as Fact Checkers Claim
Image: Lawandcrime.com Georgia's amended voting rules under SB202 has been criticized by the media and fact checkers claiming a shocking felony for any person handing food or water to voters standing in line. This was echoed by Joe Biden who said “It’s sick” at a press conference on March 25. “Deciding in some states that you cannot bring water to people standing in line, waiting to vote.” This is simply not true. FactCheck.org FactCheck.org revolved it's fact check of this around Georgia Governor Brian Kemp who called Joe Biden statem…
POLITIFACT Misleading in Biden Address Fact-check
Image: NBC News President Joe Biden gave his first prime-time presidential address shortly after signing the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. POLITIFACT subsequently provided a couple misleading fact-checks in its regard. Vaccinations Joe Biden made the claim that: "Two months ago, this country did not have nearly enough vaccine supply to vaccinate all or nearly all of the American public. But soon we will." POLITIFACT claims this is misleading rated a the claim Mostly False. They state that While Trump was in office, his admin…
New York Times Makes Several Fales Claims Regarding Trump CPAC Speech
Image: Insider The New York Times published an article (See Ref. 1) claiming former President Donald Trump's speech at the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) conference in Florida contained many false and misleading statements. The article titled "Trump Revives Familiar Falsehoods in CPAC Speech" made several accurate fact checks, however, a few of these were false claims . Historic Lows on Illegal Immigrants The New York Times (NYT) makes the claim that "Apprehensions of unauthorized migrants are the best ga…
CNN Delivers Load of False Fact Checks Regarding Trump CPAC Speech
Image: Newsweek CNN released a Fact Check shortly after former President Donald Trump delivered a speech in Florida at the Republican CPAC conference (Conservative Political Action Conference). In the article titled "Fact check: Trump delivers lie-filled CPAC speech" appears to be filled with more falsehoods than claimed of the Trump speech which opens with calling the speech "a speech filled with debunked lies" . Trump Lost the Election Fair and Square CNN states that "Trump lost the election fair and square", ho…
