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** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
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July 20, 2019
** State of the Union with Jake Tapper
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Video: Biden’s Crime Bill Claims ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, July 19th, 2019
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In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper discusses three claims Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden made about his support for the 1994 crime bill.
** SciCheck
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Unpacking Biden’s and Trump’s Big Cancer Promises ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, July 19th, 2019
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On the campaign trail, former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have both claimed that a cure to cancer would soon become a reality — if they were elected in 2020. Experts, however, don’t share that degree of optimism.
Does Wind ‘Work’ Without Subsidies? ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the economics of wind energy, saying that wind “doesn’t work” without subsidies. Experts have differing assessments of that. By some metrics, wind power is already competitive with fossil fuels without subsidies. But other measures don’t come to the same conclusion.
** FactCheck Posts
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Trump’s False Claims About Rep. Ilhan Omar ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
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President Donald Trump accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of professing a “love” for al Qaeda and talking about “how great” and “how wonderful” al Qaeda is. That is false.
** Debunking False Stories
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Comparing Benefits for Refugees and Senior Citizens ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, July 19th, 2019
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A popular meme falsely claims that each month refugees in the United States receive over three times more money in “federal assistance” than Social Security beneficiaries. That’s a new version of an old claim we debunked over a decade ago.
Protections for Drivers Who Hit Protesters Didn’t Pass ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, July 19th, 2019
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A viral post falsely asserts that Republicans are responsible for “passing laws making it legal to run over protesters with your car.” That distorts proposed, but not enacted, legislation in several states offering some protections for drivers who unintentionally injure demonstrators blocking streets.
Fake AOC Quotes Keep on Trucking ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, July 16th, 2019
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Another fake quote attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is circulating online. She didn’t say that “truck drivers are destroying America”; that quote came from a website that describes its content as satire.
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