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Changes to Discrimination Language in VA Hospital Bylaws

1 week ago | factcheck.org | Saranac Hale Spencer

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Q: Has President Donald Trump issued a rule that VA doctors can refuse treatment to Democrats? A: No. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs changed the wording in its bylaws to comply with recent executive orders. In making the changes, words including “national origin, politics, marital status” were removed from language prohibiting discrimination.
Trump, Gabbard Comments on Iran Nuclear Capability

1 week ago | factcheck.org | Robert Farley |Lori Robertson

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump and Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, appeared to be at odds over whether Iran was close to having a nuclear weapon, but Gabbard said the two leaders were saying “the same thing.” We’ll lay out the facts.
RFK Jr.’s Flawed Justifications for ‘Clean Sweep’ of CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

1 week ago | factcheck.org | Jessica McDonald |Jessica Mcdonald

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel, claiming it “has been plagued with persistent conflicts of interest and has become little more than a rubber stamp for any vaccine.” But there’s no evidence of problematic conflicts of interest or that the group inadequately scrutinizes vaccines.
LA Police Chief Did Not Ask for Federal Help

1 week ago | factcheck.org | Robert Farley

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In defending his decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, President Donald Trump has distorted comments made by Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell. Trump claimed that the police chief said the situation with immigration protests “had gotten away from them” and that “we really did need this help.” That’s not what McDonnell said.
Q&A on Federalizing the National Guard in Los Angeles

2 weeks ago | factcheck.org | Saranac Hale Spencer |D'Angelo Gore

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump federalized the California National Guard on June 7 and sent troops to Los Angeles to address what he has described as a city “under siege” by protesters opposed to his immigration policy.
Trump Now Citing Murder Stats He Used to Dismiss as 'Fake News'

2 weeks ago | factcheck.org | Robert Farley

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump recently boasted that the nation’s murder rate has “plummeted by 28%” since he took office. Data supplied by local police departments do show the nation’s murder rate is dropping, as it has been for several years now.
Viral Graphic Makes False, Questionable Claims About House Reconciliation Bill

2 weeks ago | factcheck.org | D'Angelo Gore

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. A viral graphic warns that if the House-passed reconciliation bill becomes law, “we won’t have another election.” But there is no evidence to support that or some of the graphic’s underlying claims about “what’s coming” if the Senate also approves the legislation without any changes. For other claims, it’s unclear what they are based on.
Q&A on New COVID-19 Vaccine Policies

3 weeks ago | factcheck.org | Catalina Jaramillo |Jessica McDonald |Jessica Mcdonald

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In the past two weeks, U.S. public health authorities have skirted normal procedures and announced two major policy changes that will likely reduce access to COVID-19 vaccines and restrict use to higher-risk populations.
Explaining Trump's Claim of a '68%' Tax Increase

3 weeks ago | factcheck.org | Saranac Hale Spencer

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center estimates that, on average, Americans’ taxes would rise about 7.5% if the 2017 tax cuts are allowed to fully expire at the end of the year.
Pro-Trump TV Ad Overstates His Second-Term Economic Record

1 month ago | factcheck.org | D'Angelo Gore

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. A TV ad from a group supportive of President Donald Trump makes misleading claims, and uses outdated data, to argue that he is “fixing” an economy “ruined” by Democrats. For example, the ad says that “inflation and gas prices” are now “at four-year lows,” based on data from March. National average gasoline prices have increased since then and are several cents higher than when Trump took office.