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Biden's Social Security Spin

1 week ago | factcheck.org | Lori Robertson

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In his first speech since leaving office, former President Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration’s staffing cuts and other changes at the Social Security Administration, but he made several misleading claims in the process. Biden made the misleading claim that during his presidency some Republicans “wanted to let Social Security expire every five years … unless reauthorized by the Congress.” A 2022 proposal from Sen.
Trump Expands on Dubious Daily Tariff Revenue Claim

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

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Donald Trump has added to his unsupported claim that the U.S. is making “$2 billion a day” from tariffs by saying that the country was losing $2 billion or $3 billion “a day” under President Joe Biden.
Musk's Unsupported Claim to Have Unveiled Massive Illegal Voting by Noncitizens

1 week ago | factcheck.org | Robert Farley

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency he leads claim to have unearthed evidence to prove a longstanding conspiracy theory about Democrats orchestrating illegal voting by noncitizens on a scale large enough to swing national elections in their favor. But voting experts say the claims are highly dubious, and DOGE hasn’t released any evidence.
Hits and Misses in RFK Jr.’s Comments on Food Dyes

1 week ago | factcheck.org | Kate Yandell

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In recent weeks, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that “very, very strong studies” link food dyes to cancer and ADHD. Experts are concerned about the impacts of unhealthy diets and obesity in the U.S., but some say Kennedy overstates the role of food dyes in chronic disease. The dyes haven’t been shown to cause cancer in humans.
Trump Uses Questionable Figure for U.S. 'Plants and Factories' Lost Since NAFTA

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

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. When President Donald Trump has talked about the need for higher tariffs on imports of foreign goods because of a decline in American manufacturing, he has often made the claim that “90,000 plants and factories” in the U.S. closed after the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico took effect in 1994.
No Sign of Texas Measles Outbreak Slowing, Contrary to RFK Jr.’s Claims

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

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On four separate occasions, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary, has suggested that the measles outbreak in Texas, which is now over 500 cases, is beginning to subside and grow more slowly. But a review of state data indicates there’s no decline yet in the pace of cases.
Independent Analyses Contradict Navarro's $6 Trillion-Plus Tariff Revenue Estimate

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

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Before President Donald Trump paused some new tariffs that he unveiled on April 2, several economic groups estimated that tariffs he has announced this year could raise between roughly $2 trillion and more than $4 billion in federal revenue over a 10-year period.
What Are the ID Verification Changes for Social Security?

2 weeks ago | factcheck.org | Lori Robertson

Q: Is it true the rumor that all Social Security beneficiaries will have to go to a location to verify their identity to receive their monthly check? A: The Social Security Administration had announced new policies on identity verification that would have required those applying for retirement and survivor benefits for the first time to verify their identity either online or in person at a field office. Phone verification wasn’t going to be an option any longer.
Democrats Question Social Security Administration Changes in Misleading Terms

2 weeks ago | factcheck.org | Lori Robertson

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Abrupt changes in staffing and some procedures at the Social Security Administration, coupled with false and misleading claims about widespread fraud, have prompted heated criticism from Democrats, with some statements leaving the wrong impression that benefits are being cut.
Trump Misleads on Transgender Issues

2 weeks ago | factcheck.org | Catalina Jaramillo

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On the first day of his administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to no longer consider a person’s gender and to recognize people as either male or female, as defined by the size of their reproductive cells.