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PolitiFact looked back at a year’s worth of fact-checking and misinformation to find the Lie of the Year.
#LieOfTheYear2018 http://bit.ly/2rwfcJt pic.twitter.com/pinLTHdGw1
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Before he joins
@marcorubio in the U.S. Senate, a look at@Scottforflorida's outcomes on his education promises. https://bit.ly/2wpt5vY pic.twitter.com/yrffq8EJWT
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Vermont's public safety chief cited statistics from Colorado and Washington to argue that retail marijuana leads to roadway deaths. But those studies don't really back his claim. http://bit.ly/2LUKjba via
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Trump-O-Meter update:
@realDonaldTrump promised he'd turn#Medicaid into a block grant program. It hasn't happened yet, and with Dems running the House, it's unlikely to. http://bit.ly/2GSwnzd pic.twitter.com/r6J3guQngY
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Trump-O-Meter update: Tax deductibility of health insurance premiums is a no go. http://bit.ly/2F72Dx8 pic.twitter.com/YyYj7gyXKY
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@PolitiFact has been tracking the promises of presidents, governors and mayors for more than a decade. Our Newsom-Meter will follow the same rules as the Trump-O-Meter, here:https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/ …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
"Party history" is a stretch: No pre-1936 president served in an era with scientific polling. https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/jul/30/donald-trump/has-donald-trump-had-highest-poll-numbers-any-gop-/ …https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1081177511592108032 …
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Trump-O-Meter update:
@realDonaldTrump promised he'd turn#Medicaid into a block grant program. It hasn't happened yet, and with Dems running the House, it's unlikely to. http://bit.ly/2GSwnzd pic.twitter.com/MozAX5MIoH
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No, Mexico isn't paying for the border wall through USMCA trade deal, despite
@realDonaldTrump's claims https://bit.ly/2FdMgOD pic.twitter.com/0Kb34Q59Qq
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NEW: Has the Trump administration spent only 6 percent of border money, as a number of Democrats have claimed? That's a misleading statistic. https://bit.ly/2AyazmW pic.twitter.com/X154XQ3at6
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There is also a legal difference. In 2013, Obamacare was already law. Funding for the border wall is not. Sign up for the PolitiFact Daily email (PolitiFact's best fact-checking straight to your inboxes every morning M-F): http://bit.ly/PolitiFactEmail
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Second, in 2013, two issues, Obamacare and the debt ceiling, were on the table. In 2018, funding for the wall stands alone. In 2013, a compromise on the debt ceiling cleared the way to reopen the government.
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Leading Republicans, including Paul Ryan, noted that in 2013, Obamacare largely would move forward even if some elements were defunded. In that sense, Obama was not fighting to "force" Obamacare, because he didn’t need to.
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We thought we’d compare the two fiscal impasses.
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A post from Trump-backer Kristy Greczkowski said, "Oct 2013, Obama shut down the government for 16 days to force Obamacare. A friendly reminder America. Secure our borders."
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Today in PolitiFact Daily: With no end to the federal government shutdown in sight, a Facebook post shared over 71,000 times reminded people of the 2013 shutdown under President Barack Obama. https://mailchi.mp/politifact/politifact-daily-email-truth-rundown-561985 …pic.twitter.com/0OOZ5Bz0zf
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The fake news site is part of a network from Christopher Blair — a long-time purveyor of misinformation.https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2017/a-satirical-fake-news-site-apologized-for-making-a-story-too-real/ …
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No, 18 children didn't die in U.S. border protection custody under Obama https://www.politifact.com/facebook-fact-checks/statements/2019/jan/02/blog-posting/no-18-children-didnt-die-us-border-protection-cust/ …pic.twitter.com/l6tYGKEq1h
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Fact-checking doesn’t have to look a certain way — it can be as simple as reading a cartoon! Like this one by the
@factchecknet@aosfatos and@Poynter: https://factcheckingday.com/articles/24/this-cartoon-has-7-tips-for-fact-checking-online-information …pic.twitter.com/VC1IdC3wXY
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Trump-O-Meter update: Tax deductibility of health insurance premiums is a no go. http://bit.ly/2F72Dx8 pic.twitter.com/GcAPs1xTgt
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Have legal recreational cannabis markets in Colorado and Washington led to a rise in roadway deaths and impaired driving rates? Find out: https://www.politifact.com/vermont/statements/2019/jan/03/thomas-anderson/would-legal-cannabis-drive-roadway-deaths-vermont/ … via
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