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Yes, the Walgreens background check settlement is real
Travel
No, California hasn’t spent $11 billion to build just 1,600 feet of high speed rail
California has now completed 57 miles of its high speed rail line, not 1,600 feet of it like a viral post claims. Those 57 miles have cost $11 billion.
Government
VERIFYING 3 questions about the Antisemitism Awareness Act
Viral social posts claim an antisemitism bill would make it illegal to criticize Israel and the Bible. Here’s what we can VERIFY about the legislation.
Social Security
Raising Social Security tax cap for high-income earners would help, but not fix, its shrinking reserves
Taxing more income from higher earners could help with Social Security’s financial problems, but it wouldn’t completely fix the issues.
Elections
Yes, the RNC can recruit and train poll workers who handle ballots
Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump announced plans to recruit thousands of poll watchers and workers. Here’s what the RNC is allowed to do.
Elections
RNC can train ballot handlers for 2024 election
Co-chair Lara Trump announced plans to recruit thousands of poll watchers and workers to assure Republican voters can trust election integrity.
Social Security
No, Social Security recipients won’t get a bonus payment in May
Supplemental Security Income recipients will get a second payment in May. But it’s an advance for June – not a bonus payment.
Israel-Hamas War
A viral video claiming to show Rafah actors staging scenes is from a Palestinian TV show
Viral posts imply actors are creating staged scenes from the Israel-Hamas war in Rafah. But the video is from a TV set, posted weeks before the events in Rafah.
National
Yes, child marriage is legal in 38 states
Viral social media posts that claim child marriage is legal in 38 states are actually true. Most of those states only allow it in limited circumstances.
Health
VERIFYING how a parasitic worm can get into your brain
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly said a worm got into his brain and “ate a portion of it” before the worm died. Here’s what we can VERIFY about “brain worms.”
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VERIFY This | Gag order unconstitutional, governors expel students and 'No-woke' actors union?
In this episode, we verify if gag orders are constitutional, if governors have the power to expel students and did some Hollywood stars create a 'no-woke' union?
Social Media
No, TikTok users won’t be punished for using a VPN to access the app if it’s banned
Contrary to claims on viral posts, TikTok users won’t face prison time or steep fines if they use a virtual private network to access the app after it’s banned.
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