Did DACA Recipients Pay $891 Million in Federal Taxes?
A meme criticizing Trump’s alleged tax issues mixed up federal programs helping immigrants.
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The ‘Asymptomatic Carriers’ of COVID-19 Controversy, Explained
When it seemed that the World Health Organization had declared that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 was a “rare” issue, the claim predictably spread like wildfire — but, as usual, the clarification didn’t.
Did Bernie Sanders Say ‘I Will Never Tell You How to Vote, If I Do, Don’t Listen to Me’?
After the Vermont senator and former presidential candidate endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, a meme recirculated suggesting that Sanders said he would never tell people how to vote (and if he did, not to listen to him.)
The #GeneralStrike Hashtag and the Coronavirus Economic Debate
Calls for a general strike ended up becoming the loudest of several trending hashtags among Americans opposing calls they “return to work” at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — alongside #NotDying4WallStreet, #COVIDIDIOTS, and #DieForTheDow.
Was a Coronavirus Bill Stalled Because of Arguments Over How Much to Charge for Vaccines?
A measure approving emergency spending to fight the disease reportedly stalled over objections over costs along partisan lines.
Does Bernie Sanders’ Plan Tax People Making $29,000 at 52 Percent?
A super-viral text meme claimed that a plan from the presidential candidate would raise taxes “52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.”
‘If You Make $50,000/Year, $36 of Your Taxes Goes to Food Stamps, $4,000 Goes to Corporate Subsidies’
A February 2020 tweet about a $50,000 wage earner paying $36 in tax toward food stamps and $4,000 for corporate subsidies has been circulating for years. Is it true?
‘Can We Brainstorm Ways to Make This Sound Less Racist’ Michael Bloomberg Subreddit Post
A video post involving the New York City mayor turned Democratic presidential candidate and stop-and-frisk alongside a request to “brainstorm ways” to downplay racism was real, but possibly not sincere.
Angelika Greg-Delany #WalkAway Campaign: ‘I Came From the Soviet Socialist Part of the Ukraine, I Barely Survived’
A viral post made to the “#WalkAway Campaign” group on January 7 2020 conflates socialism and communism in a purported firsthand account from a failing USSR.
Did the Trump Administration’s 2020 Budget Propose $25 Billion in Cuts to Social Security?
A January 2020 set of two tweets (by Soledad O’Brien and Donald Trump) involved a claim that the Trump administration’s 2020 budget planned to cut a huge chunk from Social Security.