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No, Arizona is not refusing to remove noncitizens from voter rolls like viral posts claim

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No, the U.S. has not ‘lost’ seven embassies during Biden’s presidency

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has claimed multiple times that the United States lost seven embassies under President Joe Biden. But that’s false.
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No, Tim Walz didn’t suggest providing migrants ladders to scale the border fence

Following a recent CNN interview, viral posts falsely claimed Minn. Gov. Tim Walz wanted to invest in a “ladder factory” to help migrants illegally enter the U.S.
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No, Biden hasn’t ‘let in’ nearly 1,700 people with links to terrorism

Border Patrol has stopped and detained people on the federal terrorist watchlist around 1,700 times since Biden took office. But they weren’t “let in” to the U.S.
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No, Antarctica is not gaining land ice

While some parts of Antarctica are not losing ice, global warming is causing land ice on the continent to melt at a rapid pace.
Immigration

No, deportations under Trump were not ‘the highest ever’

Tom Homan, former acting director of ICE, claimed “deportations rose to the highest level ever” during former President Trump’s term in office. But that’s false.
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No, Donald Trump did not lower taxes on billionaires and raise them on everyone else

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker claimed former President Trump lowered billionaires’ taxes while raising them for many working-class Americans. That’s false.