Even though #PierrePoilievre says he'll build homes, he tries to stop funding for housing. We need #CBC and #RadioCanada to #factcheck him. #elections #elections2025 #Canada #Canpoli #politics #PCC #CPC #factchecking #SaveTheCBC
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President Donald Trump says his tariffs are reciprocal. But they aren’t.
A fact check from @WSJ (gift link): https://flip.it/Q_xsHw
It's the end of the road for Meta's fact-checking program on Monday, as the platform introduces Community Notes.
@Mashable reports:
https://flip.it/FovoM9
Mashable · Meta's fact-checking program officially ends on Monday
#PierrePoilievre should absolutely not be the prime minister of #Canada
Thank you National Observer and in your face, gutless CTV!
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@realGulDukat Fake news. The proper term is "gold-pressed latinum."
Starting the day with #CowFarts
"Your periodic reminder that a cow cannot add a single atom of #carbon to the atmosphere that wasn't previously removed from the atmosphere by a plant.
So, cows cannot increase atmospheric CO2, they merely recycle #CO2. It's not a new source of carbon.
And without #cows, bacteria would, over time, rot plant fibers and return the exact same amount of carbon to the atmosphere."
Opposing view, and a #FACTCHECK 
true
, from UC Davis Ag... https://clear.ucdavis.edu/explainers/biogenic-carbon-cycle-and-cattle
Claims that the Baltic states no longer support a ceasefire appear to stem from a misinterpretation of an article by the Financial Times.
euronews · Fact check: The Baltics aren't against a ceasefire in UkraineClaims that the Baltic states no longer support a ceasefire appear to stem from a misinterpretation of an article by the Financial Times. #EuroVerify
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People had been expecting #Trump to announce high #tariffs, but these numbers are stunning. In addition to a 10% tariff on ALL COUNTRIES, dozens of other countries face extra tariffs between 10 & 50%. That will force some manufacturing back into the US, but will also definitely raise costs for American #consumers & #manufacturers & incite #TradeWars on many fronts.
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#Trump said #grocery & other #prices are starting to come down, & that his policies are bringing down #inflation. In fact, inflation has picked up in the first weeks of his term, & economists almost universally expect #tariffs to further drive up prices.
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#Trump claims that the price #eggs have gone down under his watch after an outbreak of #BirdFlu. But economists warn that #tariffs of the kind that Trump is pursuing are likely to lead to much higher #prices for #consumers. The big question is whether that will translate to persistently higher #inflation.
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#Trump is cherry picking a lot of high #tariffs that foreign countries charge on American products. But the US has high tariffs on certain products too, like sugar, footwear, apparel & peanuts, a legacy of efforts to protect those industries. The United States charges 350% tariffs on tobacco from many countries, 260% tariffs on Irish butter substitutes & 197% tariffs on Chinese stainless steel kitchenware, for example.
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#Trump talks about the #trade deficits the US has amassed w/other countries and says, “We’re really not taking it anymore.” The trade deficit is the difference between what a country #exports & what it #imports. The #US has long imported more goods than it exports.
Economists don’t agree #TrumpTariffs will really lower the US trade deficit.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #economy #tariffs #inflation #recession #Trumpcession #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/politics/trump-us-trade-deficit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=BDD83014-9AC7-4D03-920E-1AE6DAAAD536
The New York Times · Trump Prepares to Take On the US Trade Deficit, a Familiar Nemesis
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#Trump claims that many countries have targeted the #US w/ “non-monetary barriers,” like currency manipulation, subsidies, exorbitant taxes & theft of intellectual property.
Trump specifically talked about the #EuropeanUnion’s value-added tax, which he has long despised. #VAT rates are common outside of the United States, & the U.S. is actually an outlier for not having one.
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"The animal agriculture industry has resources and influence we can’t match. But we can punish their shameless lies by denying them what they care about most: money." 
#fact-check #vegan #plantbased #animalrights
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@theintercept Can someone #factcheck this please? Is this true? I haven't found absolutely anything about this case. Germany defending genocide is sadly not a surprise. But deporting people for protesting it?! EU citizens?! That's baffling me. And this doesn't seem to be one of those tasteless April fool's joke; the article is from yesterday.
FactCheck.org · Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Origin of Texas Measles Outbreak - FactCheck.orgThe measles vaccine uses a weakened virus that's never been shown to spread to others. Samples from the outbreak in Texas also show that a wild-type virus is responsible. Yet, social media posts have falsely claimed that the outbreak is due to a vaccine strain. Without evidence, other posts have blamed immigrants crossing the southern border illegally.
#FactCheck:
'#Loophole in #US. Law' Does NOT Legalize #Noncitizen #Voting If They 'Believe' They Are #Citizens -- It's Still Illegal
Lead Stories LLC · Fact Check: 'Loophole in U.S. Law' Does NOT Legalize Non-citizen Voting If They 'Believe' They Are Citizens -- It's Still Illegal
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“Our message to #Denmark is very simple,” #JDVance said. “You have not done a good job by the people of #Greenland.”
[file that under #NunyaBidness]
Earlier, Denmark's king issued a statement on social media. "We live in an altered reality. There should be no doubt that my love for Greenland & my connectedness to the people of Greenland are intact," King Frederik said.