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Fact Check: Is Australia trying to import rare earth and metal to US as trade deal?
# Is Australia Trying to Import Rare Earth and Metal to the US as a Trade Deal? ## Introduction The claim under scrutiny is whether Australia is attempting to import rare earth metals to the United S...
Fact Check: Canada charges 300% tariffs on some products
# Canada Charges 300% Tariffs on Some Products: A Detailed Examination ## Introduction The claim that "Canada charges 300% tariffs on some products" has gained traction, particularly in the context o...
Fact Check: - Pierre Poilievre voted against raising the minimum wage - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against the First Home Savings Account program - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against $10 a day childcare - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against the children’s food programs at school - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against the child benefit - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against dental care for kids - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against Covid relief - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against middle class tax cuts - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against the Old Age Security Supplement - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against the Guaranteed Income Supplement - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted to ban abortions - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted AGAINST housing initiatives - Poilievre voted against initiatives to make housing affordable and address Canada’s housing crisis in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2014 when Conservatives were in power; and again in 2018 and 2019 as a member of the official opposition. - Pierre Poilievre voted to raise the retirement age - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted for scabs - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against the environment nearly 400 times - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre refused security clearance - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted against same-sex marriage (2005) - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted to cancel school lunch programs for children experiencing poverty - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre voted for Bill C377 - an attack on unions - demanding access to the private banking info of union leaders - Pierre Poilievre vowed to "wield the NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE " thereby taking our charter rights away - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre publicly stated that he would not support Pharmacare and Dentacare (at least twice) - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre supplied coffee and donuts to the Trucker Convoy who were funded by MAGA and Russia - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre scapegoated Trudeau for causing inflation, while inflation was global and Canada had one of the lowest rates in the world - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre scapegoated Trudeau for causing the interest rate hikes, while Trudeau has zero power or influence over the Bank of Canada - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre scapegoated Trudeau by falsely claiming that the air pollution fines are the main driver of inflation in Canada, even though he KNOWS that that is completely false and was proven so - TRUE - Pierre Poilievre publicly stated that he will defund the CBC - TRUE PLUS, Pierre Poilievre publicly stated - "Canada's Aboriginals need to learn the value of hard work more than they need compensation for abuse suffered in residential schools".
# Pierre Poilievre's Voting Record: A Detailed Examination ## Introduction The claim regarding Pierre Poilievre's voting record includes a series of assertions that he voted against various social pr...
Fact Check: trump threatening to not honor us bonds
# Claim Analysis: Trump Threatening to Not Honor U.S. Bonds ## Introduction The claim that former President Donald Trump has threatened to not honor U.S. bonds has emerged in various discussions surr...
Fact Check: Gen Z and after can best hope to get a condo at the peak of their careers.
# Claim Analysis: "Gen Z and after can best hope to get a condo at the peak of their careers." ## Introduction The claim suggests that members of Generation Z and subsequent generations may only real...
Fact Check: Trump is the worst US president to date.
# Is Trump the Worst U.S. President to Date? The claim that "Trump is the worst US president to date" has emerged from various surveys and rankings conducted by historians and political analysts. Thi...
Fact Check: Solar energy costs averaged over the entire process is less than nuclear energy if we assume regulations that are helpful for both but not subsidies.
# Solar Energy vs. Nuclear Energy: A Cost Analysis ## Introduction The claim under scrutiny is that "solar energy costs averaged over the entire process is less than nuclear energy if we assume regul...
Fact Check: What tariff does Canada place on us chickens
# The Claim: "What tariff does Canada place on US chickens" ## Introduction The claim in question pertains to the tariffs that Canada imposes on chicken imports from the United States. This topic has...
Fact Check: elon once claimed his dad owned an emerald mine in zambia
# The Claim: "Elon once claimed his dad owned an emerald mine in Zambia" ## Introduction The claim under scrutiny is that Elon Musk has stated his father, Errol Musk, owned an emerald mine in Zambia....