Opponents of serious climate action are routinely using a nonsensical $93 trillion dollar cost projection to attack the Green New Deal — an effort to mobilize the U.S. economy to shift away from fossil fuels as fast as technologically possible to preserve the livable climate that has made modern civilization possible — even though the figure has been roundly debunked by fact checkers.
The reality is that the price of what are called “core” clean energy techno...
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Fact-checking Trump’s tweets from the lead-up to the midterms
With just hours to go before the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump was tweeting up a storm about some of 2018’s most hotly contested races, as well as those the Republican party is most afraid that it may lose.
Here’s a closer look at some of the iss...
Fact Check: Trump Falsely Claims to Have ‘Repealed Obamacare’
The repeal of the individual mandate in the tax bill, despite President Trump’s claim, does not amount to a repeal of the entire health care law.
Fact Check: ‘Medicare for All’: Is It Popular? And Is It the Same as Britain’s System?
Senator Bernie Sanders argued that most Americans want Medicare for all, while critics say similar systems in other countries produce worse outcomes.
Fact Check: For Trump’s ‘Victims’ of Obamacare, Senate Bill May Be Worse
President Trump misleadingly suggested that the Senate health bill would provide “relief” to families hurt by the current law.
Fact Check: Trump’s Health Reform Pitch Includes Several Falsehoods
A review of President Trump’s claims that the Republican version of a replacement for the Affordable Care Act included several false claims.