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VERIFY: Employers can still require employees to get vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 after Supreme Court ruling
Education
No, the Navient settlement doesn’t cancel loans for federal student borrowers
The settlement will lead to the cancellation of $1.7 billion in private student loan debt and $95 million in small restitution payments for some federal borrowers.
Coronavirus
No, the WHO has not identified ‘deltacron’ as a COVID-19 variant
Cyprus researchers claim they have identified dozens of “deltacron” cases, but the World Health Organization has not classified “deltacron” as a variant of COVID-19.
Coronavirus
The World Health Organization has not classified “deltacron” as a variant of COVID-19.
WHO told VERIFY there is no COVID-19 variant currently classified by the agency that is named “deltacron.”
Holiday
Yes, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in DC originally misquoted King
The memorial originally misquoted a line from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Drum Major Instinct” sermon.
VERIFY
Yes, you need to claim the child tax credit on your 2021 return, even if you got advance payments
You may have gotten monthly checks already, but you’re likely still owed more money. To get that, you need to claim your advance child tax credit payments.
Science
Yes, closing doors can help limit the spread of a fire and save lives
Leaving doors open can allow smoke and fire to spread faster, obscuring potential exits and increasing your risk of smoke inhalation.
National
Leaving doors open can allow smoke and fire to spread faster
Leaving doors open can allow smoke and fire to spread faster.
Coronavirus
CDC Director Walensky’s ‘Good Morning America’ interview shared out of context
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky’s comments on COVID-19 deaths have been shared across social media out of context. The VERIFY team explains what you need to know.
National
No, the US suicide rate did not increase in 2020 during the pandemic
A chain message claiming the suicide rate increased significantly amid the pandemic has gone viral. But data show it decreased in the U.S. by 3% from 2019 to 2020.
Health
Data show suicide rates decreased in the US by 3% from 2019 to 2020
A chain message claiming “suicide figures are up 200% since lockdown” has been spreading on Twitter since at least late June 2020.
Government
No, the filibuster isn’t something the Senate has ‘always had’
The filibuster didn’t begin to take shape in the Senate until the 1830s. The Senate did not officially establish a right to unlimited debate until 1856.
Education
No, the Navient settlement doesn’t cancel loans for federal student borrowers
The settlement will lead to the cancellation of $1.7 billion in private student loan debt and $95 million in small restitution payments for some federal borrowers.
Coronavirus
No, the WHO has not identified ‘deltacron’ as a COVID-19 variant
Cyprus researchers claim they have identified dozens of “deltacron” cases, but the World Health Organization has not classified “deltacron” as a variant of COVID-19.
Coronavirus
The World Health Organization has not classified “deltacron” as a variant of COVID-19.
WHO told VERIFY there is no COVID-19 variant currently classified by the agency that is named “deltacron.”
Holiday
Yes, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in DC originally misquoted King
The memorial originally misquoted a line from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Drum Major Instinct” sermon.
VERIFY
Yes, you need to claim the child tax credit on your 2021 return, even if you got advance payments
You may have gotten monthly checks already, but you’re likely still owed more money. To get that, you need to claim your advance child tax credit payments.
Science
Yes, closing doors can help limit the spread of a fire and save lives
Leaving doors open can allow smoke and fire to spread faster, obscuring potential exits and increasing your risk of smoke inhalation.
National
Leaving doors open can allow smoke and fire to spread faster
Leaving doors open can allow smoke and fire to spread faster.
Coronavirus
CDC Director Walensky’s ‘Good Morning America’ interview shared out of context
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky’s comments on COVID-19 deaths have been shared across social media out of context. The VERIFY team explains what you need to know.
National
No, the US suicide rate did not increase in 2020 during the pandemic
A chain message claiming the suicide rate increased significantly amid the pandemic has gone viral. But data show it decreased in the U.S. by 3% from 2019 to 2020.
Health
Data show suicide rates decreased in the US by 3% from 2019 to 2020
A chain message claiming “suicide figures are up 200% since lockdown” has been spreading on Twitter since at least late June 2020.
Government
No, the filibuster isn’t something the Senate has ‘always had’
The filibuster didn’t begin to take shape in the Senate until the 1830s. The Senate did not officially establish a right to unlimited debate until 1856.
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