https://blue.feedland.org/?river=http://data.feedland.org/blue/feeds/kaijabat.xml It's just a feed for now Tue, 21 Jan 2025 03:05:17 GMT feedland v0.6.43 https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Tue, 21 Jan 2025 03:05:18 GMT http://rpc.rsscloud.io:5337/pleaseNotify Mon, January 20, 2025 10:05 PM EST <p>from the AP news desk: fact checking <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-inauguration-fact-check-b920161868e192d0430df534a42ea5ce">https://apnews.com/article/trump-inauguration-fact-check-b920161868e192d0430df534a42ea5ce</a></p> <p>Biden did not pardon 33 murderers: Biden announced on Dec. 23 that he was commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment.</p> <p>CLAIM: “2020, by the way, that election was totally rigged.” — remarks at Emancipation Hall. THE FACTS: The election was not rigged. Authorities who have reviewed the election — including Trump’s own attorney general — have concluded the election was fair. Biden won the Electoral College with 306 votes to Trump’s 232, and the popular vote by more than 7 million ballots. Recounts in key states affirmed Biden’s victory, and lawsuits challenging the results were unsuccessful.</p> <p>Nancy Pelosi did not reject National Guard troops on Jan. 6: Trump has frequently claimed Pelosi rejected his offer to send National Guard troops to the Capitol on Jan. 6… he issued no such order or formal request before or during the rioting.</p> <p>Trump repeats unfounded claim about immigrants: There is no evidence other countries are sending their criminals or the mentally ill across the border.</p> <p>Inflation did not reach record highs under Biden: Inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022 after rising steadily in the first 17 months of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency from a low of 0.1% in May 2020. The most recent data shows that as of December it had fallen to 2.9%. Other historical periods have seen higher inflation, such as a more than 14% rate in 1980, according to the Federal Reserve.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 03:05:17 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=788254 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=788254 from the AP news desk: fact checking https://apnews.com/article/trump-inauguration-fact-check-b920161868e192d0430df534a42ea5ce Biden did not pardon 33 murderers: Biden announced on Dec. 23 that he was commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment. CLAIM: “2020, by the way, that election was totally rigged.” — remarks at Emancipation Hall. THE FACTS: The election was not rigged. Authorities who have reviewed the election — including Trump’s own attorney general — have concluded the election was fair. Biden won the Electoral College with 306 votes to Trump’s 232, and the popular vote by more than 7 million ballots. Recounts in key states affirmed Biden’s victory, and lawsuits challenging the results were unsuccessful. Nancy Pelosi did not reject National Guard troops on Jan. 6: Trump has frequently claimed Pelosi rejected his offer to send National Guard troops to the Capitol on Jan. 6… he issued no such order or formal request before or during the rioting. Trump repeats unfounded claim about immigrants: There is no evidence other countries are sending their criminals or the mentally ill across the border. Inflation did not reach record highs under Biden: Inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022 after rising steadily in the first 17 months of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency from a low of 0.1% in May 2020. The most recent data shows that as of December it had fallen to 2.9%. Other historical periods have seen higher inflation, such as a more than 14% rate in 1980, according to the Federal Reserve.