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Ask PolitiFact: Are Democrats offering ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their Chicago convention?

Some conservative social media users claimed that Democrats are offering free abortions at their national convention in Chicago. Planned Parenthood is providing reproductive health services nearby, but this isn’t sponsored by the DNC.

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Facebook posts – This image of Elon Musk dining with a ‘robot girlfriend’ isn’t real, it’s AI-generated

“Elon Musk has announced his first robot girlfriend, with artificial intelligence.”

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Donald Trump – Kamala Haris did not vote to ‘cut Medicare,’ despite Donald Trump’s claim

“Vice President, Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion. She cast a vote to cut Medicare.”

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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell – In Spanish ad, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell misleads on Rick Scott’s position on abortion exceptions

Sen. Rick Scott does not support abortion exceptions.

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Tim Walz – J.D. Vance wrote the foreword for Project 2025’s Kevin Roberts’ upcoming book

J.D. Vance “literally wrote the foreword for the architect of the Project 2025 agenda."

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Jesse Watters – Gov. Tim Walz signed law requiring period products in school bathrooms, not necessarily boys’ rooms

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “forced schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms.”

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