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Immigration
No, Biden didn’t completely stop building border wall
Food
Yes, fast food prices have risen faster than inflation over the last 15 years
Viral posts claim that fast food menu prices have increased faster than the rate of inflation. We VERIFIED whether this holds true dating back to 2009.
Food
Yes, fast food prices have risen faster than inflation over the last 15 years
Prices at fast food restaurants such as McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Wendy’s have been rising faster than inflation since at least 2009.
Joe Biden
No, billionaires don’t pay average of 8.2% in federal taxes
President Biden claimed during the State of the Union that the “average federal tax rate” for billionaires is 8.2%. But the actual number is higher.
Joe Biden
No, billionaires don’t pay average of 8.2% in federal taxes
President Biden claimed during the State of the Union that the “average federal tax rate” for billionaires is 8.2%. But the actual number is higher.
Technology
Yes, Roku is forcing users to agree to new terms to continue using their TVs
Customers who wish to opt out of the new dispute resolution terms and continue using their TVs can do so via general mail, but only after initially agreeing to them.
Business
No, Walmart and Target are not charging customers to use self-checkout
Posts online claim the stores are limiting self-checkout lanes to customers who pay for subscription services. Here’s what Walmart and Target told VERIFY.
Local News
No, there's not a tiger on the loose in Columbia
Photos of a tiger in some grass have been circulating around several Midlands Facebook groups this week claiming there is a tiger on the loose along Bluff Road.
Donald Trump
What we can VERIFY about the company that backed Trump’s $91.6M bond
Trump posted a $91.6M bond in his defamation case against E. Jean Carroll, which Trump is appealing. VERIFY is fact-checking claims about who secured the bond.
National
Under a proposed Missouri bill, teachers who support a student’s transition could be charged with a felony
If the bill passes, any Missouri teacher who ‘provides support’ to a student transitioning could be charged with a felony and required to register as a sex offender.
Pop Culture
Olivia Rodrigo didn’t give out abortion medication at her concert
Emergency contraceptives were handed out to some concertgoers at Olivia Rodrigo’s world tour stop in St. Louis, not abortion pills like social posts falsely claimed.
VERIFY This
VERIFY This | Biden & immigration: Closing the border, approving secret migrant flights?
In this week's episode, Ariane Datil looks at claims that President Biden is secretly approving flights for migrants into the U.S.
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