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White House deletes tweet about Social Security after Twitter adds fact-check

November 2, 2022 White, Twitter, adds, tweet, deletes, after, security, about, House, Social, FactCheck0 comment

The White House on Wednesday deleted a tweet crediting President Biden for increasing the size of Social Security payments, which had actually gone up because of a cost-of-living increase tied to inflation. The Washington Times stories: White House

What Will 2022 Bring In The Way Of Misinformation On Social Media? 3 Experts Weigh In

January 1, 2022 experts, bring, misinformation, 2022, weigh, Social, media0 comment

<p class=”is-style-sans-serif”><em>At the end of 2020, it seemed hard to imagine a worse year for misinformation on social media, given the intensity of the presidential election and the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. But 2021 proved up to the task, starting with the Jan. 6 insurrection and continuing with copious amounts of falsehoods and distortions about COVID-19 vaccines.</em></p> <p class=”is-style-sans-serif”><em>To get a sense of what 2022 could hold, we asked three researchers about the evolution of misinformation on social media.</em></p> <div style=”height:50px” aria-hidden=”true” class=”wp-block-spacer”></div> <div class=”wp-block-tpm-separator undefined TpmSeparator”></div> <h2>Absent regulation,…

Enthusiasm wanes as Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare bill is delayed, watered down

December 18, 2021 Delayed, Biden's, Welfare, wanes, $1.75, watered, down, Social, Bill, Enthusiasm, Trillion0 comment

Democrats are beginning to wonder if President Biden’s $ 1.75 trillion social welfare legislation is worth the effort, especially after a lone holdout has watered down the bill and delayed its passage until next year. Lawmakers say Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, has forced the White House to trim … The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden will meet Manchin next week to persuade him on $1.9 trillion social spending bill

December 12, 2021 Meet, Trillion, Manchin, persuade, $1.9, Next, Biden, Social, spending, Week, Bill0 comment

President Biden will meet with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin next week to talk him into supporting the administration’s $ 1.9 trillion social spending bill. Mr. Biden told reporters on Friday that he wasn’t sure if he could convince the moderate Democrat to vote on passing his bill, better known as … The Washington Times stories: White House

Democrats rush to discredit CBO ahead of potentially negative report on Biden’s social welfare bill

November 17, 2021 Biden's, Discredit, Welfare, potentially, Democrats, Report, Social, ahead, rush, Bill, negative0 comment

Congressional Democrats and the White House are rushing to discredit a looming report that will detail the cost of President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar social welfare bill and the revenue collection proposals to fund it. As part of the effort, Democrats are engaged in a campaign to delegitimize the work of the … The Washington Times stories: White House

Kindergarten Students in Connecticut Learn about Being Transgender in Line with ‘Social Justice Standards’

November 15, 2021 Transgender, Kindergarten, about, Justice, Social, Connecticut, line, being, learn, standards, Students0 comment

The lessons are supposed to teach students in kindergarten through fifth grade about social justice standards including identity, diversity, justice and action. National Review