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Partly False: Kevin McCarthy raised congressional pay by $30,000, circumventing the Constitution Post wrongly claims new House reimbursement policy circumvents Constitution | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption Biden, McCarthy set to discuss debt ceiling after months of stalling The White House said Congress should "avoid default without conditions" as Congressional leaders prepare to meet with President Joe Biden over debt limit. But the post misleads in several aspects: the provision is not a pay raise, and it doesn’t circumvent the Constitution, according to political experts. Daniel Schuman, a federal policymaking expert and government transparency advocate at the nonprofit Demand Progress, agreed that this change will not affect the salaries of House members, who earn $174,000 annually. The House did not appropriate additional money to cover the expenses of the reimbursement, according to Ballard. Rather, House members will draw their reimbursement from an existing pool of money that's used to run their offices and fund costs such as plane tickets, Schuman said. (Source: USA Today)
False: Kuki militants from Myanmar have illegally migrated and joined tribals in Manipur At least 60 to 65 people were killed in ethnic clashes in the northeastern state of Manipur after violence had broken out on May 3 during a tribal solidarity rally organized by the All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM) in Churachandpur, about 65 km from Imphal, in protest agai (Source: Alt News)
False: Video shows a recent tractor rally in support of the wrestlers who are protesting at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar. An old video of a tractor rally is circulating on social media with a misleading claim that the clip shows a rally in support of the wrestlers who are protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.BOOM fou (Source: BOOM Live)
False: Ukraine is using banned Bulgarian munitions. The munitions shown in a TikTok video are not banned, they are produced and sold legally by a Bulgarian manufacturer;The video published on the platform is originally more than a year old and does not prove any export of Bulgarian munitions to Ukraine during the war;The munitions (Source: Factcheck.bg)
Incorrect: Cancer and multiple sclerosis are caused by parasites; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin can cure cancer CLAIM Cancer and multiple sclerosis are caused by parasites; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin can cure cancer more about the rating framework VERDICT SOURCE: Lee Merritt, After House with Dr. Sigoloff, 5 Dec. 2022 DETAILS Incorrect: Certain types of cancer are associated with ch (Source: Health Feedback)
False: Walmart IS Cutting Hours Across Country Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Did Walmart cut hours at their stores nationwide during the COVID-19 outbreak? Yes, this is true. The world's largest private employer announced that they would be reducing hours across the United States as the coronavirus continues to grow in terms of cases and deaths reported.T (Source: Lead Stories)
False: Agreement signed between detained ex-Pak PM Imran Khan, Pakistan government and US ambassador with bizarre “no-rape” conditions Authors Kushel HM Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.ClaimAgreement signed between detained ex-Pak PM Imran Khan, Pakistan gove (Source: Newschecker)
Missing Context: People fleeing a beach in Tel Aviv as siren blares warning against an attack from Gaza. Authors Vasudha Beri Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joi (Source: Newschecker)
False: The document by PTI shows terms for Imran Khan's arrest. A photograph of a document purportedly issued by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, Interior Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar and Pakistani political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is going viral on the internet.Kh (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)