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False: The World Health Organization is working on an agreement among nations regarding future pandemics that would “bypass” the U.S. Senate and “reshape America.” Social media users are casting doubt over ongoing talks to improve the world’s response to pandemics, mischaracterizing it as a thinly veiled threat to U.S. sovereignty. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: Photo shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.” This photo was generated by artificial intelligence. (Source: PolitiFact)

Barely-True: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”. Read this fact-check in English. (Source: PolitiFact)

Half-True: “In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax.” While in Congress, DeSantis was one of multiple co-sponsors of the Fair Tax Act in 2013, 2015 and 2017.The Fair Tax Act would add a national sales tax in lieu of other federal taxes including income tax. It has been repeatedly proposed for two decades in Congress.DeSantis has not called for the Fair Tax as governor. (Source: PolitiFact)

Mostly-True: "Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses." Latino small businesses account for 1 in 4 new businesses, according to a 2021 brief from Democratic members of a congressional committee and research from a nonprofit.A 2021 report from a consulting firm found that from 2007 to 2017, Latino-owned businesses received roughly 1% of funding from the top 25 venture capitalists and private equity firms. The report also said that Latino-owned businesses got less than 1%, or approximately $680 million, of the $487 billion invested by the top 500 largest venture capital and private equity firms in 2020. (Source: PolitiFact)