No, Trump’s Budget Doesn’t “Cut” $500B From Medicare
This meme claims the Trump budget will cut $500B from Medicare. This is grossly misleading without context.
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Did Hate Crimes Rise After Trump Rallies?
Did hate crimes really rise 226% where Trump held his rallies? Let’s examine the evidence.
Revisiting Hate Crimes Under Trump
This meme was covered here in a recent post. At the time there was no FBI data available after 2016, but now the FBI has released its hate crime statistics for 2017 so here’s how it stacks up.
Hate Crimes Since Donald Trump
This meme claims that hate crimes increased dramatically since Trump was elected, particularly against minorities. The data doesn’t match the hype, and often shows the opposite.
Who Is The Richest Senator?
This meme claims Mitch McConnell is the richest Senator and Kentucky is the poorest state.
Are Republicans More Corrupt Than Democrats?
This meme paints the Republicans as the party of corruption, while the Democrats have hardly a scratch. This portrayal is dishonest and relies on cherry-picked statistics, without providing context to the viewer.
No, the Military Doesn’t Spend 8 Times More on Viagra than Trans Services
After Donald Trump’s recent Twitter announcement, many memes came out with this claim. Upon investigation, it doesn’t hold up.
High Voter Turnout Doesn’t Cause Prosperity
This meme shows the voter turnout for the 2016 election, and suggests the low turnout is the reason for our woes. This brings up an interesting question; does voter turnout lead to the success of a society, or lack thereof?
Is Healthcare a Right?
This meme quotes Pope Francis from a meeting he had with Doctors With Africa in 2016. The quote is correct, but is the sentiment? Is health, or healthcare a universal right?
Did Voter ID Laws Rig the Election?
Courtesy of Dan Arel, with over 47,000 likes and 37,000 retweets. It was also picked up by many Facebook pages, most notably Occupy Democrats, with over 84,000 likes and 45,000 shares. This meme claims that…