No. The $95 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan prohibits funds from being allocated to pensions in Ukraine.
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Did the Biden administration change Title IX to allow transgender women to play women’s sports?
No. The Biden administration’s April 19, 2024, changes to Title IX do not address participation of transgender people in sports.
Does marijuana possession account for 57% of all arrests in Wisconsin?
No. Of the 196,643 arrests in Wisconsin in 2023, 13,708 — 7% — were for marijuana possession, according to the Wisconsin Justice Department.
Has Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin ever authored legislation as a US senator?
Yes. Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin has introduced 401 bills since becoming a U.S. senator in 2013, including seven signed into law, according to the independent Govtrack.us. Congress.gov shows 494 bills sponsored.
Are prisons in the Congo ‘being emptied out into’ the US?
No. Experts on prison populations say there is no evidence that prisons in either the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo are emptying their prisons, or that released prisoners from those neighboring African nations are coming en masse to the U.S.
Does hormonal birth control increase teen suicide risk by 600%?
No. A claim by a psychology professor interviewed by conservative commentator Rachel Campos-Duffy that hormonal birth control increases teens’ “risk of death by suicide 600%” is not supported by the study she cited.
Did Wisconsin US Senate candidate Eric Hovde say in 2012 that he was completely opposed to abortion rights?
Yes. Running for U.S. Senate in 2012, Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde said several times he was totally opposed to abortion rights.
Are hundreds of thousands of US residents killed every year because of illegal border crossings?
No. Former President Donald Trump said “hundreds of thousands of people” are being killed annually because of illegal border crossings. But there’s no evidence to back up the claim.
Did real wages increase under Donald Trump more than any other modern president?
Yes. Real wages — wages adjusted for inflation — increased 7% during former President Donald Trump’s four years in office, the highest increase over one presidential term since the 1970s, according to a Texas A&M University analysis.
Are undocumented immigrants crossing the US border more likely than native-born Americans to commit crimes?
No. Research contradicts the claim that immigrants are more likely than native-born Americans to commit crimes.
Was a 71-year-old great-grandmother prosecuted for simply ‘praying in the Capitol’ on Jan. 6, 2021?
No. A great-grandmother from Colorado maintained she was prosecuted for “praying in the Capitol Building for less than 10 minutes.” She was found guilty of four misdemeanor crimes in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault.
Are schools around the US closing for the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024?
Yes. Schools in at least eight states closed April 8, 2024, because of the solar eclipse that day, according to news reports.