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Yes, Tesla has issued recalls for at least a quarter of the cars it has sold
Tesla’s largest recalls have been for minor issues that it could fix with software updates sent over the internet.
Business
Yes, Elon Musk tweeted he would donate $6B to fight world hunger if UN met certain conditions
In 2021 Musk told the UN's World Food Programme that he would donate $6B to solve world hunger if they could share a plan on how they’d spend the money. They did.
Travel
Claim that airlines break 28 wheelchairs a day needs context
A viral tweet claimed airlines break 28 wheelchairs a day, but that was pre-pandemic data that lumped damaged and delayed wheelchairs together.
Education
No, Florida didn’t approve just one publisher for all of its math textbooks
Florida's approved textbook list included 11 publishers for grades K through 12.
Food
Yes, the FDA is investigating reports that Lucky Charms is making people sick
The FDA told VERIFY in an email they received hundreds of complaints about Lucky Charms cereal making people sick.
Business
No, The Home Depot is not turning all stores into drive-thru only
The website that started the rumor about The Home Depot labeled its article an April Fools’ joke.
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Yes, overdraft fees cost Americans more than burglaries
A meme claimed overdraft fees cost Americans over six times as much as burglaries in 2011. That’s true, and overdraft fees continue to cost Americans billions.
Money
Yes, the credit scores we use today didn’t exist until 1989
Although FICO’s first universal credit score was invented in 1989, credit reporting and industry-specific credit scores existed long before.
Social Media
Elon Musk could not own a majority stake of Twitter if he joined company’s board
The world’s richest man is now Twitter’s top shareholder, but he can’t own more than 14.9% of the company if he serves on its board.
National
Yes, US unemployment has dipped below its current rate only 3 times in the last 50 years
The unemployment rate has dipped below 3.6% only three times since 1972 – including in September 2019 and the two months before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Money
No action required to receive money from TurboTax settlement
Eligible customers will automatically receive notices and checks in the mail.
Business
Yes, Tesla has issued recalls for at least a quarter of the cars it has sold
Tesla’s largest recalls have been for minor issues that it could fix with software updates sent over the internet.
Business
Yes, Elon Musk tweeted he would donate $6B to fight world hunger if UN met certain conditions
In 2021 Musk told the UN's World Food Programme that he would donate $6B to solve world hunger if they could share a plan on how they’d spend the money. They did.
Travel
Claim that airlines break 28 wheelchairs a day needs context
A viral tweet claimed airlines break 28 wheelchairs a day, but that was pre-pandemic data that lumped damaged and delayed wheelchairs together.
Education
No, Florida didn’t approve just one publisher for all of its math textbooks
Florida's approved textbook list included 11 publishers for grades K through 12.
Food
Yes, the FDA is investigating reports that Lucky Charms is making people sick
The FDA told VERIFY in an email they received hundreds of complaints about Lucky Charms cereal making people sick.
Business
No, The Home Depot is not turning all stores into drive-thru only
The website that started the rumor about The Home Depot labeled its article an April Fools’ joke.
VERIFY
Yes, overdraft fees cost Americans more than burglaries
A meme claimed overdraft fees cost Americans over six times as much as burglaries in 2011. That’s true, and overdraft fees continue to cost Americans billions.
Money
Yes, the credit scores we use today didn’t exist until 1989
Although FICO’s first universal credit score was invented in 1989, credit reporting and industry-specific credit scores existed long before.
Social Media
Elon Musk could not own a majority stake of Twitter if he joined company’s board
The world’s richest man is now Twitter’s top shareholder, but he can’t own more than 14.9% of the company if he serves on its board.
National
Yes, US unemployment has dipped below its current rate only 3 times in the last 50 years
The unemployment rate has dipped below 3.6% only three times since 1972 – including in September 2019 and the two months before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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