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Travel

No, Puerto Ricans don’t need a passport to travel to the U.S.

Student Loans

Yes, the average forgiven PPP loan is far more than $20,000 student loan relief

Posts online claimed the average forgiven PPP loan is much higher than $20K available in student loan forgiveness. That’s true – the difference is more than $50K.
Medicare

Yes, states are re-checking Medicaid and CHIP eligibility starting in April

Here’s what you need to know so you don’t lose coverage for Medicaid or CHIP.
Money

No, Social Security recipients won’t receive a bonus payment in June

Millions of Supplemental Security Income recipients are scheduled to get two payments in June, but the second is an advance for July — it’s not a bonus payment.
Food

No, New York City isn’t ‘tracking food purchases’ or ‘imposing caps on red meat’

A viral claim inaccurately framed a NYC initiative to reduce its government’s food-related emissions as a way to track and restrict purchases by individuals.
Food

No, New York City isn’t ‘tracking food purchases’ or ‘imposing caps on red meat’

A New York City climate initiative does not track individual household carbon emissions or footprints, nor does it ban, restrict or limit personal beef consumption.
Debt Ceiling

VERIFYING 6 claims about the U.S. debt ceiling and potential default

What are the consequences if the U.S. defaults on its debt? Would a default impact Social Security or SNAP payments? VERIFY answers top questions.
Education

DeSantis’ claim that there hasn’t been a ‘single book banned in Florida’ isn’t true

In Florida, there are no statewide bans on books. But, school districts can make their own rules. During the 2022 school year, 566 books were banned in the state.
Social Justice

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. did call for a national boycott of Alabama in 1965

After the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Florida, Sen. Ted Cruz said MLK would be “ashamed.” But King organized a similar boycott in 1965.
Elections

No, Hillary Clinton didn’t endorse Ron DeSantis for president

A viral video claims to show Hillary Clinton endorsing the Florida governor during a MSNBC interview. But the video is fake.
Social Media

No, Montana’s TikTok ban will not penalize individual app users

Montana has become the first state to ban TikTok. Mobile app stores and TikTok could face penalties each time a user downloads or accesses the app.
Government

No, Montana’s TikTok ban will not penalize individual app users

The law makes it illegal for TikTok to operate and prohibits downloads of the app in Montana. Apple, Google and TikTok could face penalties, not app users.

Monrovia Volunteer Fire/Rescue 'burns the house down' with their live house fire demonstration

Local lifeguard shortage has the City of Huntsville looking to hire

Summer Pattern As We Enter June

Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to end winless drought

WZDX

No, Puerto Ricans don’t need a passport to travel to the U.S.

Yes, the average forgiven PPP loan is far more than $20,000 student loan relief

Yes, states are re-checking Medicaid and CHIP eligibility starting in April

No, Social Security recipients won’t receive a bonus payment in June

No, New York City isn’t ‘tracking food purchases’ or ‘imposing caps on red meat’

No, New York City isn’t ‘tracking food purchases’ or ‘imposing caps on red meat’

VERIFYING 6 claims about the U.S. debt ceiling and potential default

DeSantis’ claim that there hasn’t been a ‘single book banned in Florida’ isn’t true

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. did call for a national boycott of Alabama in 1965

No, Hillary Clinton didn’t endorse Ron DeSantis for president

No, Montana’s TikTok ban will not penalize individual app users

No, Montana’s TikTok ban will not penalize individual app users

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