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SCOTUS
Can states pass their own abortion laws if Roe v. Wade is overturned?
Health
Tennessee did not ban Plan B morning after pill
A viral tweet claimed a new law passed in Tennessee made it a crime to order emergency contraceptives. That’s false.
SCOTUS
No, Supreme Court justices didn’t say the U.S. needs a ‘domestic supply of infants’ for adoption
The line in a leaked draft opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade wasn’t written by Alito and is actually a footnote referencing a 2008 CDC report on adoption.
Health
No, Tennessee did not ban Plan B emergency contraceptive
A viral tweet claimed a new law passed in Tennessee made it a crime to order emergency contraceptives. That’s false.
SCOTUS
Yes, states can pass their own abortion laws if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Some states have passed laws banning or restricting access to abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned, while others have guaranteed the right to an abortion.
Coronavirus
Fact-checking if a Rhode Island bill actually says that unvaccinated residents would be taxed more
Under a recently proposed Rhode Island Senate bill, eligible residents would have to get the COVID-19 vaccine or face a monthly fine and pay double their income tax.
Government
Yes, a Supreme Court justice has been impeached before
Only one Supreme Court justice has ever been impeached, and that took place in 1805.
Government
No, President Bush did not nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court
Viral memes claim Judge Janice Rogers Brown was the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court, not Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. That’s not true.
Health
Yes, 45% of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion services went to Oklahoma
Data show nearly half of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion care went to Oklahoma in the months after the Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect.
Government
Yes, Congress could pass a federal law that supersedes a Supreme Court ruling
If Congress passes a law that supersedes a Supreme Court ruling, the Supreme Court could later deem that law unconstitutional and strike it down.
Government
Yes, it is possible for a sitting vice president to be nominated to the Supreme Court
Rumors that President Biden would nominate VP Kamala Harris to the Supreme Court have been unfounded so far. We found out a sitting vice president can be nominated.
Vaccines
Yes, employers can still require employees to get vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 after Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court blocked a federal mandate requiring employees at companies with 100 or more workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing.
Health
Tennessee did not ban Plan B morning after pill
A viral tweet claimed a new law passed in Tennessee made it a crime to order emergency contraceptives. That’s false.
SCOTUS
No, Supreme Court justices didn’t say the U.S. needs a ‘domestic supply of infants’ for adoption
The line in a leaked draft opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade wasn’t written by Alito and is actually a footnote referencing a 2008 CDC report on adoption.
Health
No, Tennessee did not ban Plan B emergency contraceptive
A viral tweet claimed a new law passed in Tennessee made it a crime to order emergency contraceptives. That’s false.
SCOTUS
Yes, states can pass their own abortion laws if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Some states have passed laws banning or restricting access to abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned, while others have guaranteed the right to an abortion.
Coronavirus
Fact-checking if a Rhode Island bill actually says that unvaccinated residents would be taxed more
Under a recently proposed Rhode Island Senate bill, eligible residents would have to get the COVID-19 vaccine or face a monthly fine and pay double their income tax.
Government
Yes, a Supreme Court justice has been impeached before
Only one Supreme Court justice has ever been impeached, and that took place in 1805.
Government
No, President Bush did not nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court
Viral memes claim Judge Janice Rogers Brown was the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court, not Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. That’s not true.
Health
Yes, 45% of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion services went to Oklahoma
Data show nearly half of Texas women who traveled out of state for abortion care went to Oklahoma in the months after the Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect.
Government
Yes, Congress could pass a federal law that supersedes a Supreme Court ruling
If Congress passes a law that supersedes a Supreme Court ruling, the Supreme Court could later deem that law unconstitutional and strike it down.
Government
Yes, it is possible for a sitting vice president to be nominated to the Supreme Court
Rumors that President Biden would nominate VP Kamala Harris to the Supreme Court have been unfounded so far. We found out a sitting vice president can be nominated.
Vaccines
Yes, employers can still require employees to get vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 after Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court blocked a federal mandate requiring employees at companies with 100 or more workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing.
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