A social media post misleadingly claims that Republicans “voted to allow people with pre-existing mental illness to buy firearms.” The measure blocked the Social Security Administration from reporting to the U.S. background check system some disability beneficiaries who are unable to manage their finances. Federal law still prohibits people with certain conditions from buying guns.
Person: Donald Trump
Politics of Gun Violence
Pinning Down Prescription Drug Prices
A Misleading Message on Mueller’s Conclusions
Phony Claim About Trump’s Ellis Island Award
FactChecking the Mueller Hearings
Trump’s and Miller’s Attacks on ‘The Squad’
Unpacking Biden’s and Trump’s Big Cancer Promises
Trump’s False Claims About Rep. Ilhan Omar
Does Wind ‘Work’ Without Subsidies?
President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the economics of wind energy, saying that wind “doesn’t work” without subsidies. Experts have differing assessments of that. By some metrics, wind power is already competitive with fossil fuels without subsidies. But other measures don’t come to the same conclusion.