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Trust Index: Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Florida has highest cost of living in the country. Is it true?
It was a wide-ranging debate where the candidates touched on various topics including foreign policy, abortion, and aid to Ukraine, but two statements raised some eyebrows and made News4JAX run them through the Trust Index.
Trust Index: Gavin Newsom said Jacksonville’s murder rate is 126% higher than San Francisco’s. Is it true?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom squared off in a a contentious debate Thursday night and News4JAX is running some of the statements they made through the Trust Index. The two clashed on several issues including the economy, and gun control, and the city of Jacksonville was also mentioned in the governors’ discussion about crime rates.
Trust Index: Fact-checking Florida surgeon general’s guidance recommending against mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for men ages 18-39
News4JAX ran a statement from Florida’s surgeon general through the Trust Index after Twitter flagged the state Department of Health’s new anti-vaccine guidance as misinformation.
Fact-checking claim in Stacey Abrams ad: Are guns the leading cause of death for young people in Georgia?
The News4JAX Trust Index team is taking a look at a claim in a political commercial for Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams.
Trust Index: Social media posts claim there’s a trick you can use through Amazon to find baby formula
Posts are circulating on social media, saying, if you have trouble finding baby formula, there’s a trick you can use through Amazon. So News4JAX decided to put the claim through our Trust Index.
TRUST INDEX: President Biden blames inflation on the pandemic and the war in Ukraine
The News4JAX Trust Index team is fact checking a statement made by President Biden during his speech Tuesday at the White House.
Trust Index: Is inflation at gas pumps & grocery stores solely the result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
The News4JAX Trust Index team is checking out a statement made by President Joe Biden regarding the high prices of gas and groceries and who is at fault.
TRUST INDEX: Is gas really the most expensive it’s ever been?
The belief that gas is the highest it’s ever been has been on the minds of many Americans as the average price for regular has soared above $4 nationally.
Trust Index: Does White House plan to battle opioids involve ‘smoking kits’ that contain pipes?
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio posted a 30 second video denouncing the Biden administration, claiming a White House plan would send pipes into underserved communities.
Trust Index: Is City Council candidate Tracye Polson ‘for defunding the police?’
The News4JAX Trust Index team is fact checking a commercial that’s been all over Jacksonville airwaves, including Channel 4. It’s a political ad created for City Council candidate Republican Nick Howland, attacking his opponent, Democrat Tracye Polson.
Trust Index: Are migrants flying into Jacksonville in the middle of the night?
The News4Jax I-TEAM is looking into claims that the U.S. government is flying immigrant adults and children into Jacksonville under the cover of darkness as they deal with an influx of people crossing the southern border.
Trust Index: Is the FBI sending agents to investigate threats at school board meetings?
Is the US Attorney General telling the FBI to mobilize against school board protesters and even go as far as labeling them domestic terrorists? That’s the claim News4Jax is running through our Trust Index.
Trust Index: Border Patrol agents on horseback did not use whips when confronting migrants
News4Jax is running a viral social media claim through the Trust Index about U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents allegedly whipping Haitian migrants along the Rio Grande as they tried to get into the United States. The dramatic scene has drawn widespread condemnation from the White House, politicians and the public.
Trust Index: US military did not leave American service dogs in Afghanistan
A photo has gone viral across the world, and the claim is that the picture shows American military working dogs left behind at the airport in Kabul as the United States pulled out of the 20-year war in Afghanistan. But the I-TEAM found that narrative doesn’t add up when we put it through the News4Jax Trust Index.
Trust Index: No group of people who immigrated illegally were brought to Green Cove Springs
The News4Jax Trust Index team is fact-checking accusations that the government brought in a group of people who immigrated illegally and dropped them off in Green Cove Springs.
Trust Index: Fact-checking DeSantis’ comments on COVID tests, hospitalizations
Gov. Ron DeSantis made some comments during a news conference Monday related to the recent resurgence in COVID-19 cases and how it's affecting hospitalizations.
Trust Index: President Biden is NOT proposing limits on red meat consumption
The News4Jax Trust Index Team is fact-checking an allegation circulating on TV and social media that accuses President Joe Biden of forcing Americans to reduce their red meat consumption as part of his plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
Fact-checking claims made by DeSantis' COVID response experts
A year after the COVID-19 outbreak temporarily shuttered much of the economy and plunged the nation into debates over masks and lockdowns, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis convened a hand-picked panel of health experts at his state Capitol on Thursday to help validate the actions he took against the pandemic.
DeSantis says ‘lockdowns don’t work.’ Does that hold up in the Trust Index?
Gov. Ron DeSantis made some claims during a news conference Friday morning in West Palm Beach. He continues to say Florida is handling the pandemic way better than Democratic-run states like New York, California and Illinois.
Trust Index: Will US be ‘well on our way’ to herd immunity by summer?
President Joe Biden announced he’s ramping up COVID-19 vaccine allocation and distribution, including the purchase of 200 million more vaccine doses next week.
Trust Index: What does Trump stand to lose if he’s impeached before Biden’s inauguration?
A lot of people are talking about what President Donald Trump has to lose if he’s impeached just days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Trust Index: A trending meme is inaccurate, but COVID-19 is killing an historic number of people
A trending meme suggests COVID-19 deaths are among the Top 8 deadliest days in U.S. history. The graphic is inaccurate, but there's more to know.
Trust Index finds Trump’s claim on Georgia voter signature checks is wrong
President Donald Trump wrongly claims that Georgia election officials are unable to verify signatures on absentee ballot envelopes because of a legal settlement known as a consent decree.
Trust Index: Are ‘illegal’ votes being counted?
As election officials in states across the country continue releasing vote totals for the presidential election, some claim that ballots counted after Election Day must be illegal. It’s no wonder so many people feel that way because President Donald Trump also makes that claim.
Trust Index: Fact-checking President Trump’s post-election claims
Mystery ballots, voter fraud and Georgia's election -- to help you separate fact from fiction, we’re vetting the president’s remarks with the Trust Index.
Trust Index: Fact-checking the final Trump, Biden debate
The News4Jax Trust Index Team is fact-checking statements made during the final presidential debate on Thursday night between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.