Biden policies did not lead to thousands of Shell layoffs
CLAIM: Shell is eliminating 9,000 jobs because of President Joe Biden.
THE FACTS: A post circulating on Facebook falsely links Shell layoffs to the Biden administration. “Shell oil laying off 9000 workers Thanks Biden,” states the false post. But energy producer Royal Dutch Shell announced in September, before Biden was even elected, that the company would cut up to 9,000 jobs worldwide.
Video taken election night doesn’t show illegal activity in Detroit
CLAIM: Newly discovered video from election night at the TCF Center in Detroit shows tens of thousands of illegal ballots were delivered eight hours after the deadline.
THE FACTS: The video doesn’t show anything illicit. It shows the city delivering legal ballots to be counted, as expected. The conservative website The Gateway Pundit is using a new video to recycle old misinformation about Michigan’s presidential election. In an article published Feb. 5, it spins a tale of fraudulent ballots delivered in the early hours of the morning the day after the election.
Photo appearing to show Biden asleep in Oval Office is fake
CLAIM: Photo shows President Joe Biden asleep in his seat at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with a stack of executive orders in front of him.
THE FACTS: A photo that appears to show the newly inaugurated president asleep at his desk is fabricated.