No, Joe Biden did not instruct ICE to release all detained immigrants
Updated Jan 30, 2021;
The following are some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
False claims target Bible used for Biden’s presidential inauguration
CLAIM: President Joe Biden swore on a “Masonic/Illuminati” Bible during his inauguration last week.
THE FACTS: Following Biden’s inauguration, false social media posts spread about the Bible he used to take his oath of office.
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On Thursday, almost a year into the pandemic, state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker released additional statistics on the number of nursing home residents who died from COVID-19 – painting a fuller picture of the virus’s deadly spread in those facilities. But that new data – which was updated to include nursing home residents who later died at hospitals – is something people had demanding for months. The state only released the information after state Attorney General Letitia James said in a report that the state had undercounted nursing home deaths by as much as 50%.
This delayed release of nursing home data isn’t the first example of the state or New York City releasing COVID-19 data more slowly than many would like. One of the earlier examples was in the spring when the state started releasing data on COVID-19 deaths, but race and ethnicity breakdowns of those numbers weren’t made available until early April. The state’s release of data on COVID-19 death
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn t happen this week
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Jan 29, 2021 at 3:58 pm EDT
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
CLAIM: President Joe Biden swore on a “Masonic/Illuminati” Bible during his inauguration last week.
THE FACTS: Following Biden’s inauguration, false social media posts spread about the Bible he used to take his oath of office. Some social media users falsely suggested that the several-inches thick Bible, a Biden family heirloom, was “Masonic” or associated with an Illuminati conspiracy. Conspiracy theorists suggest the Illuminati, a purported secret society, wants world domination. Freemasons, a fraternal organization, have been the subject of conspiracy theories since the group was founded over 300 years ago. Some foundi
Study demonstrates the lasting effects of redlining
Historically redlined neighborhoods are more likely to have a paucity of greenspace today compared to other neighborhoods.
The study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco, demonstrates the lasting effects of redlining, a racist mortgage appraisal practice of the 1930s that established and exacerbated racial residential segregation in the United States. Results appear in
Environmental Health Perspectives.
In the 1930s, the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) assigned risk grades to neighborhoods across the country based on racial demographics and other factors. Hazardous areas often those whose residents included people of color were outlined in red on HOLC maps.
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Experts said COVID-19 testing is where Biden has an opportunity to make his mark
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White House officials give update on effort to combat coronavirus
Dr. John Brownstein discusses President Joe Biden s plan to increase vaccination rollout, when to expect herd immunity and concerns over COVID-19 variants that have been found in the U.S.Boston Globe via Getty Images
As much of the nation waits on vaccines and variants swirl the globe, experts said President Joe Biden s plan to tackle the pandemic this year will hinge on his ability to bulk up the nation s ability to test for the coronavirus a massive undertaking that will require cash and industry cooperation.