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No ‘Microchips’ for ‘All Americans’

Q: Is Congress considering a bill that would allow police to track “all Americans” with microchips? A: No. A popular story on Facebook distorts the implications of proposed legislation to […] The post No ‘Microchips’ for ‘All Americans’ appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Q: Is Congress considering a bill that would allow police to track “all Americans” with microchips?

A: No. A popular story on Facebook distorts the implications of proposed legislation to help locate missing Alzheimer’s patients and autistic children.

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At least five different sites have recently published a story with the headline: “Now All Americans Will Be Microchipped On the Will Of Police: Resolution (H.R.4919) Passed by Senate.”

The story, which deals with a

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