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X posts
stated on September 23, 2025 posts on X
“Erika Kirk is banned from Romania because her Evangelical group was accused of trafficking children out of Romanian villages.”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 26, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on March 20, 2025 a post on X
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery.”
False
By Madison Czopek • March 25, 2025
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 10, 2024 a debate
“As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, for the first time this century.”
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • September 11, 2024
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stated on September 4, 2024 an Instagram post
“The entire family of Kamala Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz—they are all supporting Donald Trump.”
False
September 6, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2024 a press conference
Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • August 9, 2024
Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell
stated on June 9, 2024 a post on X
Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2024
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on December 2, 2021 an email
"The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020."
True
By Nusaiba Mizan • January 18, 2022
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on November 24, 2021 a tweet
“Norway spends about $30,000 per child on early childhood care, Finland spends $23,000, Germany $18,000” and the U.S. $500.
Mostly True
December 11, 2021
Kimberly Klacik
Kimberly Klacik
stated on October 13, 2021 a tweet
An image of empty grocery store shelves shows the effect of President Joe Biden's “Build Back Better” plan.
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 13, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on October 1, 2021 a tweet
“CDC numbers” show that among children, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have a death rate “174 times higher” than the COVID-19 death rate.
Pants on Fire!
October 7, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 19, 2021 a Facebook post
White House, CDC, WHO and vaccine makers don’t require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers.
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • August 27, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 20, 2021 remarks
Al-Qaida is “gone” from Afghanistan.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2021
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stated on August 15, 2021 an Instagram post
Says CNN said “Taliban fighters responsibly wearing masks.”
False
August 17, 2021
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stated on August 4, 2021 a viral image
The federal infrastructure bill includes “a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee, which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car."
Mostly False
August 12, 2021
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Viral image
stated on April 23, 2021 a Facebook post
Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.
False
By Andy Nguyen • May 3, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on December 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows “MAYHEM in Oregon!”
False
December 11, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 10, 2020 an Instagram post
Says conservative website Judicial Watch published a story about “elite” units of the National Guard recounting official ballots that were printed with “an invisible, unbreakable code watermark and registered on a Quantum Blockchain System.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • November 11, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on October 2, 2020 a screenshot
Says Donald Trump’s reelection campaign emailed supporters to “donate to help him recover from” COVID-19.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Daniel Funke • October 2, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 13, 2020 an op-ed on the CNN website
“Iran has stockpiled 10 times as much enriched uranium as it had” in 2016.
True
By Jon Greenberg • September 17, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 21, 2020 a video
"You weren't allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2020
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