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Joyce Craig
Joyce Craig
stated on September 15, 2024 an interview with WMUR-TV:
Gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte “has voted for national abortion bans, she has voted to defund Planned Parenthood, and she shepherded Neil Gorsuch through the Supreme Court process, and then celebrated when Roe v. Wade was overturned.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2024
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on September 27, 2024 an ad:
When New Hampshire gubernatorial nominee Kelly Ayotte served on two companies’ boards, one “laid off 18,000 workers” and the other “laid off 1,200 American workers, moving jobs overseas.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on September 21, 2024 an event in Bethlehem, Pa.:
“The last union member on a national ticket (was) Ronald Reagan.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 12, 2024 a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina:
Former President Donald Trump “started out with $400 million on a silver platter and then filed for bankruptcy six times.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2024
Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
stated on July 7, 2024 an interview on Fox News Sunday:
Kamala Harris "co-sponsored, fully sponsored" the Green New Deal.
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 26, 2024 an interview with Howard Stern:
Says he “got arrested” while protesting in favor of desegregation.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Jeff Cercone • April 29, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 14, 2023 a speech:
“I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 11, 2023 a 9/11 memorial speech in Alaska:
“Ground zero in New York — I remember standing there the next day.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2023
Jonathan Martin
Jonathan Martin
stated on April 30, 2023 a roundtable on ABC's "This Week":
“Joe Biden was older on his first day as president than Ronald Reagan was on his last day.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2023
George Santos
George Santos
stated on February 20, 2023 an interview with Piers Morgan:
“I never claimed to be Jewish.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 16, 2022 a town hall for U.S. veterans:
After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II.
False
By Yacob Reyes • December 20, 2022
Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker
stated on November 16, 2022 an ad:
“(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 29, 2022
Georgia Gun Owners
Georgia Gun Owners
stated on October 30, 2022 an ad:
"Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams are radical communists and, if they get their way, gun owners here in Georgia will be completely disarmed."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2022
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on August 25, 2022 a tweet:
“Carol Miller is a multi-millionaire worth over $16 million.”
Mostly True
By Emily Oiler, Savannah Quinn • October 27, 2022
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on October 11, 2022 an ad:
A dog endured “unimaginable pain and suffering” during heart research experiments, “just one of 300 killed in (Dr. Mehmet) Oz’s lab.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 19, 2022
Arizona Democratic Party
Arizona Democratic Party
stated on September 13, 2022 a tweet:
Abraham Hamadeh misled "about his legal experience.”
Half-True
By Alexis Waiss • October 18, 2022
Mark Finchem
Mark Finchem
stated on September 22, 2022 a debate:
“I don’t care for mail-in voting. That’s why I go to the polls.”
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 17, 2022 ads:
Herschel Walker misled about “personally treating 4,500 veterans per year,” about “graduating from college” and about “working in law enforcement.”
True
By Tom Kertscher • October 4, 2022
American Leadership Action
American Leadership Action
stated on September 1, 2022 an ad:
As a mayor, "John Fetterman chased down an innocent, unarmed Black man," wielded a shotgun and "falsely accused the man, triggering a confrontation with police."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 12, 2022
Jim Lamon
Jim Lamon
stated on June 2, 2022 a statement posted on Twitter:
Blake Masters “unironically quoted a Nazi, called World War II an unjust war, called the Unabomber one of his intellectual influencers, and shared an article attacking Israel as the North Korea of the Middle East.”
Half-True
By Ellie Borst • June 16, 2022
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