Latest Fact Checks By Bill McCarthy

Maine’s plan to help welfare recipients commute to work, fact-checked

By Bill McCarthy

June 29, 2020

Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone…

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Facebook user posts photo from past Trump rally, wrongly claims it shows packed Tulsa arena

By Bill McCarthy

June 23, 2020

Photo shows the BOK Center full with people during Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally.

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Pelosi didn’t gift Floyd family ‘special service flag’ reserved for military

By Bill McCarthy

June 18, 2020

“Speaker Pelosi presents a special ‘service flag’ to Mr. Floyd’s family.”

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Social media posts smear Buffalo protester shoved by police with unsubstantiated attacks

By Bill McCarthy

June 12, 2020

The Buffalo protester pushed to the ground “had been previously arrested 300 times. 82 times for incitement. Riots is what he does for a living.”

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Trump’s baseless conspiracy about protester shoved by police in Buffalo

By Bill McCarthy , Jill Terreri Ramos

June 9, 2020

"Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in…

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No evidence Buffalo protester’s injuries were staged

By Bill McCarthy , Jill Terreri Ramos

June 9, 2020

A man’s injuries from falling after police officers shoved him in Buffalo, N.Y. were staged.

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Joe Biden says he doesn’t want to defund police

By Bill McCarthy

June 9, 2020

Says Joe Biden wants to "defund the police."

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Larry Elder mislabels statistics on fatal shootings by police

By Bill McCarthy

June 5, 2020

"Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.”

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Trump falsely claims DC mayor kept police from White House protests

By Bill McCarthy

June 1, 2020

During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved."

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CNBC’s Joe Kernen wrong about US per capita COVID-19 deaths

By Bill McCarthy

May 28, 2020

“We’re down near the low end of per capita deaths ... Most places are at 60 deaths per 100,000. We're at 29.”

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Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that Twitter is ‘completely stifling free speech’ by fact-checking him

By Bill McCarthy

May 27, 2020

“Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet.

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Biden beating Biden? Social media users misquote Biden, manufacture gaffe

By Bill McCarthy

May 26, 2020

"Joe Biden tells voters he's 'going to beat Joe Biden.'"

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