Latest Fact Checks By Samantha Putterman

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No, Amy Coney Barrett didn’t say this about breastfeeding

October 13, 2020
Says Amy Coney Barrett said that breastfeeding babies is child molestation.
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Biden-Harris Arizona event had no fanfare because the campaign didn’t invite the public

October 12, 2020
No one showed up for this Joe Biden and Kamala Harris joint campaign event in Arizona.
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Trump makes unfounded claim that 2016 debate commission apologized for mic

October 9, 2020
The Commission on Presidential Debates wrote a letter after the 2016 presidential debates apologizing to Donald Trump.
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No, these 5 states aren’t ‘mask free.’ There are local mask requirements

October 8, 2020
“South Dakota, Idaho, Florida, Tennessee & Georgia are now mask FREE!”
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No, Joe Biden didn’t use a racist hand gesture. He was trying to illustrate the number ‘zero.’

October 1, 2020
"Last week Joe Biden flashed the ‘white power’ sign. President Trump condemned white supremacists yesterday. Why hasn't Joe Biden?”
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Post wrongly mixes up Facebook tally of registered voters

October 1, 2020
“9,871,525 is the number of registered voters in AZ according to FB. AZ population is 7,270,000.”
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Ballots in California dumpster were actually old, empty envelopes from 2018 election

September 28, 2020
Says over 1,000 mail in ballots were found in a dumpster in California.
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Fact-checking claims that Biden called troops ‘stupid bastards’ in resurfaced video

September 28, 2020
Says Joe Biden “disrespects servicemen” in telling them to “clap for that you stupid bastards.”
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Trump didn’t tweet that the Supreme Court should decide the presidency for every election

September 27, 2020
Says President Trump tweeted that it’s “not fair for a president to leave office because of BAD votes!” and that the Supreme Court “should decide…
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Graph on US abortion rate during different presidents based on real data, but needs more information

September 25, 2020
A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions…
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No, Biden wasn’t reading pre-written response to question in Telemundo interview

September 23, 2020
A clip of Joe Biden shows him reading a response to an interview question from a teleprompter, saying “I lost that line.”
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Clinton nominates Ginsburg 1993

No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg wasn’t confirmed to the Supreme Court just before an election

September 22, 2020
Says “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election.”
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