Latest Fact-Checks By Clara Hendrickson

Clear
Citizens to Support MI Women & Children
Citizens to Support MI Women & Children
stated on October 18, 2022 in a tweet:
If Proposal 3 passes, it would allow children to undergo "gender-change therapy without parental consent"
False
By Clara Hendrickson, Dave Boucher • November 2, 2022
John Gibbs
John Gibbs
stated on June 23, 2022 in a campaign email:
Peter Meijer voted to “create the Adam Schiff-led January 6th Commission.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • July 7, 2022
Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer
stated on June 2, 2022 in a tweet:
“Since I took office, Michigan has added more than 25,000 auto jobs.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • July 1, 2022
Kevin Rinke
Kevin Rinke
stated on June 1, 2022 in a campaign ad:
"Dead people always vote Democrat."
False
By Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2022
Mike Shirkey
Mike Shirkey
stated on August 16, 2021 in a TV interview:
“I don’t need” the COVID-19 vaccine. “I have natural immunity” that lasts “forever.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • August 18, 2021
Jocelyn Benson
Jocelyn Benson
stated on May 20, 2021 in a campaign fundraising email:
A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.”
Half-True
By Clara Hendrickson • May 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 9, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Michigan has requested a full forensic audit."
False
By Clara Hendrickson • May 11, 2021
Douglas Frank
Douglas Frank
stated on April 9, 2021 in a YouTube video:
Michigan used a mathematical “key” to manipulate vote totals in 2020 election.
Pants on Fire!
By Clara Hendrickson • April 16, 2021
Michael MacDonald
Michael MacDonald
stated on March 24, 2021 in a statement:
Michigan election bills are “designed to make it easier for people to vote.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • April 2, 2021
Mike Shirkey
Mike Shirkey
stated on February 16, 2021 in a radio interview:
“Too many dead people voted” in Michigan
False
By Clara Hendrickson, Dave Boucher • February 16, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on February 5, 2021 in an article:
“Newly discovered video shows late night deliveries of tens of thousands of illegal ballots 8 hours after deadline.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • February 5, 2021
Garlin Gilchrist
Garlin Gilchrist
stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference:
In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.”
Mostly True
By Clara Hendrickson • January 22, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 15, 2020 in a tweet:
“68% error rate in Michigan Voting Machines. Should be, by law, a tiny percentage of one percent.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson, Paul Egan • December 16, 2020
Russell James Ramsland Jr.
Russell James Ramsland Jr.
stated on November 24, 2020 in an affidavit:
In 10 Michigan precincts, voter turnout reached 100% and in 6 precincts it surpassed 100%
Pants on Fire!
By Clara Hendrickson • December 4, 2020
Mike Duggan
Mike Duggan
stated on November 29, 2020 in an interview:
“Detroit actually has the lowest infection rate in the state of Michigan. We’re half of that of the surrounding suburbs.”
Half-True
By Clara Hendrickson • December 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 18, 2020 in a tweet:
“Michigan just refused to certify the election results!”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • November 18, 2020
Big League Politics
Big League Politics
stated on October 30, 2020 in a video:
Detroit election worker trainings “reveal the mechanisms of the planned theft of the election”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • November 11, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet:
A list shows over 14,000 dead people voted in Wayne County, Michigan.
False
By Clara Hendrickson • November 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Republican election challengers were unfairly barred from observing absentee ballot processing and counting in Detroit.
False
By Clara Hendrickson • November 6, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 4, 2020 in an article:
Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • November 5, 2020
Next