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stated on August 4, 2020 a Facebook post
Says "Pelosi blackmails Congress! She demands mail-in voting or no 2nd stimulus for you and your family.”
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By Emily Venezky • August 7, 2020
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos
stated on July 29, 2020 a congressional hearing
“The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • August 6, 2020
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stated on July 1, 2020 in a post
“America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery
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By Emily Venezky • July 31, 2020
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stated on July 21, 2020 in a post
Quotes Joe Biden as saying “We need to teach our children the ISLAMIC FAITH in our schools!”
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By Emily Venezky • July 23, 2020
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stated on July 13, 2020 in a post
Quotes President Donald Trump as saying, “Everybody says I’ve done a tremendous job with COVID… I think a little gratitude would be nice. Maybe a big ‘Thank you Mr. President’ is called for.”
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By Emily Venezky • July 22, 2020
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stated on April 16, 2020 a media website
"New study: The flu vaccine is 'significantly associated' with an increased risk of coronavirus"
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By Emily Venezky • July 16, 2020
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stated on June 27, 2020 a screenshot
Nurses submitting coronavirus tests say they all are coming back positive.
False
By Daniel Funke, Emily Venezky • July 2, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Video of man using an air-quality monitor proves that people are “not getting enough oxygen” while wearing masks
Mostly False
By Emily Venezky • July 2, 2020
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Viral image
stated on June 8, 2020 post on Facebook
“Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • June 16, 2020
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stated on June 5, 2020 a Facebook post
“More than 20 police officers are dead now because of the riots.”
False
By Emily Venezky • June 10, 2020
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stated on June 3, 2020 a Facebook post
“This man who was kicked and stomped” was killed by an “antifa murderer.”
False
By Emily Venezky • June 5, 2020
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stated on May 31, 2020 a Facebook post
Says “a rioter accidentally dropped” a riot manual with detailed instructions.
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • June 2, 2020
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on May 28, 2020 a Tweet
Says George Soros is "funding the chaos" in Minneapolis via his Open Society Foundations.
False
By Emily Venezky • June 1, 2020
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 26, 2020 Tweet
Video shows Joe Biden stuttering after being asked about touching women “without their permission” on The View.
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By Emily Venezky • May 28, 2020
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stated on May 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Italy “went against the WHO's ‘law’” against COVID-19 autopsies and “discovered covid is not a virus, but a bacterium” that “clots the blood and reduces the oxygen saturation.”
False
By Emily Venezky • May 28, 2020
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stated on May 18, 2020 a Facebook post
Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Emily Venezky • May 26, 2020
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stated on May 17, 2020 a Facebook post
Trump re-signed 1952 law “making Muslamic law illegal”
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • May 22, 2020
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stated on May 15, 2020 a blog post
“Bill Gates Explains That The COVID Vaccine Will Use Experimental Technology And Permanently Alter Your DNA”
False
By Emily Venezky • May 20, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 19, 2020 a CNN interview
Says President Donald Trump is “morbidly obese.”
False
By Emily Venezky • May 19, 2020
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stated on March 28, 2020 a Facebook post
An economics professor taught her students about socialism by “socialising grades” and failing all of them
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • May 14, 2020
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