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Latest Fact-Checks In Civil Rights

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Dave Murphy
Dave Murphy
stated on November 7, 2023 Wisconsin Assembly
"Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a three-year contract for $186 million. He and his family, being African American, could receive benefits under affirmative action.”
Mostly False
By Ricardo Torres • January 17, 2024
Aaron Lieberman
Aaron Lieberman
stated on April 28, 2022 an ad
"Kari Lake has been appearing at rallies with neo-Nazis," while "two federal juries have found" Katie Hobbs "guilty of racial discrimination."
Mostly False
May 12, 2022
Iowa GOP state legislators
Iowa GOP state legislators
stated on February 2, 2021 comments to the press
Tenured professors are guaranteed a job.
Mostly False
March 15, 2021
National Association for Gun Rights
National Association for Gun Rights
stated on March 1, 2021 a Facebook post
"Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations."
Mostly False
March 4, 2021
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on August 11, 2020 a tweet
Says Kamala Harris “advocated for restoring voting rights for the Boston bomber.”
Mostly False
August 14, 2020
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on June 3, 2020 a White House press briefing
“No tear gas was used and no rubber bullets were used.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Says of the Milwaukee mass shooter: "Supposedly he is black. A noose was hung on his locker and he addressed the issue and he was fired! So he returned the next work day and killed who he all thought were involved."
Mostly False
March 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post
In 1962, Joe Biden “worked with segregationists,” Elizabeth Warren “debated as a pro-Vietnam conservative” while Bernie Sanders “organized against segregation and Vietnam war”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post
“Bernie Sanders in 1963 — arrested protesting segregation. Joe Biden in 1975 — passionate speech defending segregation.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 20, 2019 a speech
Says President Donald Trump hasn’t condemned David Duke and Richard Spencer.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 27, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2019 remarks to reporters on the White House South Lawn.
Says the Central Park Five "admitted their guilt."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2019
Jared Kushner
Jared Kushner
stated on April 1, 2019 an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News
Florida "passed a law where former felons can now vote. We've had more ex-felons register as Republicans than Democrats."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2019
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
stated on December 22, 2018 a Facebook post
"Half the states in the U.S. have laws that criminalize criticism."
Mostly False
By Yanqi Xu • February 27, 2019
Joy Reid
Joy Reid
stated on August 13, 2017 on NBC’s Meet The Press
"The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s."
Mostly False
By John Kruzel • August 15, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 31, 2017 an interview
"The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election.  
Mostly False
June 9, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 17, 2017 a tweet
"Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws."  
Mostly False
May 24, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on November 17, 2016 an interview
"Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House."
Mostly False
December 2, 2016
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 28, 2016 a Republican debate
"A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 26, 2015 comments to reporters
Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it."
Mostly False
September 1, 2015
Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley
stated on January 11, 2015 a "Washington Post" op-ed
The Obama administration "supported Muslim allies trying to establish a new international blasphemy standard."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 14, 2015
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