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Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on February 21, 2023 a tweet:
Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • March 2, 2023
Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family
stated on June 28, 2022 ads:
Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 12, 2022
Infowars
Infowars
stated on September 13, 2021 an Instagram post:
“Biden’s Treasury Department declares IRS will monitor” all accounts over $600.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 15, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 8, 2021 a Facebook post:
Ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 10, 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
By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2021 a Facebook post:
“The United States was energy independent in 2019 for the first time since 1957. In just 10 days we are sent back 50 years.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 28, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 15, 2021
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on July 13, 2020 a TV ad:
Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2020
Liberty Counsel
Liberty Counsel
stated on May 1, 2020 a blog post:
Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 7, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on September 22, 2019 a TV interview:
Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • October 4, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on April 8, 2019 a tweet:
Says President Donald Trump's "effort to roll back regulations means that Big Ag now gets to inspect its own pork" and "they decided to stop testing for E. coli."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • April 16, 2019
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 28, 2018 a debate:
California "is hemorrhaging population."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 28, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 5, 2018 a TV ad:
"A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 13, 2018
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
stated on August 19, 2018 California:
"California is proposing to legislate what drinks restaurants can serve your kids, only giving two options: milk or water."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • August 21, 2018
Matt Flynn
Matt Flynn
stated on June 13, 2018 news release:
"Foxconn will not face oversight from any federal, state, or local agency to guarantee it complies with our wetlands protection laws."  
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • July 11, 2018
Giffords
Giffords
stated on March 13, 2018 an ad:
"Paul Ryan has blocked all action to strengthen our gun laws."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2018
Steve Bullock
Steve Bullock
stated on March 7, 2018 an interview in Milwaukee:
"A quarter of our guns are sold outside of the background checks."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2018 a speech:
"Instead of two for one, we have cut 22 burdensome regulations for everyone new rule."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • February 2, 2018
X posts
X posts
stated on September 11, 2017 tweets:
"Paul Ryan doesn't know what the minimum wage is in Wisconsin."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 11, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 20, 2017 an interview:
"You have almost half the counties in America that have one provider or no provider for insurance" on the Obamacare exchanges.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 4, 2017
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