Latest Fact-Checks In Tennessee

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stated on November 13, 2024 a Threads post
Nissan just announced 9,000 layoffs in Tennessee “to avoid severe losses due to expected tariffs.”
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November 14, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on October 2, 2024 a video on Facebook
The Federal Emergency Management Agency “is confiscating supplies and donations!”
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By Madison Czopek • October 6, 2024
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stated on September 30, 2024 a Facebook post
Photo shows Gatlinburg, Tennessee, flooded on Sept. 30, 2024.
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October 3, 2024
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stated on September 11, 2024 a Facebook post
“Disney World officially moving to Nashville.”
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September 18, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2024 a Facebook post
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply.
False
April 11, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on August 9, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows military planes over Nashville "dispersing materials into the atmosphere" for geoengineering.
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August 23, 2023
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stated on July 17, 2022 an Instagram post
Tennessee court rules “taxpayer-funded establishments can place signs that say ‘No Jews allowed.’”
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July 22, 2022
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on March 22, 2022 an interview
Ketanji Brown Jackson "gave a lecture talking about critical race theory as one of the components to consider when you are making decisions on the bench."
False
March 22, 2022
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stated on April 26, 2021 a Facebook post
Says the Memphis Police Department “will no longer respond” to crimes including larceny, breaking and entering, and motor vehicle theft.
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April 27, 2021
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stated on April 13, 2020 a Facebook post
“Corona is so bad, this guy died twice!”
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April 15, 2020
Lamar Alexander
Lamar Alexander
stated on November 13, 2012 in a news release announcing support for the Sportsmen's bill.
"More Tennesseans have hunting and fishing licenses than vote."
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By Zack McMillin • November 18, 2012
George Flinn
George Flinn
stated on October 18, 2012 in campaign mail piece
Says that "when Congressman (Steve) Cohen took office in 2007, the unemployment rate was at 4.8 percent. The unemployment rate in Shelby County has reached 9.7 percent."
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By Zack McMillin • October 28, 2012
Tennessee Republican Party
Tennessee Republican Party
stated on October 11, 2012 a mailer sent for a state legislative campaign.
Says House Democrats "voted to use your tax dollars for abortions" by voting against bill defunding Planned Parenthood.
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By Tom Humphrey • October 21, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 1, 2012 in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
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By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Phil Roe
Phil Roe
stated on October 1, 2012 in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Jim Kyle
Jim Kyle
stated on September 29, 2012 a story in the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
"All legislative mail, from the content to the timing, is approved by the speaker's office."
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By Tom Humphrey • October 8, 2012
Stacey Campfield
Stacey Campfield
stated on September 11, 2012 a post on his blog.
Says that "you can’t destroy the guns purchased in a (gun) buyback program as the city (of Memphis) wants to do."
False
By Richard Locker • September 26, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on August 17, 2012 Tennessee Democratic Party press release sent via email in a version specifically cri
The "Health Care Compact bill would end Medicare's guaranteed benefit for Tennessee's Medicare recipients and shift management of the federal health care plan to the state's TennCare program."
False
By Tom Humphrey • September 7, 2012
Dolores Gresham
Dolores Gresham
stated on July 16, 2012 in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.
"I didn’t try to push" a bill to reduce lottery scholarship proceeds for students.
False
By Richard Locker • August 12, 2012
Chuck Fleischmann
Chuck Fleischmann
stated on July 17, 2012 in a blog post on his campaign website.
Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government."
False
By Michael Collins • August 6, 2012
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