Latest Fact-Checks In Virginia

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Winsome Earle-Sears
Winsome Earle-Sears
stated on February 2, 2023 a radio interview.
Brown v. Board of Education “was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send their children to school.”
False
By Warren Fiske • February 22, 2023
Mark Obenshain
Mark Obenshain
stated on January 31, 2023 a floor speech.
“You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.”
False
By Warren Fiske • February 7, 2023
Louise Lucas
Louise Lucas
stated on January 18, 2023 a tweet.
Glenn Youngkin is “the first sitting Governor in the modern era to have their party have less legislative seats than when they were elected.”
False
By Warren Fiske • January 31, 2023
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on October 31, 2022 a campaign rally,
In his election as governor, “We won cities that no Republican had ever won.”
False
By Warren Fiske • November 11, 2022
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on October 26, 2022 a news conference.
“I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.”
False
By Warren Fiske • November 2, 2022
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on July 18, 2022 a blog.
“Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.”
False
By Warren Fiske • August 1, 2022
Winsome Earle-Sears
Winsome Earle-Sears
stated on May 12, 2022 a TV interview.
Merrick Garland “sicced the police on parents when they were at the school boards simply trying to be heard for the safety of their children.”
False
By Warren Fiske • May 23, 2022
Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition
Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition
stated on April 30, 2022 a seminar.
“CO2 is not a pollutant.”
False
By Warren Fiske • May 12, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 25, 2022 a Facebook post
“The same system that kept you in the dark about Ghislaine Maxwell…doesn’t mind live-streaming Johnny Depp’s trial.”
False
April 26, 2022
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on April 8, 2022 in a Twitter post
The chairman of Virginia’s Republican Party made a “shockingly racist post” about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 12, 2022
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on April 4, 2022 a news release.
“The proposed (Virginia) House budget cuts hundreds of millions in funding for public education…”
False
By Warren Fiske • April 12, 2022
Dana Perino
Dana Perino
stated on January 4, 2022 a segment
A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2022 a post
Electric vehicles would not have fared well in the Virginia snowstorm traffic jam.
False
January 7, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 3, 2021 a news conference.
“No governor in Virginia has ever won when...he or she is the same party as the sitting president.”
False
By Warren Fiske • November 12, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on November 2, 2021 a tweet
“Fox News went from 97% reporting to 94% in Virginia. The fraud is so blatant it's not funny anymore.”
False
November 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 29, 2021 a Facebook post
“Virginia Democrat operatives” and Terry McAuliffe campaign staffers posed as white supremacists and stood by Republican Glenn Youngkin’s bus.
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 1, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 24, 2021 a Facebook post
Terry McAuliffe has a campaign sign that says, “Keep parents out of classrooms.”
False
October 27, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 23, 2021 a headline
“Barack Obama signals That Democrats Intend to Cheat in the Virginia Governor’s Election.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 26, 2021
Jason Miyares
Jason Miyares
stated on September 2, 2021 a tweet
“The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.”
False
By Warren Fiske • September 14, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on July 9, 2021 a speech.
“We actually have this critical race theory moved into all our schools in Virginia.”
False
By Warren Fiske • August 10, 2021
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