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Kimberly Klacik
Kimberly Klacik
stated on October 13, 2021 a tweet
An image of empty grocery store shelves shows the effect of President Joe Biden's “Build Back Better” plan.
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 13, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 27, 2021 social media posts
“Were you aware the $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure package includes an animal agriculture tax of $2,600‼️ per head of cattle? $500 for swine!!!"
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2021
Anthony Fauci
Anthony Fauci
stated on October 3, 2021 an interview on CNN
“There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 6, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 4, 2021 an Instagram post
“Sophia Stewart wrote books in the 70s that were stolen from her by Warner Bros. (Terminator 1-4 & The Matrix 1 & 2!) ... she won Hollywood's biggest lawsuit, $2.5 Billion.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 5, 2021
Kathryn Moffett Bradford
Kathryn Moffett Bradford
stated on September 1, 2021 comments at a WVU faculty meeting
“If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.”
True
By Abigail Mulhern, Emma Copley • October 5, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 20, 2021 an Instagram post
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contains an “undisclosed ingredient. … How is informed consent possible?”
False
By Andy Nguyen • October 1, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 21, 2021 a blog post
“The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.”
Pants on Fire!
September 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 24, 2021 a Facebook post
“Hundreds of thousands died after taking the advice of these celebrities,” who are “aiding and abetting mass murder” by advocating COVID-19 vaccination.
False
September 20, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on August 27, 2021 a Facebook post
U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.”
False
September 1, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2021 a Facebook post
Thalidomide was FDA-approved for pregnant women in the 1960s.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • August 30, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 13, 2021 an Instagram post
Says a report of unvaccinated Florida teachers dying from COVID-19 isn’t real.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • August 20, 2021
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 1, 2021 a tweet
"The CDC has the power to extend the eviction moratorium.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 22, 2021 a Facebook post
“CDC quietly deletes 6,000 COVID vaccine deaths from its CDC website total in one day.”
Mostly False
July 28, 2021
Erin Marie Olszewski
Erin Marie Olszewski
stated on July 25, 2021 a Facebook post
“Don’t believe the hype that Florida” COVID-19 “numbers are up. It’s a blatant lie.”
Pants on Fire!
July 27, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on July 20, 2021 a tweet
Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2021
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on July 6, 2021 a TV segment
“We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fathers were against slavery, recognized the evils of it.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • July 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2021 a Facebook post
Says George Floyd died "because he had a system full of fentanyl and meth," and “beat women and held guns to their pregnant bellies.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • July 8, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 1, 2021 an Instagram post
The delta variant of the coronavirus “is approximately 19 times less deadly.”
Mostly False
July 7, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 17, 2021 a story's headline
“World Health Organization wants to BAN all women aged 18-50 from drinking alcohol.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 22, 2021
Sherri Tenpenny
Sherri Tenpenny
stated on June 8, 2021 an Ohio House hearing
The COVID-19 vaccines make people "magnetized. They can put a key on their forehead, it sticks. They can put spoons and forks all over them, and they can stick."
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 9, 2021
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