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Keith Pekau
Keith Pekau
stated on April 11, 2022 in a campaign advertisement
We’ve reduced crime to its lowest level in 27 years.
True
By Analisa Trofimuk • May 1, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 8, 2021 a Facebook post
The “Franklin scandal” broke in 1989 “when hundreds of children were apparently flown around the US to be abused by high ranking ‘Establishment’ members."
False
April 29, 2022
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Viral image
stated on April 26, 2022 a Facebook post
“Disneyland estates have been used for MK-ULTRA mind control, human trafficking, occult rituals, and parading sexual deviants.”
False
April 28, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 18, 2022 an Instagram post
“Finnish Court rules sex with children is permitted.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 26, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2022 a Facebook post
“Leftist justice reform” is the reason that the NYC subway shooting suspect wasn’t in jail at the time of the attack.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 18, 2022
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on March 29, 2022 a news release
“Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 16, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2022 a Facebook post
The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 14, 2022
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Viral image
stated on April 7, 2022 a Facebook post
Ukraine is the “money laundering and child sex trafficking capital of the world!”
False
April 12, 2022
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on March 28, 2022 Fundraising email
“Over the course of two months, Tony Evers refused to remove (Curtis Schmitt Jr.) from the (state’s veterans) Board despite having the authority to do (so).”
False
By Madeline Heim • April 8, 2022
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on March 21, 2022 a Senate judiciary committee hearing
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advocated that “each and every criminal defendant in D.C. Corrections custody should be released.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 22, 2022
Tom Suozzi
Tom Suozzi
stated on January 21, 2022 a campaign ad
“The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”
Half-True
By Tyler Smith, Jonny Walker • March 16, 2022
Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin
stated on February 20, 2022 a tweet
"In my first year in office, Aurora homicides went down by 40%."
Mostly False
By Analisa Trofimuk • March 6, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 23, 2022 a post
"It was revealed in court” on Feb. 23, 2022 “that Tory Lanez DNA WAS NOT found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case."
False
By Monique Curet • February 28, 2022
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 16, 2022 a committee meeting
"In 2020, more journalists were killed in Mexico than in any other country in the world."
True
By Nusaiba Mizan • February 28, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 16, 2022 an ad
"Hillary Clinton spied on President Trump."
False
February 28, 2022
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
stated on February 24, 2022 an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine
Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 6, 2022 TV ad
Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Half-True
By Vanessa Swales • February 23, 2022
Shelia Stubbs
Shelia Stubbs
stated on February 2, 2022 Public statement
"48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 18, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 15, 2022 a Facebook post
"Ivanka Trump charged with major crime.”
False
February 17, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 30, 2022 a post
“Joe Biden wants to eliminate a regulation that requires school districts to report allegations of teacher on student rape, alleged rape, and sexual assault.”
False
By Monique Curet • February 8, 2022
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