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Facebook posts
stated on January 1, 2021 a Facebook post:
There are “absolutely no patients” at Los Angeles hospital considered the center of region's COVID-19 surge.
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • January 6, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 3, 2021 a Facebook post:
Photo shows “people coming from California to Washington DC” to protest election results.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 4, 2021
James Gallagher
James Gallagher
stated on December 3, 2020 a tweet:
“Government imposed lockdowns do NOT reduce [COVID-19] cases or stop spikes.”
False
By Chris Nichols • December 16, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 11, 2020 a tweet:
Video shows California election workers "cheating" by collecting ballots from drop box on Nov. 4.
False
By Chris Nichols • November 11, 2020
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on November 5, 2020 on 'The Ingraham Angle':
In Iowa, "they have allowed a little over 300 people to re-vote."
Pants on Fire!
By Lyle Muller • November 6, 2020
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on November 5, 2020 a TikTok video:
Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
“This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll do the trick. Shameful!”
False
By Chris Nichols • November 4, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 21, 2020 an Instagram post:
"California sends 440,000 ballots to ineligible voters."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 22, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2020 a rally in Erie, Pa.:
“Phony” ballots “were printed without my name on it.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 a headline:
“Kamala Harris Tried to Put Pro-Lifers in Jail Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Selling Baby Parts”
False
By Chris Nichols • October 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says over 1,000 mail in ballots were found in a dumpster in California.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 28, 2020
Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on September 23, 2020 an Instagram post:
Kamala Harris “has not formally taken questions from the press a single time” since she was announced as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick.
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 25, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 9, 2020 an ad:
"When California faced a budget crisis," Christy Smith "voted to lay off teachers and then voted to increase her pay."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 24, 2020
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Viral image
stated on September 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Guess who is the marketing CEO of Zoom? Pelosi’s daughter/Newsome’s cousin.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
The man in a mugshot is “responsible for lighting 32 of the wildfires” on the West Coast.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 21, 2020
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 8, 2020 an ad:
Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 18, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on September 11, 2020 a Tweet:
“Here is the fire drone video that Twitter, Google, and YouTube didn't want us to see.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 16, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 12, 2020 a Facebook post:
Map shows that wildfires stop at the US.-Canada border.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2020 a Facebook post:
West Coast wildfires are due to “bad forest maintenance,” not climate change.
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 15, 2020
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