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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 16, 2022 an ad:
"Hillary Clinton spied on President Trump."
False
By Tom Kertscher • 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
By Jeff Cercone • 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
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on December 21, 2021 News release:
“In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 4, 2022
Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on January 4, 2022 a Fox News appearance:
Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2022
Doug Wilder
Doug Wilder
stated on January 3, 2022 a radio interview.:
“When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • January 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 14, 2021 a Facebook post:
“California store owner prices all items at $951 so thieves can be prosecuted.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • December 15, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 20, 2021 a Facebook post:
“The gas station where they initially attacked” Kyle Rittenhouse “is owned by his grandparents.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 24, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 15, 2021 a Facebook post:
The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 23, 2021
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
stated on November 8, 2021 a news release:
New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 19, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 15, 2021 a Facebook post:
Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on November 1, 2021 a documentary film:
Federal agents directly incited people on Jan. 6, 2021, and "intentionally entrapped" American citizens.
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 4, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on November 1, 2021 his documentary series "Patriot Purge":
“Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • November 2, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on November 2, 2021 a documentary film:
“DEA agent Mark Ibrahim was forced from his job and later indicted simply because he was near the Capitol protest on Jan. 6.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 2, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2021 social media posts:
“Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.”
Mostly False
By Duncan Slade • November 2, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 9, 2021 a Facebook post:
A photo shows sex traffickers using an abandoned child car seat to lure in victims.
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 18, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 21, 2021 a Facebook post:
There are 500,000 “missing kids a year.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2021
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