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Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on January 7, 2021 a television interview:
“There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 14, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 a Facebook post:
New York “is trying to pass a bill that would allow them to round up non mask wearers and people who don’t want to take the vaccine into concentration camps. Then with a court order they can force vaccinate you.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 5, 2021
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on December 8, 2020 a Tweet:
“Dead people also voted.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 22, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 16, 2020 a television interview:
Says Charles Schumer supports “putting everybody on the Medicare system. He wants the Green New Deal … reduce funding for the police.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 4, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on November 7, 2020 a Tweet:
“Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.”
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 17, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on October 29, 2020 a tweet:
Queens voters received pre-marked ballots for Joe Biden.
False
By Hayat Norimine • November 1, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on October 21, 2020 a debate:
"I am for protecting pre-existing conditions. … I actually co-sponsored legislation to do just that."
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 30, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on October 22, 2020 campaign mailer:
“While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 28, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on September 30, 2020 a press call:
"We're No. 46 out of 50 states... we're 46th in terms of percentage of deaths in nursing homes."
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 16, 2020
Michael Caputo
Michael Caputo
stated on September 13, 2020 a Facebook video:
"There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump.
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a Twitter account for "Scarsdale NY Antifa" tweeted that "chapters of Antifa around Oregon have collaborated to ignite fires around the state."
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 1, 2020 a television interview:
“There was tremendous cheating in New York”
Pants on Fire!
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 11, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2020 a speech:
“Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 29, 2020
Michael Caputo
Michael Caputo
stated on August 17, 2020 a tweet:
“Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?”
Mostly False
By Michelle Andrews • August 24, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 29, 2020 a Tweet:
“New York Mail-In voting is in a disastrous state of condition. Votes from many weeks ago are missing - a total mess. They have no idea what is going on. Rigged Election.”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 15, 2020
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on June 5, 2020 on social media:
“Central Park actually used to be a town called Seneca Village” founded by African Americans in 1825.
Mostly True
By Hannah Roesch, Julia Schneider • August 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 31, 2020
Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas
stated on July 11, 2020 a radio interview.:
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez votes with President Trump more than Abigail Spanberger does.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • July 21, 2020
Tom Reed
Tom Reed
stated on July 9, 2020 a news conference:
Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 30, 2020 a Facebook post:
New York state “hospitals reporting thousands of fungus lung infections due to wearing a mask!!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 7, 2020
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