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Sean Parnell
Sean Parnell
stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Nevada database glitch showing voters cast ballots when they didn’t is evidence that voting by mail is “the largest source of potential voter fraud.”
False
By Amy Sherman • February 23, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
stated on February 16, 2024 in a post:
There is “clear scientific consensus” that “hormonal birth control makes you fat, doubles risk of depression and triples risk of suicide.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 23, 2024
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview:
“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 23, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 1, 2024 in Facebook post:
“Big drug companies charge as little as $7 for an inhaler overseas and nearly $500 for the exact same one here in the US.”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • February 23, 2024
Heartland Signal
Heartland Signal
stated on February 20, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there."
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • February 22, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Cloud seeding program connected to recent California storms.
False
By Jeff Cercone • February 22, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 11, 2024 in a video:
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was booed in Las Vegas because he’s a Joe Biden supporter.
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • February 22, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 20, 2024 in Instagram posts:
Migrants in New York City are receiving prepaid debit cards with up to $10,000 and no restrictions.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 22, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 20, 2024 in a Fox News town hall:
Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:
En NASA estaban “investigando el mar y dejaron de investigarlo y se fueron para el espacio”.
False
By Maria Briceño • February 21, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used U.S. aid funds to buy two yachts for $75 million.
False
By Sara Swann • February 21, 2024
Linda Rosenthal
Linda Rosenthal
stated on February 6, 2024 in a quote in a news article:
“Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft.
Mostly True
By Jefrey Canova, Ciaran Conneely • February 21, 2024
George Borrello
George Borrello
stated on February 5, 2024 in a post on X:
“NYC will give $1,000 taxpayer-funded credit cards to migrants.”
Half-True
By Mary McNaughton, Delainey Muscato • February 21, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison posing at “Defund the Police” event.
False
By Jeff Cercone • February 21, 2024
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release:
“TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”
Mostly True
By David Scibilia • February 21, 2024
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on February 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:
“Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.”
Half-True
By Hope Karnopp • February 21, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 16, 2024 in a statement to the media:
President Joe Biden “directed New York AG Witch Hunt” into Donald Trump’s real estate.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 18, 2024 in an Instagram post:
President Joe Biden announced tax incentives for families willing to take in migrants in a new “Housing for Labor” initiative.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 20, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 19, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Benjamin Netanyahu refused to take a microphone from an Arab official, suggesting his belief that Arabs “are unclean.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • February 20, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Trump’s hair wig falls off during rally speech!”
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • February 20, 2024
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