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Pamela Geller
Pamela Geller
stated on November 9, 2020 a post on the Geller Report
A CNN video shows “HAMMER / Scorecard Voter Software Fraud in Real Time”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • November 10, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on November 3, 2020 a tweet
“Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!”
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi’s son served on the Burisma board with Hunter Biden.
False
November 2, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2020 a campaign rally
Says his supporters were “protecting” Joe Biden’s campaign bus in Texas.
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • November 2, 2020
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2020 a debate
“I have been very clear with DACA. Even in my campaign six years ago I stood for those Dreamers.”
Half-True
October 29, 2020
Lyft
Lyft
stated on October 8, 2020 a campaign ad in support of California's Prop 22
Drivers will “get guaranteed earnings, health care benefits, personal protections, and they can maintain their flexible schedules.”
Half-True
By Rachel Bluth • October 28, 2020
Scott Perry
Scott Perry
stated on October 17, 2020 an interview
The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
False
October 26, 2020
Emails
Emails
stated on October 20, 2020 email threat to Florida Democrats
Says “we will know which candidate you voted for.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2020
Gary Peters
Gary Peters
stated on September 21, 2020 Gary Peters in a Sept. 21 Facebook ad
Says “John James opposes abortion, even refusing to make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk” and “wants to make it a felony even in cases of rape and incest.”
Half-True
By Clara Hendrickson • October 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron “married his mentor Mitch McConnell's granddaughter."
False
By Madison Czopek • September 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a series of images
A U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky., and is linked to “a George Soros-funded initiative.”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • September 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2020 a post
“KXL Radio in Portland reported today that Firefighters are now being shot at by suspected Antifa and BLM members.”
False
By Katie Sanders • September 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 27, 2020 a post on Facebook
“At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”
False
By Daniel Funke • August 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“Trump denies fire assistance to California because they didn't vote for him, but helped Russia with their wildfires in Siberia.”
False
By Chris Nichols • August 28, 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
Peggy Hubbard
Peggy Hubbard
stated on August 20, 2020 a Facebook post
“The DNC omitted ‘one nation under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance.”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • August 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 19, 2020 a tweet
Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!”
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 20, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 19, 2020 a post on Facebook
Photos show Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer and Cory Booker violating COVID-19 safety precautions.
False
August 20, 2020
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on August 18, 2020 a Democratic convention speech
The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2020
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos
stated on July 29, 2020 a congressional hearing
“The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • August 6, 2020
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