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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 30, 2023 Interview
“Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • October 31, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2023 a post
“The airport in Salzburg, Austria, has a counter for people who flew to Austria instead of Australia.”
False
October 30, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 27, 2023 an Instagram post
Video shows Palestinians pretending to be corpses amid the Israel-Hamas war.
False
October 30, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2023 a Facebook post
The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • October 30, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 28, 2023 an Instagram post
Matthew Perry died because of a COVID-19 vaccine.
False
October 30, 2023
New York Citizens Audit
New York Citizens Audit
stated on August 25, 2023 a report
A discrepancy in the number of ballots and voters in the 2022 general election in New York “appears to be a federal crime.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 29, 2023
Steve Kirsch
Steve Kirsch
stated on October 21, 2023 a post on X
“The FDA is required to take the COVID vaccines off the market” because they are “adulterated.”
False
By Madison Czopek • October 27, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 19, 2023 an Instagram post
McDonald’s changed its food wrappers to support Israel amid the war.
False
October 27, 2023
Shannon Watts
Shannon Watts
stated on October 25, 2023 a post on X
“It is harder to buy Sudafed than an AR-15 in Maine.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 8, 2023 una publicación en Facebook
"Estados Unidos le cancelara el Parole a los venezolanos".
False
By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 27, 2023
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on October 5, 2023 X, formerly Twitter
The Milwaukee Brewers “are complaining about a lack of transit going to the ballpark at the same time as they are testifying in favor (of) taking $135 million away from Milwaukee County, which funds transit."
Mostly False
By Ricardo Torres • October 27, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 24, 2023 an Instagram post
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer “is a dual Israeli citizen.”
False
October 27, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 22, 2023 an Instagram post
Video shows a President Joe Biden impostor.
Pants on Fire!
October 27, 2023
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on October 25, 2023 his acceptance speech as speaker
“Prices have increased over 17% in the last two years.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
stated on October 25, 2023 his acceptance speech as speaker
“In the time it’s going to take me to deliver this speech, we’ll go up another $20 million in debt.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on October 13, 2023 a speech at the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, N.H.
"95% of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals" in the U.S. come from China.
False
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • October 26, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 23, 2023 remarks at a rally in Derry, N.H.
“When I came into office, Iran had $70 billion in foreign exchange reserves. … By the time I left, they had nothing. They were broke.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2023
Opportunity Wisconsin
Opportunity Wisconsin
stated on September 14, 2023 News release
"The repeal of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the state’s OB-GYN shortage as residency programs report a decline in enrollment due to the inability of residents to receive training in-state."
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • October 25, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 18, 2023 a Facebook post
A video proves that the United Nations is “setting up shop in U.S. states.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • October 25, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 20, 2023 an Instagram post
Video shows protesters attacking Israel’s embassy in Bahrain with molotov cocktails.
False
October 25, 2023
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