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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on August 18, 2020 in 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 in 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Herman Cain died of cancer, not COVID-19.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 31, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 14, 2020 in White House Rose Garden:
Says Joe Biden plans to “mandate net-zero carbon emissions for homes, offices and all new buildings by 2030. That basically means no windows, no nothing.”
False
By Sophie Austin • July 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!”
False
By Chris Nichols • July 15, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows Donald Trump embracing Jeffrey Epstein in the back of a limousine.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 8, 2020
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Viral image
stated on July 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Covid is never going away! This is the beach today in Raleigh, North Carolina.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 6, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 22, 2020 in a viral image:
Aunt Jemima was photographed chained to a table.
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says NASCAR announced that driver Bubba Wallace mistook a serpentine automotive belt for a noose in his garage stall.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • June 22, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show the inside of the BOK Center during Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 22, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 8, 2020 in post on Facebook:
“Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • June 16, 2020
Ryan Fournier
Ryan Fournier
stated on June 11, 2020 in a status:
“All money donated to Black Lives Matter goes directly to Act Blue, a Democrat Super PAC that then feeds the money to Democrat candidates.”
False
By Daniel Funke • June 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2020 in on social media:
Nancy Pelosi ordered a 220-seat Boeing 757 to fly to her home state, costing taxpayers nearly $5.8 million annually.
False
By Patrick Orsagos • June 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 in post on Facebook:
“The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them.
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 18, 2020
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on May 11, 2020 in a Team Trump Facebook Live:
“Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.”
Pants on Fire!
By Victoria Knight • May 14, 2020
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on May 8, 2020 in a video:
Says Joe Biden said voting by mail is a way to “fundamentally change this country,” contradicting past statements by Barack Obama and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2020
Liberty Counsel
Liberty Counsel
stated on May 1, 2020 in a blog post:
Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 7, 2020
Lincoln Project
Lincoln Project
stated on May 5, 2020 in an ad:
"Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2020
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