Fact Check Posts – Page 14

Committee to Defend the President
stated on February 25, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden:

Says Obama said black people have the "worst jobs, the worst housing" and face rampant police brutality, "but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey."

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • February 27, 2020

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stated on February 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Donald Trump tweeted, “I have it on good authority that the real reason for the delayed results from the #IowaCaucus is they are trying to hide the fact that the winner was @VerminSupreme. This is one time I hope the DNC is actually successful, as Vermin is the only candidate that is smart (and crazy) enough to possibly beat me!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 5, 2020

Viral image
stated on December 12, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows "a Trump rally in downtown Philly yesterday."

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 6, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on December 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:

An email from Hillary Clinton to Donna Brazile Oct.17th, 2016 stated: "If that f-----’ bastard wins, we’re all going to hang from nooses! You better fix this s---!"

By Amy Sherman • January 2, 2020

Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet:

Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."

By Eric Litke • December 18, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on October 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Sen. Kamala Harris said Democrats are "coming for" Trump supporters if they win the White House in 2020.

By Daniel Funke • November 4, 2019

Bloggers
stated on October 25, 2019 in an ad on Facebook:

Say Sen. Lindsey Graham supports the Green New Deal.

By Jon Greenberg • October 28, 2019

Kaya Jones
stated on October 1, 2019 in a tweet:

"If the impeachment reaches the house and passes to the senate and isn’t passed the first term is nullified and Trump can run two more terms."

By Bill McCarthy • October 2, 2019

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University:

Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification.

By Eric Litke • September 19, 2019

California Republican Party
stated on August 6, 2019 in a fundraising pitch:

President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot

By Chris Nichols • August 8, 2019

Viral image
stated on June 19, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows thousands of Donald Trump supporters outside his Orlando rally.

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 28, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

California "admitted" there were "a million" illegal votes in the 2016 presidential election.

By Chris Nichols • June 24, 2019

Jared Kushner
stated on April 23, 2019 in an interview:

Russia’s interference in the 2016 election amounted to "a couple of Facebook ads."

By John Kruzel • April 24, 2019

Hillary Clinton
stated on March 3, 2019 in a speech:

In Wisconsin, because a key provision of the Voting Rights Act was not in effect, "somewhere between 40,000 and 80,000 people were turned away from the polls (in 2016) because of the color of their skin" and other factors.

By D.L. Davis • March 6, 2019

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stated on February 28, 2019 in a post on the Internet:

"Obama settled 43,000 Somalian refugees in Minnesota. As of 2016, there were around 80,000. No wonder Ilhan Omar was elected. It was planned."

By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2019

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stated on February 13, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Eric Trump said, "The president should be able to choose governors, senators, and congressmen, just like our founders meant it to be. The only election should be for president."

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 14, 2019

Roger Roth
stated on December 16, 2018 in an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV:

In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general."

By Eric Litke • January 11, 2019

Lou Dobbs
stated on November 15, 2018 in on Fox Business Network:

"We are watching, you know, millions of illegal immigrants cross our borders, and many of them voting in the past election that's what, just a couple weeks ago."

By John Kruzel • November 16, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on November 14, 2018 in an interview with the Daily Caller:

"If you buy, you know, a box of cereal, if you do anything, you have a voter ID. … The only thing you don’t is if you’re a voter of the United States."

By Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2018

Ken Blackwell
stated on November 9, 2018 in in an interview:

"Democrats and their allies (...) are manufacturing voters."

By John Kruzel • November 13, 2018

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