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stated on January 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“The Simpsons” predicted money missing from Bank of America customers’ accounts in January.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 13, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 12, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Harry could be exiled to Botswana after he was deported from the United States due to an expired visa.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 13, 2023
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 13, 2023 in a blog post:
“‘The View’ settles with the Rittenhouses for $22 million and a formal apology.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 13, 2023
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on March 3, 2023 in a speech at CPAC:
Democrats "want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 13, 2023
Scott Adams
Scott Adams
stated on March 8, 2023 in a tweet:
The 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “an American intel op against Trump.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • March 10, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook:
Video shows that certain drinks can “test positive” for COVID-19 when using at-home COVID-19 tests.
False
By Madison Czopek • March 10, 2023
Erin Paré
Erin Paré
stated on February 18, 2023 in a tweet:
Wake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • March 10, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on March 6, 2023 in a Facebook post:
The White House Visitor Center is displaying a photo of a fake President Joe Biden.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 8, 2023 in a Facebook post:
President Joe Biden is “in Gitmo.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023
Nicholas Langworthy
Nicholas Langworthy
stated on February 10, 2023 in a tweet:
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.
Mostly False
By Conor Amendola, Mary McNaughton • March 9, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2023 in a Truth Social post:
The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2023
Fentrice Driskell
Fentrice Driskell
stated on March 7, 2023 in a press conference:
"$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government."
True
By Yacob Reyes • March 9, 2023
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 22, 2023 in a blog post:
“Elon Musk to acquire Facebook soon.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 7, 2023 in a chain email:
Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • March 9, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on March 7, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“Ashli Babbitt is alive and well.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023
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stated on March 8, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Elon Musk endorsing “an anti-aging remedy.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 6, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk banned U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Twitter.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 4, 2023 in a blog post:
Vladimir Putin “orders destruction of all COVID-19 vaccines in Russia.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023
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stated on March 8, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Bill Gates claims to be a “valid representative of the pharmaceutical industry” because he “read a lot of books about that topic.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 9, 2023
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Facebook posts
stated on March 6, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Crowd erupts as Chip Roy grills Kamala Harris as she lies in Congress” in video.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 8, 2023
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