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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 26, 2020 his speech at the Republican National Convention
“President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg, Victoria Knight • August 27, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 20, 2020 comments in Scranton, Pa.
“So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 11, 2020 an Instagram post
Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 12, 2020
Social Security Works
Social Security Works
stated on August 11, 2020 a Facebook post
"Donald Trump says he will ‘terminate’ Social Security if re-elected."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 12, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 6, 2020 an interview with journalism associations
“If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • August 11, 2020
Casey Askar
Casey Askar
stated on July 21, 2020 in an ad
“When Byron Donalds wanted a state job, he lied, claiming he wasn’t a felon despite convictions for drugs and felony theft.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 6, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2020 a Fox and Friends interview
Children are “almost immune from this disease.”
False
By Amy Sherman • August 6, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 30, 2020 a press conference
Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud.
False
By Amy Sherman, Chris Nichols, Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 26, 2020 a press conference
"I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.''
False
By Amy Sherman • July 3, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 28, 2020 an interview
Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2020
Dane Eagle
Dane Eagle
stated on June 22, 2020 a social media ad
Antifa “are killing our police. Looting our businesses. Assaulting the elderly and burning our churches.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Daniel Funke • June 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 11, 2020 a Facebook post
A white armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to two years in jail while a black armed-robbery suspect was sentenced to 26 years in prison by the same Florida judge.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 9, 2020 Facebook videos
Videos show President Donald Trump saying “I can’t breathe.”
False
By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2020
J. Christian Adams
J. Christian Adams
stated on June 3, 2020 a House judiciary hearing
In voting by mail, “hundreds of thousands of ballots have been rejected for defects and millions more end up missing or in landfills.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 27, 2020 a Facebook post
“According to the CDC, so far this year, Florida has had 1,762 deaths from COVID-19 and 5,185 from pneumonia. Average pneumonia deaths in Florida from 2013-2018 for the same time period are 918.”
False
By Amy Sherman • June 3, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 22, 2020 an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show
“The NAACP has endorsed me every time I've run.”
False
By Amy Sherman • June 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 18, 2020 a Facebook post
Texas and Florida have a “balanced budget” while California is “in debt $54 billion and New York is “in debt $6.1 billion.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Emily Venezky • May 26, 2020
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on May 16, 2020 a tweet
“80% of the people” want the option of vote by mail
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2020 a tweet
“Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2020
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