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stated on March 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says imposters in hazmat suits are going door to door in Stockton, Calif., saying they are checking residents for fever or COVID-19, but they “will enter your home and physically attempt robbery.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2020 a Facebook post:
"If you are in Las Vegas and you get a knock on your door from NV Power, 2020 Census or CVD-19 testers, do not open your door. They are robbing people at gunpoint."
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 25, 2020
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on February 19, 2020 news release:
“Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • March 12, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says of the Milwaukee mass shooter: "Supposedly he is black. A noose was hung on his locker and he addressed the issue and he was fired! So he returned the next work day and killed who he all thought were involved."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 5, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on November 22, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says white vans with external locks are “utilized for sex trafficking.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on January 15, 2020 a Facebook post:
Sex traffickers are using a zip-tie contraption on the door handles of vehicles “to trick females into looking down and digging for something in their purse to cut with ... Once they’re distracted, boom! They are quickly forced into another vehicle, never to be seen again by their people.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 25, 2020 a blog post:
“Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 25, 2020 a blog post:
Says a Michigan funeral home employee was “cremated by mistake while taking a nap.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 10, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Violent crime in South Bend doubled during Mayor Pete’s tenure.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 25, 2020
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 13, 2020 the GOP weekly radio address:
“Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 20, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 19, 2020 a Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas:
“When we discovered, I discovered, that we were doing many, many, too many stop and frisks, we cut 95% of it out.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 20, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi was arrested after ripping a copy of the State of the Union speech.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 19, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 14, 2020 a blog post:
Says Patrick Mahomes said, “I believe George Zimmerman is innocent.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 6, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on January 22, 2020 a Facebook post:
"Virginia Democrats Push Legislation to Make Criticism of Government Officials a Criminal Offense."  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 29, 2020
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stated on December 18, 2019 a Facebook post:
"Texas man admits kidnapping 79 people."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 28, 2020
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stated on January 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Kobe Bryant tweeted, "I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton."  
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 27, 2020
Paul Maner
Paul Maner
stated on January 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on December 12, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says J. David Cox, "the boss" of the jail guards "who were supposed to keep" suspected sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein alive, is also "friends with Bill and Hillary Clinton."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on January 7, 2020 a Facebook post:
"The Australia bushfires have nothing to do with climate change; it was arson."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 10, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on December 29, 2019 a Facebook post:
There have been 317 criminal indictments under three recent Republican presidents and only three indictments under three recent Democratic presidents.  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 9, 2020
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