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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 12, 2025 a post on X
“Republicans just unveiled their ‘big, beautiful bill,’ which will take Medicaid & health insurance away from 13.7 million Americans.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2025
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on April 6, 2025 an interview
“Less than half of Americans have $1,000 in savings.”
Mostly False
By Claire Cranford • April 16, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on April 7, 2025 posts on X
Says Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, said on April 7, “Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 8, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 4, 2025 a Facebook post
Video shows South African news outlet reporting Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “purchased a controlling stake” in a mine.
False
April 4, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on March 5, 2025 a TikTok post
If you update your iPhone to iOS 18.3, you are going to have Starlink automatically installed in your phone.
False
By Maria Briceño • March 31, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 25, 2025 a post
Girl Scout cookies are “toxic” because a study showed they contain glyphosate and heavy metals.
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • March 14, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2025 a Facebook post
Video shows “Stacey Abrams admits the $2 billion Joe Biden’s EPA gave her was used to buy votes of people in Georgia by purchasing them new appliances.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 14, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2025 an address to a joint session of Congress
The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.”
False
By Madison Czopek • March 5, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 22, 2025 Facebook posts
“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 24, 2025 in social media posts
Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.
False
February 26, 2025
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
stated on February 20, 2025 a Senate floor speech
“The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2025
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on February 20, 2025 an X post
“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”
False
By Grace Abels • February 21, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 14, 2025 social media posts
“DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.
False
February 18, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 29, 2025 a Senate confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”
Half-True
By Sara Swann • January 30, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 23, 2025 a Threads post
“The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the country, just released a statement rescinding their endorsement of President Trump.”
False
January 28, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 20, 2025 a post
President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order would affect former Vice President Kamala Harris’ citizenship status.
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • January 24, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 12, 2025 social media posts
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.
False
January 16, 2025
More Perfect Union
More Perfect Union
stated on January 8, 2025 an Instagram post
“One billionaire couple owns almost all the water in California."
False
By Caleb McCullough • January 14, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 9, 2024 in social media posts
Substack article shows manifesto of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in health care executive's killing.
False
December 10, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 4, 2024 an Instagram post
“Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • December 6, 2024
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