Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Janet Protasiewicz
Janet Protasiewicz
stated on March 9, 2023 TV ad
As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”
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By Laura Schulte • March 24, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2022 a screenshot shared on Instagram
Pennsylvania drop boxes were “pre-loaded” with ballots.
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By Madison Czopek • October 28, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2022 a post
A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early.
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October 28, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on October 13, 2022 a tweet
Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.”
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 26, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 26, 2022 TV ad
Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.”
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By Laura Schulte • October 6, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on September 21, 2022 a news conference.
“In 2016, Democrats suggested that the election was stolen.”
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By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2022
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2022 a tweet.
“I had zero emails that were classified.”
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By Jon Greenberg, Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 13, 2022
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on July 7, 2022 an ad
"Karrin Taylor Robson gave illegals tuition discounts and made us pay for it."
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 1, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on May 27, 2022 News conference
The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.”
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By Vanessa Swales • July 8, 2022
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on May 27, 2022 News release
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby.
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By Laura Schulte • June 28, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 10, 2020 a Facebook post
“Indiana woman charged for mail in voter fraud, delivered 400 ballots with Democrat box pre-checked.”
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May 20, 2022
Gary Chambers Jr.
Gary Chambers Jr.
stated on February 9, 2022 a campaign video
"One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote."
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By Amy Sherman • February 15, 2022
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on January 31, 2022 an interview on CNN
“In Texas, because of the laws they passed, a 95-year-old World War II veteran is being denied the right to vote by mail because he can't produce a registration number he got back in the 1950s.”
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By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2022 a post
“India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.”
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By Monique Curet • January 19, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 11, 2022 a speech on voting rights in Georgia
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
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By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 31, 2021 a Facebook post
"Atheists are prohibited from holding office in 8 states.”
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November 8, 2021
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on September 13, 2021 an article
“Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election.
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September 14, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 4, 2021 a viral image
"I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?"
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August 9, 2021
Jocelyn Benson
Jocelyn Benson
stated on May 20, 2021 a campaign fundraising email
A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.”
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By Clara Hendrickson • May 26, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2021 a Facebook post
Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.”
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April 7, 2021
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