Latest Fact-Checks In Government Regulation

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Colion Noir
Colion Noir
stated on March 12, 2021 a Facebook post
"90% of Americans do not support universal background checks."
False
March 15, 2021
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stated on March 7, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden executive orders caused price increases of 50 cents in gas and 10% in food.
False
March 10, 2021
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stated on February 25, 2021 a Facebook post
Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend.
False
March 1, 2021
James Gallagher
James Gallagher
stated on December 3, 2020 a tweet
“Government imposed lockdowns do NOT reduce [COVID-19] cases or stop spikes.”
False
By Chris Nichols • December 16, 2020
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on October 18, 2020 a tweet
Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.”
False
By Brandon Mulder • October 23, 2020
Tommy Tuberville
Tommy Tuberville
stated on August 17, 2020 an interview
Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.”
False
August 19, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi “made millions in coronavirus insider trading.”
False
June 30, 2020
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stated on June 23, 2020 a viral image
If you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, wearing a face covering for coronavirus "removes your conceal carry ability."
False
June 29, 2020
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
stated on June 15, 2020 an Instagram post
While in prison, boxer Jack Johnson invented and patented the first wrench, and white people insulted him by calling it a “monkey wrench.”
False
June 18, 2020
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stated on May 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Michigan governor reopened Traverse City “so she could have her daughter's open house.”
False
May 29, 2020
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stated on May 12, 2020 a Facebook post
$100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”
False
May 15, 2020
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stated on April 12, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit.
False
April 15, 2020
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on October 16, 2019 an interview
"To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns."
False
October 21, 2019
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stated on June 4, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying that "a government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have."
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 6, 2019
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Viral image
stated on April 27, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bill de Blasio is "banning hot dog sales to stop climate change."
False
May 7, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 9, 2019 a tweet
California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."
False
By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2019
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 30, 2018 Laura Ingraham's radio show
Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 6, 2018
Kevin Cramer
Kevin Cramer
stated on May 30, 2018 radio interview
Says Heidi Heitkamp has "never been interested in" regulatory relief "until all of a sudden I become a candidate for the Senate and put pressure on."
False
By Manuela Tobias • June 4, 2018
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 20, 2017 an interview
The GOP’s health bill will protect people with pre-existing conditions "every bit as well as Obamacare did."  
False
September 22, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on September 14, 2017 a Facebook Live town hall
Vermont had to "scrap" its single-payer health insurance program because it was "going bankrupt."  
False
September 20, 2017
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