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Latest Fact-Checks In Michigan

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Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin
stated on August 9, 2024 Meta ad
Mike Rogers “left Michigan to trade on his D.C. connections, helping Chinese tech companies get access to the U.S.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • August 23, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on August 14, 2024 a post
Photo from an Aug. 14 campaign event in Michigan shows “JD Vance couldn’t fill a small room.”
False
By Sara Swann • August 15, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 22, 2024 an Instagram post
There are nine states “where Biden’s name can’t be removed and no one can be added. That’s over 130 electoral votes in the toilet.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Ranjan Jindal • July 23, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 4, 2024 a post on Facebook
“Voter fraud investigations are being banned by Michigan lawmakers!”
False
By Madison Czopek • May 16, 2024
MAGA Inc
MAGA Inc
stated on April 25, 2024 an ad
President Joe Biden is paying rent for immigrants illegally in the country.
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 9, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 28, 2024 an Instagram post
Fifty percent of the votes to Joe Biden in Michigan’s presidential primary election were mail-in, unverified, no signature, no ID.
False
February 29, 2024
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on December 12, 2023 X, formerly Twitter
In the past year, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois passed "highly popular” policies such as paid family leave, one of several issues that have been stymied in Wisconsin by Republicans.
Half-True
By Sophia Voight • January 30, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2024 a Truth Social post
"In actuality, there is no evidence Joe Biden won” the 2020 election, citing a report’s allegations from five battleground states.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Sara Swann • January 5, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 27, 2023 a speech in Michigan
When I took office, “the auto industry was on its knees gasping its last breath.” Trump administration “tariffs and taxes saved the American auto industry from extinction."
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2023
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on August 8, 2023 an article
Police report shows “massive 2020 voter fraud uncovered in Michigan.”
False
By Sara Swann • August 14, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on June 3, 2023 a TikTok post
“Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.”
Pants on Fire!
June 9, 2023
Jared Moskowitz
Jared Moskowitz
stated on March 26, 2023 an interview on CNN
Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 13, 2023 social media posts
“Michigan State University suspect is 22-year-old ‘Raymone Jordan.’”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 15, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2023 a Facebook post
The Michigan State University shooter is a 21-year-old man named Lynn Dee Walker.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 9, 2022 an Instagram post
Photo shows “late-night operatives moving van-loads of suspicious ballots way after legal deadline in Detroit.”
False
November 10, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 9, 2022 an Instagram post
Graph shows Gretchen Whitmer stole the Michigan gubernatorial election.
Pants on Fire!
November 10, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 9, 2022 an Instagram post
The Michigan attorney general’s race was “stolen in the middle of the night from Matt DePerno.”
Pants on Fire!
November 10, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 8, 2022 a Truth Social post
In Detroit, “people are showing up to vote only to be told, ‘sorry, you have already voted.’”
False
November 9, 2022
Citizens to Support MI Women & Children
Citizens to Support MI Women & Children
stated on October 18, 2022 a tweet
If Proposal 3 passes, it would allow children to undergo "gender-change therapy without parental consent"
False
By Clara Hendrickson, Dave Boucher • November 2, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 29, 2022 an Instagram post
Hecklers chanted “f--- Joe Biden” during a Barack Obama speech.
False
October 31, 2022
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