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Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Kertscher

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 5, 2020 an Instagram post
An election worker in Georgia threw away a ballot.
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 7, 2020
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on November 5, 2020 a TikTok video
Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2020 a Facebook post
“If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 3, 2020 a Facebook post
Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines.
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 2, 2020 a series of images and screenshots
“If Biden wins the election, there are people out there planning on mass murdering poc and lbgtq+ people. Please stay inside during the election and a few days after.”
False
By Daniel Funke, Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2020
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on October 28, 2020 an interview
When Sen. Kelly Loeffler heard about the COVID-19 risk, she “focused on her own portfolio” and "profited from the pandemic."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 31, 2020
stated on October 20, 2020 an ad
"Joe Biden says he supports sex changes for kids."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 27, 2020
Sri Preston Kulkarni
Sri Preston Kulkarni
stated on October 23, 2020 an ad
Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'"
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 27, 2020
Scott Perry
Scott Perry
stated on October 17, 2020 an interview
The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 26, 2020
Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
stated on September 28, 2020 an ad
Says Karen Handel "slashed the Centers for Disease Control's ability to fight diseases, cutting millions in research funding."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 23, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 21, 2020 an Instagram post
"California sends 440,000 ballots to ineligible voters."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 22, 2020
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
stated on October 16, 2020 a website post
"Nancy Mace denies climate change."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 19, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on October 7, 2020 an ad
Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 16, 2020
Tommy Tuberville
Tommy Tuberville
stated on October 8, 2020 an ad
Says Doug Jones "has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions" and "supports abortion up until birth."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2020
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace
stated on October 6, 2020 a debate
Says Joe Cunningham voted for $5 million in taxpayer funds to go into his and other politicians’ campaigns to pay for personal expenses and TV ads.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 6, 2020 an ad
When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris said there will be “a federal tax on your home for reparations.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2020
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on October 1, 2020 an ad
Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2020
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
stated on September 16, 2020 an ad
Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Amy Coney Barrett has said that a woman should not be able to own property, buy or sell without the permission of her husband or a male relative.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2020
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