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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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