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Viral image
stated on August 6, 2022 a Facebook post
Photo shows a “massive” crowd at a Trump rally in Wisconsin on Aug. 5, 2022.
False
By Sara Swann • August 8, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre
stated on August 3, 2022 a White House briefing
Overturning Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action by” the Supreme Court.
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 27, 2022 a video
There is documentation of bull sharks in the Great Lakes.
False
By Monique Curet • August 6, 2022
American Prosperity Alliance
American Prosperity Alliance
stated on August 4, 2022 an ad
The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2022
Tomi Lahren
Tomi Lahren
stated on July 25, 2022 a tweet
“Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 5, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 27, 2022 a Facebook reel
Consuming “rice and beans, milk, cheese, butter and eggs” causes disease by age 30.
Pants on Fire!
By Grace Abels • August 5, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 1, 2022 an image
Suggests root canals are linked to breast cancer.
False
By Monique Curet • August 5, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 3, 2022 a Facebook post
"Congratulations to the IRS on winning the $846.3 million Mega Millions Jackpot.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • August 5, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 6, 2022 TV ad
“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • August 5, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 3, 2022 an image on Facebook
The CDC has classified monkeypox as an airborne form of herpes that can lead to paralysis.
False
By Madison Czopek • August 5, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 2, 2022 an Instagram post
"AirPods are essentially microwaving your brain.”
False
August 4, 2022
Kat Cammack
Kat Cammack
stated on July 21, 2022 a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives
“In no way, shape, or form is access to contraception limited or at risk of being limited.”
False
By Julie Rovner • August 4, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 29, 2022 una publicación en Facebook
Una ballena se traga a dos mujeres en California.
False
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • August 3, 2022
Adam Laxalt
Adam Laxalt
stated on July 30, 2022 a tweet
A Democratic bill negotiated between Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would "increase taxes on millions of Americans across every income bracket."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 28, 2022 an Instagram post
Nancy Pelosi and Democrats "want to turn 150 million Americans into felons overnight" with HR 1808.
False
By Andy Nguyen • August 3, 2022
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
stated on July 28, 2022 an ad
John Fetterman wants to “eliminate life sentences for murderers."
Mostly False
August 3, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 29, 2022 a Facebook post
"The Sun is out of place, the Moon is out of place and the stars are out of place. The compasses are off" because of a shift in the Earth’s poles.
Pants on Fire!
By Grace Abels • August 3, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 28, 2022 a Facebook post
Synthetic cyanide-based B12 is a "toxic ingredient in your kids vitamins."
False
By Gabrielle Settles • August 2, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 31, 2022 a post
“China threatens to shoot Nancy Pelosi’s plane down if she visits Taiwan.”
False
By Monique Curet • August 2, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 24, 2022 Twitter
"There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • August 2, 2022
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