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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on 2020-08-31 Media briefing:
Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
False
By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-28 a Facebook post:
“Says authorities found 39 children in a double wide trailer in Georgia and it's not the biggest news story in America.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-28 Facebook post:
Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.
False
By Madeline Heim • August 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-20 a Facebook post:
“If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or not. That, my friends, is a serious concern for all of us.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 31, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on 2020-08-20 a speech:
“Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-27 a post on Facebook:
“At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”
False
By Daniel Funke • August 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-27 a Facebook post:
Says Melania Trump is the “first FLOTUS to visit troops in a combat zone since 1969.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 28, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on 2020-08-27 a speech at the RNC:
Says Joe Biden “is even talking about taking the wall down.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • August 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-18 a Facebook post:
“... in 2013 Obama determined Social Security would not send checks through the USPS, because it was not secure”
False
By Madison Czopek • August 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-23 a Facebook post:
“Trump denies fire assistance to California because they didn't vote for him, but helped Russia with their wildfires in Siberia.”
False
By Chris Nichols • August 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-26 a Facebook post:
Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife
False
By Eric Litke • August 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-25 a Facebook post:
“BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 27, 2020
Madison Cawthorn
Madison Cawthorn
stated on 2020-08-26 a speech at the RNC:
Says James Madison “signed the Declaration of Independence.”
False
By Paul Specht • August 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-24 a post:
“Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.”
False
By Daniel Funke • August 26, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on 2020-08-26 a Facebook post:
Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 26, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on 2020-08-25 a Facebook post:
These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-23 a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would raise the federal income tax rate for a person with a bi-weekly gross salary of $3,000 to 39.6%, costing “nearly half your paycheck.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-24 a Facebook post:
Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 26, 2020
Patricia McCloskey
Patricia McCloskey
stated on 2020-08-24 a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention:
Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-08-21 a Facebook post:
Says Michelle Obama said, “Vote Democrat or the riots and violence will continue.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 25, 2020
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