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Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 4, 2023 remarks at Mar-a-Lago
Regarding Trump’s January 2021 telephone call with Georgia election officials, “nobody found anything wrong with that perfect call until a book promotion tour many months later.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2023
American Principles Project
American Principles Project
stated on March 8, 2023 Campaign ad
At a Wisconsin school, a 12-year-old girl "was transitioned into a boy by school officials without parental consent," and Protasiewicz supports it.
Pants on Fire!
By Madeline Heim • March 29, 2023
Janet Protasiewicz
Janet Protasiewicz
stated on March 9, 2023 TV ad
As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • March 24, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 21, 2023 a Facebook post
A $2 million grant for Georgia’s DeKalb County amounts to a “private takeover of election offices.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2023
Erin Paré
Erin Paré
stated on February 18, 2023 a tweet
Wake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • March 10, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2023 a Truth Social post
The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 25, 2023 a tweet
Says Elizabeth Warren said, “Allowing Republicans to vote could threaten the integrity of an election.”
False
February 27, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 22, 2023 an Instagram post
“President Joe Biden admits to faking the election.”
False
February 23, 2023
Tina Lambert
Tina Lambert
stated on February 20, 2023 a statement of purpose about a bill
Student ID cards are a “source of fraud” at the polls.
False
By Amy Sherman • February 23, 2023
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 26, 2023 a page about elections in his Rescue America plan
Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2023
Louise Lucas
Louise Lucas
stated on January 18, 2023 a tweet.
Glenn Youngkin is “the first sitting Governor in the modern era to have their party have less legislative seats than when they were elected.”
False
By Warren Fiske • January 31, 2023
Public Interest Legal Foundation
Public Interest Legal Foundation
stated on January 18, 2023 a report
In California, there were “10 million mail ballots unaccounted for” in the November midterm election.
False
January 26, 2023
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 1, 2023 Twitter
“Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • January 13, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 8, 2023 a post
“Lula's staff infiltrated and caused damage while the Brazilian Patriots cleaned up.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • January 12, 2023
John Rich
John Rich
stated on January 5, 2023 a Facebook post
Cellphone data used to arrest the Idaho quadruple-murder suspect proves that criticism of the “2000 Mules” movie’s use of cell data is unfounded.
False
January 12, 2023
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on January 9, 2023 in a broadcast
The election in Brazil “was very clearly a rigged election.”
False
By Amy Sherman • January 12, 2023
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on January 3, 2023 TV interview
"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."
True
By D.L. Davis • January 10, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on January 8, 2023 a tweet
Photo shows a copycat ‘QAnon shaman’ at attack on Brazil’s capital.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 9, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 18, 2022 a Facebook post
A video shows Jim Jordan saying the 2020 “election was stolen.”
False
December 20, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 11, 2022 a Facebook post
Kari Lake’s lawsuit “exposes Arizona used no signature verification.”
False
By Amy Sherman • December 15, 2022
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