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stated on 2020-07-13 a video on Facebook:
“Registered Republican not allowed to vote.”
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By Tom Kertscher • July 14, 2020
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on 2020-07-07 a tweet:
Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.”
False
By Haley BeMiller • July 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-07-04 a Facebook post:
Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers.
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 13, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on 2020-07-06 a Facebook post:
Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee."
False
By Eric Litke • July 13, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on 2020-07-09 a Facebook post:
“The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2020
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on 2020-07-09 an interview:
Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.”
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • July 10, 2020
Melissa Melendez
Melissa Melendez
stated on 2020-07-09 a tweet:
“There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.”
False
By Chris Nichols • July 10, 2020
Ken Zarifis
Ken Zarifis
stated on 2020-07-08 a press conference:
Says Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath is requiring teachers to return to classrooms while “he has closed his offices at TEA through January.”
False
By Lara Korte • July 10, 2020
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on 2020-07-04 an interview:
Multiple studies “all said for decades, masks do not work with viruses.”
False
By Paul Specht • July 9, 2020
Jim Bognet
Jim Bognet
stated on 2020-06-12 a press release:
U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.”
False
By Jessica Calefati • July 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-07-06 a Facebook post:
Federal officials confirmed that the CDC “sent states tainted lab test kits in early February that were themselves seeded with the virus.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 8, 2020
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stated on 2017-09-03 a Facebook post:
Says Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt said, “You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our country’s national anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Kansas City Chief.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-06-24 a Facebook post:
“For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-07-02 a meme:
People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.”
False
By Daniel Funke • July 8, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on 2020-07-06 website profiteeringpeters.com:
Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • July 8, 2020
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
stated on 2020-07-02 an episode of "Fox & Friends":
The President’s Daily Brief “is like a mini novel.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-06-30 a Facebook post:
New York state “hospitals reporting thousands of fungus lung infections due to wearing a mask!!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 7, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on 2020-07-04 a Fourth of July speech:
Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 6, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on 2020-07-02 a Facebook post:
“People are starting to enter ERs with fungal lung infections from wearing masks!!"
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By Chris Nichols • July 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on 2020-07-05 a Facebook post:
Says Melania Trump’s dress at Mount Rushmore speech was designed from “drawings of several young victims of sex trafficking.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 6, 2020
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