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stated on April 4, 2022 a tweet
Says Tucker Carlson said, “What if these bodies of tortured, dead civilians were staged? What if they’re fake? What if the Ukrainian military killed them & then blamed Russia? I’m not saying any of this is true, I’m just asking the questions. Why can’t we ask these questions?”
False
April 7, 2022
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on April 5, 2022 a Facebook post
Josh Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but "forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier."
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 7, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 3, 2022 an article
"Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall."
False
By Monique Curet • April 7, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 3, 2022 a post
Sudden death in adults and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are caused by vaccines.
False
By Monique Curet • April 6, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 3, 2022 a photo
A photo shows a helicopter rescue mission in Afghanistan where wounded men were loaded onboard.
False
By Monique Curet • April 6, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on April 4, 2022 a tweet
Says Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney “are pro-pedophile.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2022
Rob Astorino
Rob Astorino
stated on January 20, 2022 a tweet
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “record” includes “firing” 34,000 health care workers.
Half-True
By Tom Gaughan, Caroline Paterno • April 6, 2022
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
stated on March 23, 2022 a Senate hearing
In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2022
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on April 4, 2022 a Facebook video
The FBI lost Hunter Biden’s laptop.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 6, 2022
Penn Progress
Penn Progress
stated on April 5, 2022 an ad
"John Fetterman's a self-described democratic socialist."
False
April 6, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2022 a Facebook post
“California introduces new bill that would allow mothers to kill their babies up to 7 days after birth.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 6, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on March 29, 2022 an ad
“Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare."
Mostly False
April 6, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on April 4, 2022 a tweet
“The Russian army captured the U.S Major General Roger L. Cloutier Jr. … in the besieged Ukrainian Azov camp in Mariupol.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 5, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on April 2, 2022 a tweet
Pfizer paid “$2.8 million bribe payment” to the FDA for COVID-19 vaccine approval.
False
April 5, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2022 a Facebook post
Says Barack Obama tweeted, “Has anyone checked to make sure Donald Trump doesn’t have a Russian birth certificate?”
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 5, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 4, 2022 an Instagram post
Says New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her country doesn’t have to deal with the “rage of older white men” because “we’ve never allowed Rupert Murdoch to set up a media outlet here.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 5, 2022
Russian Ministry of Defense
Russian Ministry of Defense
stated on April 3, 2022 a Telegram post
A video taken from a car driving through Bucha, Ukraine, shows a corpse “moving his arm,” and then “in the rear view mirror the ‘corpse’ sits down.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 4, 2022
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 3, 2022 a press conference
"As compared to last year, Texas has about 15% more power generation capacity."
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • April 4, 2022
Ron Klain
Ron Klain
stated on April 3, 2022 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2022
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
stated on March 28, 2022 a Republican debate
According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2022
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