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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 16, 2020 a Wall Street Journal op-ed:
“For the past three years, the state senator who represents Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco, has led a push to abolish single-family zoning in California.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • August 17, 2020
Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on August 1, 2020 a campaign ad:
Says Sara Gideon’s husband’s law firm “took up to $2 million” from the same federal program she “falsely” attacked Susan Collins over.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2020
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on August 6, 2020 a campaign ad:
Says Tommy Tuberville “is for privatizing Social Security and cutting Medicare.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 2020
Paul Sperry
Paul Sperry
stated on August 12, 2020 a tweet:
“DEVELOPING: Kamala’s sister takes hydroxychloroquine.”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 9, 2020 a post on Facebook:
Trump’s plan “would suspend the 7.65% your employer matches. See? You will NOT get that, nor will your wage or salary increase by 7.65%”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
“Let me splain how ‘no payroll taxes’ helps you, it doesn’t. It helps employers.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 10, 2020 a post on social media:
“Killing the payroll tax means killing Social Security.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2020
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on July 30, 2020 a tweet:
“3.8% of Wisconsin’s coronavirus funding has been spent.”
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • August 7, 2020
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos
stated on July 29, 2020 a congressional hearing:
“The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • August 6, 2020
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on July 23, 2020 an MSNBC interview:
“Right now, we are about 4% behind the (census) response rate where we were in 2010. But for Black and Latino and Native American communities, they’re behind by 10%.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 31, 2020
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on July 27, 2020 a press conference:
West Virginia is the state with the oldest population.
Half-True
By Patrick Orsagos • July 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 24, 2020 social media posts:
Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • July 28, 2020
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on July 10, 2020 a tweet:
“Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.”
Half-True
By Patrick Orsagos • July 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2020 a Facebook post:
“TEA is allowing online learning with attendance stipulations but will not fund school districts if they do not open their schools...If schools do not open and are not funded there will be no more teachers or school at all.”
Half-True
July 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Two stamps needed for mail-in ballots.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 15, 2020 a Facebook post:
Businesses that refuse any legal tender can be fined and sued.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • July 22, 2020
Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas
stated on July 11, 2020 a radio interview.:
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez votes with President Trump more than Abigail Spanberger does.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • July 21, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on July 7, 2020 a tweet:
“Cal Cunningham criticized (the Paycheck Protection Program) while his company benefitted.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • July 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 7, 2020 an image:
Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who “got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.”
Half-True
By Daniel Funke • July 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2020 a Facebook post:
Black Lives Matter demonstrators attack “elderly man wearing oxygen.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 7, 2020
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