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Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on July 14, 2024 a post on Threads
Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”
False
By Ranjan Jindal • July 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 13, 2024 a statement to the media
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 30, 2024 an Instagram post
The city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.”
False
July 2, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 18, 2024 a Facebook post
“Justin Timberlake allegedly had traces of molly, poppers, Truvada, and coke in his bloodstream following his DWI arrest in New York.”
False
June 21, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 15, 2024 remarks in Detroit
Crime statistics “no longer include data from 30% of the country including the biggest and most violent cities.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 29, 2024 social media posts
Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
“Lo vuelve hacer… se escapa” Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera “El Chapo”.
False
By Maria Briceño • May 16, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 30, 2024 a Facebook post
Hacker Hamza Bendelladj was executed.
False
May 3, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 29, 2024 a Facebook post
Photos show the scene of an accident that left an unidentified woman in a coma after a “hit and run incident.”
False
April 30, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on April 11, 2024 a post on X
An X post that said, “I did it” was “the last thing O.J. Simpson tweeted before he passed.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 12, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2024 a speech
"Crime is down in Venezuela by 67% because they're taking their gangs and their criminals and depositing them very nicely into the United States.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 10, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 29, 2024 an Instagram post
The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.
False
April 4, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 4, 2024 an Instagram post
“Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 1, 2024
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on January 8, 2024 a press release
Police made ‘no arrests’ of protesters who blocked Durham Freeway
False
By Paul Specht • January 19, 2024
Clay Higgins
Clay Higgins
stated on November 15, 2023 a congressional hearing
A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Madison Czopek • November 21, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 9, 2023 a Facebook post
“There is a serial killer in Cincinnati.” Seven bodies were found “chopped up.”
False
November 10, 2023
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on October 3, 2023 a video
An ABC News headline said, “Journalist covering the Hunter Biden case dies after being shot 7 times.”
False
By Grace Abels • October 6, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 5, 2023 an Instagram post
“California Democrats have proposed Bill 553, which makes it ILLEGAL to confront or fight back against looters, burglars and shoplifters.”
False
By Sara Swann • September 19, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2023 una publicación en Facebook
La Proposición 47 en California dice "cualquier persona que trate de robar artículos con un valor menos de $950 no serán llevados a la cárcel, ni serán penados por ningún tipo de ley".
False
By Maria Briceño • August 30, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 27, 2023 an Instagram post
Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California.
False
August 29, 2023
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