Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Alex Mooney
Alex Mooney
stated on March 3, 2021 a news release
H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.”
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By Devyn Osborne, Raeanne Beckner • April 5, 2021
Shelley Grogan
Shelley Grogan
stated on March 29, 2021 a radio ad
Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."
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By Eric Litke • March 30, 2021
Doug LaMalfa
Doug LaMalfa
stated on March 2, 2021 a constituent email.
Voting-rights legislation proposed by Democrats in Congress called H.R. 1 “would force states to restore the voting rights of convicted felons—including violent felons convicted of murder or rape.”
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By Chris Nichols • March 4, 2021
Ronna McDaniel
Ronna McDaniel
stated on February 22, 2021 a tweet
Says the American Civil Liberties Union opposes H.R. 1 on grounds that “it threatens our freedom of speech.”
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By Amy Sherman • March 1, 2021
Iowa Republican Party
Iowa Republican Party
stated on November 27, 2020 a tweet
“Millions of Hubbell and Bloomberg dollars wasn’t enough to overcome the Iowa House Republican avalanche of success."
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December 17, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on November 8, 2020 a TV interview
The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts.
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By Eric Litke, Nusaiba Mizan • November 18, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on November 3, 2020 tweets
Poll watchers in Philadelphia prevented from entering polling places.
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By Miriam Valverde • November 3, 2020
Robyn Vining
Robyn Vining
stated on October 25, 2020 a TV interview
“People are less likely to just vote for party now. … They’re looking at the personalities.”
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By Eric Litke • November 2, 2020
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on October 27, 2020 a video on YouTube
A Detroit TV station aired the election results a week early.
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By Bill McCarthy • October 29, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 19, 2020 an Instagram post
“15 days left to vote BUT if you are voting by mail, you need to vote TODAY. USPS says it needs a 14 day roundtrip to be counted on election day.”
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By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 1, 2020 a post on Facebook
Image quotes Sen. Ted Cruz as saying, “In the last election, 54 million evangelical Christians stayed home. If Christians will simply show up and vote our values, we’ll turn this country around.”
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By Madison Czopek • October 12, 2020
Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment
Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment
stated on August 31, 2020 an ad
Approving the constitutional amendment on Illinois' November ballot “would let the politicians immediately implement their plan to increase taxes on small businesses, farmers and large employers.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 4, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 a campaign ad
The typical elementary school teacher pays $7,239 in federal income taxes, and firefighters pay $5,328, while Donald Trump paid $750.
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September 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 19, 2020 a Facebook post
“Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.”
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By Samantha Putterman • August 28, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 19, 2020 a Facebook post
“This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.”
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August 21, 2020
Eva Longoria Baston
Eva Longoria Baston
stated on August 17, 2020 the Democratic National Convention
"Social Security beneficiaries count on the post office to get their checks.”
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By Samantha Putterman • August 18, 2020
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on August 6, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Tommy Tuberville “is for privatizing Social Security and cutting Medicare.”
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By Jon Greenberg • August 13, 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.”
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By Chris Nichols • July 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2020 a Facebook post
“Two stamps needed for mail-in ballots.”
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July 23, 2020
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on May 16, 2020 a tweet
“80% of the people” want the option of vote by mail
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By Amy Sherman • May 21, 2020
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