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TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 18, 2024 in a TikTok video:
“Attorney General Merrick Garland just vetoed charging Ryan Routh with attempted assassination” of Donald Trump.
False
By Jeff Cercone • September 20, 2024
Jesse James
Jesse James
stated on May 13, 2024 in News conference:
In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • August 27, 2024
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
stated on August 7, 2024 in an ad:
Sen. Rick Scott does not support abortion exceptions.
False
By Samantha Putterman, Marta Campabadal Graus • August 14, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 17, 2024 in a campaign video:
"Unlike Mike Pence, (JD) Vance said he would have carried out Trump's plan to overturn the 2020 election."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 18, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on July 8, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:
“Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot.
False
By Hope Karnopp • July 11, 2024
Juneau County Wisconsin Republicans .
Juneau County Wisconsin Republicans .
stated on June 25, 2024 in Facebook post:
“Planes full of unvetted ‘refugees’ are being accepted at the Milw. & Madison airports!”
Pants on Fire!
By Sophie Carson • July 3, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2024 in Public appearance:
Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard.
Pants on Fire!
By Hope Karnopp • June 21, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on June 12, 2024 in a post on Facebook:
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.”
False
By Madison Czopek • June 18, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on June 8, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Trump can’t be on the Texas ballot because of our state constitution.”
False
By Amy Sherman • June 14, 2024
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on April 15, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:
Says Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money."
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • June 14, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on June 11, 2024 in in X posts:
Hunter Biden’s trial and conviction were contrived to divert attention from Biden family crimes.
Pants on Fire!
By Jeff Cercone • June 14, 2024
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
stated on June 5, 2024 in News release:
Republican legislatures “have targeted birth control” and in Wisconsin “refused to schedule a vote on a bill that would have codified a right to birth control.”
Half-True
By Hope Karnopp • June 14, 2024
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on June 5, 2024 in a TikTok video:
Audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur leaked.
False
By Jeff Cercone • June 7, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X:
Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.
False
By Madison Czopek • May 31, 2024
Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News:
Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.
False
By Madison Czopek • May 31, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on May 30, 2024 in an X post:
“Trump is no longer eligible to run for president and must drop out of the race immediately.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • May 30, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 29, 2024 in 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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 21, 2024 in a campaign email:
“Biden’s DOJ was authorized to use DEADLY FORCE” in Mar-a-Lago raid. Biden was “locked and loaded” and “ready to take me out.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jeff Cercone • May 23, 2024
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on April 15, 2024 in Podcast:
"Every Senate Democrat has voted to support unlimited abortions up to the moment of birth.”
False
By D.L. Davis • May 17, 2024
Lila Rose
Lila Rose
stated on May 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Anti-abortion activist sentenced to 57 months in prison for “handing roses and resources to women at an abortion facility.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • May 17, 2024
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