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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 4, 2021 TV interview
“We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.”
False
By Allison Garfield • October 5, 2021
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on July 28, 2021 an article in RealClearEnergy
“We became a net exporter of natural gas in 2017, and until recently, our exports have exceeded our imports.”
Half-True
By Ava Peroni, Elisa Contreras • October 5, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 4, 2021 an Instagram post
"New data shows that death is proportional to dose" for COVID-19.
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2021
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on August 12, 2021 an op-ed
“In West Virginia, a gallon of gas is nearly one dollar more than it was a year ago, and we’re paying about 30 cents more for a gallon of milk than we did at this time last year.”
Mostly True
By Maxwell Ionno, Olivia Murray • October 5, 2021
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 3, 2021 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 4, 2021 an Instagram post
“Sophia Stewart wrote books in the 70s that were stolen from her by Warner Bros. (Terminator 1-4 & The Matrix 1 & 2!) ... she won Hollywood's biggest lawsuit, $2.5 Billion.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 5, 2021
Kathryn Moffett Bradford
Kathryn Moffett Bradford
stated on September 1, 2021 comments at a WVU faculty meeting
“If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.”
True
By Abigail Mulhern, Emma Copley • October 5, 2021
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on August 10, 2021 a tweet
“Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.”
True
By Danny Kuhn, John Brumley • October 5, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 18, 2021 a TikTok video
Says 86% of COVID-19 cases in Israel in July were in fully vaccinated individuals.
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 22, 2021 Public statement
On tax cuts and repealing Wisconsin’s personal property tax on businesses.
Half Flip
By D.L. Davis • October 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 3, 2021 Facebook posts
“This ‘infrastructure bill’ on page 2,385 presents a federal property tax of 3 percent on all homes and land - both residential and commercial.”
Pants on Fire!
By Noah Y. Kim • October 4, 2021
Cori Bush
Cori Bush
stated on September 23, 2021 a tweet
“Approximately 60,000 Canadians currently live undocumented in the USA.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2021
Terri Bryant
Terri Bryant
stated on September 21, 2021 a radio interview
“75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois.
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 3, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 26, 2021 a website
"Millions have died from COVID injections."
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • October 1, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 20, 2021 an Instagram post
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contains an “undisclosed ingredient. … How is informed consent possible?”
False
By Andy Nguyen • October 1, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on September 29, 2021 an Instagram post
“The vaccination campaign” increased COVID-19 deaths by 175% in one year.
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 1, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 27, 2021 in Instagram posts
“Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 1, 2021 a Facebook post
“There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.”
Mostly False
By Isabella Fertel • October 1, 2021
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on September 29, 2021 an exchange between CNN hosts
Says Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema “are Republicans … Just look at the way they vote.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 27, 2021 Articles
Norway decided “that (the coronavirus) should be treated like other respiratory diseases, such as the flu or cold, because… it is no more dangerous than those mentioned.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 30, 2021
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