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stated on August 17, 2021 a Facebook post
“The yearly cost of religious tax exemptions: $71 billion. If the church paid taxes, everyone would only have to pay 3% taxes.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 28, 2021
Madison Cawthorn
Madison Cawthorn
stated on September 14, 2021 a speech to the Johnston County school board
Children and teen suicide attempts “skyrocketed 250% in 2020” according to “one study done by a hospital.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • September 28, 2021
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stated on September 18, 2021 a Facebook post
“The NAACP wants” the Confederate Memorial Carving “sandblasted off Stone Mountain.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 27, 2021
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TikTok posts
stated on August 26, 2021 a TikTok video
"Verizon promotes defunding the police and (the) idea that America is fundamentally racist."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 27, 2021
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TikTok posts
stated on August 28, 2021 a TikTok video
Says doctors received a letter stating that if they “say anything bad about the vaccine,” they are “at risk of losing their medical license. How messed up is that s---?”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 27, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2021 Facebook posts
“The Arizona forensic audit found over 17,000 duplicates of votes.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 27, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 23, 2021 an op-ed
“Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 27, 2021
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Instagram posts
stated on September 20, 2021 an Instagram post
The FDA advisory board said unvaccinated people are more educated than most people who have gotten the COVID-19 vaccines.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 24, 2021
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on September 10, 2021 Twitter
The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers.
True
By D.L. Davis • September 24, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on September 19, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie faked their COVID-19 vaccinations on live television.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • September 24, 2021
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Instagram posts
stated on September 23, 2021 an Instagram post
Says Joe Biden said: “If Haiti just quietly sunk into the Caribbean, or rose up 300 feet, it wouldn’t matter a whole lot in terms of our interests.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 24, 2021
India Walton
India Walton
stated on September 9, 2021 a debate
Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.”
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 24, 2021
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on August 25, 2021 Twitter
“Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • September 24, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on September 15, 2021 a Facebook post
A "Liability Warning Acknowledgement Form" allows a worker to sue their company if they get injured from the COVID-19 vaccine.
False
By Andy Nguyen • September 23, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2021 a Facebook post
Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 23, 2021
Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer
stated on September 13, 2021 remarks during a House hearing
“As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 17, 2021 a tweet.
“Time and again Glenn Youngkin has made it clear: He would ban abortion as governor.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • September 23, 2021
Steve Kirsch
Steve Kirsch
stated on September 14, 2021 a tweet
"Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • September 22, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on September 19, 2021 a Facebook post
Says the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t “prevent catching or spreading” the virus “and only lasts months.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2021
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 8, 2021 an interview on CNN
“West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.”
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • September 21, 2021
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