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Infowars
Infowars
stated on September 13, 2021 an Instagram post
“Biden’s Treasury Department declares IRS will monitor” all accounts over $600.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 15, 2021
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stated on September 15, 2021 an Instagram post
Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 15, 2021
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 13, 2021 remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.
People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 15, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 4, 2021 a Facebook post
“Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.”
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 15, 2021
Empower Wisconsin
Empower Wisconsin
stated on August 17, 2021 TV ad
Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.”
False
By Vanessa Swales • September 15, 2021
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 29, 2021 a speech
“It is a result of the $300 per month that working parents are now receiving for their young children that we have reduced childhood poverty in the United States by 50%.”
Half-True
By Lauren White • September 15, 2021
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stated on September 13, 2021 a Facebook post
“Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 14, 2021
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stated on August 19, 2021 a Facebook post
Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 14, 2021
Election Integrity Project California
Election Integrity Project California
stated on June 22, 2021 a headline
"California Has 1.8M More Registered Voters Than It Should”
Pants on Fire!
By Isabella Fertel • September 14, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2021 a Facebook post
"The top 1% pays 90% of income taxes.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 4, 2021 a Facebook post
“Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 8, 2021 a Facebook post
“Farmers stand in silence at auction so a young man can buy back his family farmhouse.”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 14, 2021
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on September 13, 2021 an article
“Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 31, 2021 an Instagram post
"Japan says goodbye Moderna, hello ivermectin."
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • September 14, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 8, 2021 an Instagram post
Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 14, 2021
Jason Miyares
Jason Miyares
stated on September 2, 2021 a tweet
“The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.”
False
By Warren Fiske • September 14, 2021
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stated on September 8, 2021 a Facebook post
"Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850,” yet experts are saying “the last one was due to climate change."
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 13, 2021
Eric Toney
Eric Toney
stated on August 22, 2021 TV interview
"I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • September 13, 2021
Byron Brown
Byron Brown
stated on August 23, 2021 an interview
Before 2020, “crime had been falling, every year, year after year, in the city of Buffalo.”
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 11, 2021
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on August 9, 2021 a tweet
“California is moving folks out of encampments, into safe housing and getting them the mental health services they need.”
Half-True
By Sasha Hupka • September 11, 2021
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