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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 26, 2021 a proclamation
Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • September 7, 2021
Ralph Northam
Ralph Northam
stated on August 18, 2021 a speech.
The Virginia Employment Commission is sixth in the nation for getting benefits to eligible people quickly…”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • September 7, 2021
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 4, 2021 an interview
“In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country."
False
By Brandon Mulder • September 3, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on August 27, 2021 Twitter
End of eviction moratorium means “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic.
True
By D.L. Davis • September 3, 2021
Pramila Jayapal
Pramila Jayapal
stated on August 30, 2021 an Instagram post
“The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.”
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 2, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 31, 2021 a statement via Twitter
“If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 2, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2021 a Facebook post
Following Hurricane Ida, animals from Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey are “fleeing the premises.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • September 2, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on August 30, 2021 on social media
“Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • September 2, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on August 29, 2021 an Instagram post
“New Israeli study finds fully vaccinated people are at ‘greater risk of hospitalization’ and 13 times more likely to catch COVID-19 than those who have recovered and have natural immunity.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on August 27, 2021 a Facebook post
U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 29, 2021 a Facebook post
The U.S. left the Taliban an “arsenal” in Afghanistan, including 358,530 assault rifles and 22,174 Humvees.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2021
Sean Casten
Sean Casten
stated on August 23, 2021 remarks at a press conference
Says the 1995 Chicago heat wave was “the largest single-day, non-war fatality in the United States” prior to 9/11, and “we are now expecting temperatures that hot in Chicago every summer.”
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 1, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on August 23, 2021 a TV ad.
Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • September 1, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on August 30, 2021 tweets
A video shows the “Taliban hanging someone from a helicopter.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 31, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2021 a Facebook post
The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 31, 2021
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 29, 2021 a CNN interview
The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
True
By Miriam Valverde • August 31, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 27, 2021 a Facebook post
Photos show the U.S. service members killed in a 2021 suicide bombing in Kabul.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 31, 2021
Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan
stated on August 20, 2021 a podcast episode
The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are “really gene therapy.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 31, 2021
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on August 16, 2021 Twitter
In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”
True
By D.L. Davis • August 31, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 24, 2021 a Facebook post
“Friendly reminder: Cigarettes are FDA approved.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 30, 2021
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