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Instagram posts
stated on August 22, 2021 an Instagram post
“Pfizer CEO has not yet had vaccine.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 24, 2021
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Viral image
stated on August 22, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump said, “Do not be distracted by all this going on in Afghanistan. Always keep one eye on Washington D.C. A magician always distracts his audience.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 24, 2021
Warren Davidson
Warren Davidson
stated on August 17, 2021 an interview with Breitbart
Former President Donald Trump “was blocked from getting troops out of (Afghanistan) by Liz Cheney and others.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2021
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X posts
stated on August 19, 2021 in tweets
The bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 19 was a false flag.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • August 24, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 20, 2021 remarks
Al-Qaida is “gone” from Afghanistan.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 19, 2021 an Instagram post.
"Twitter has suspended the account of Afghanistan’s elected President… and have allowed the Taliban to keep their accounts."
Half-True
By Jason Asenso • August 23, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on August 10, 2015 a viral image
Says “31 U.S. troops” were “killed in Afghanistan yesterday.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 23, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2021 social media posts
The U.S. is “now importing 800,000 barrels of oil from Russia,” but that could have been prevented if the Keystone XL pipeline hadn’t been cancelled.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 12, 2021 Email statement
“A Milwaukee election employee even acknowledged dropping off just the margin of ballots needed for a Biden win at 3 a.m.”
Pants on Fire!
By Madeline Heim • August 23, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 13, 2021 an Instagram post
Says a report of unvaccinated Florida teachers dying from COVID-19 isn’t real.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • August 20, 2021
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 4, 2021 a press conference
“North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 20, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2021 a Facebook post
COVID-19 vaccinations are “a violation of the Nuremberg code."
False
By Miriam Valverde • August 20, 2021
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on August 9, 2021 in a Twitter post
“The CDC actually put together a document to discuss putting high risk people into camps to ‘shield’ low risk people from them.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • August 20, 2021
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Viral image
stated on August 18, 2021 in a photo in a reddit thread
A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida.
True
By Amy Sherman • August 20, 2021
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Instagram posts
stated on August 16, 2021 an Instagram post
“Joe Biden is on a two-week vacation. Kamala Harris has been nonexistent since Inauguration Day. Jen Psaki is taking a break from her duties as press secretary for one week.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 20, 2021
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Viral image
stated on August 17, 2021 a viral image
The Biden administration “gifted the Taliban with $80 billion-plus” in military-grade weapons but now “wants your 9mm pistols.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 20, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 15, 2021 an Instagram post
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “continuously questioned the vaccine during the campaign” but now “they support vaccine cards and forced vaccinations.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 20, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 18, 2021 an interview with ABC
On whether withdrawal from Afghanistan would be chaotic
Full Flop
By Amy Sherman • August 20, 2021
Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson
stated on July 5, 2021 TV interview
"We’ve got 115,000 miles of roads in this state and 90% is owned by the locals.”
True
By D.L. Davis • August 20, 2021
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Viral image
stated on August 18, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Al Jazeera tweeted, “#BreakingNews Taliban started abducting minor girls from their home. The parents who are refusing to give their daughters to Taliban are being killed by Taliban fighters.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2021
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