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Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 31, 2020 a Facebook post
“At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.”
False
August 5, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 20, 2020 Campaign ad
Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.”
False
By Laura Schulte • August 5, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 30, 2020 a press conference
Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud.
False
By Amy Sherman, Chris Nichols, Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 21, 2020 in a post
Quotes Joe Biden as saying “We need to teach our children the ISLAMIC FAITH in our schools!”
False
By Emily Venezky • July 23, 2020
Mike Kelly
Mike Kelly
stated on July 14, 2020 a campaign call
Says Joe Biden proposed “killing over 600,000 jobs supported by fracking.”
False
By Jessica Calefati • July 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!”
False
By Chris Nichols • July 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 9, 2020 a post on Facebook
“No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.”
False
July 14, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 13, 2020 a video on Facebook
“Registered Republican not allowed to vote.”
False
July 14, 2020
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on July 7, 2020 a tweet
Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.”
False
By Haley BeMiller • July 14, 2020
Jim Bognet
Jim Bognet
stated on June 12, 2020 a press release
U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.”
False
By Jessica Calefati • July 9, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 21, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows the BOK Center full with people during Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally.
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 23, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on June 17, 2020 an ad
“As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 20, 2020
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on June 18, 2020 an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump
Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 6, 2020 a social media post
California’s registered independent voters “will not be able to vote republican come 2020.”
False
By Chris Nichols • June 18, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 25, 2020 a headline
"Joe Biden tells voters he's 'going to beat Joe Biden.'"
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 26, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 3, 2020 a Fox News virtual town hall
Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 4, 2020
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on April 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election.
False
By Eric Litke • April 24, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2020 a press briefing
With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2020
Ben Wikler
Ben Wikler
stated on April 6, 2020 a tweet
Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election.
False
By Eric Litke • April 7, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 15, 2020 a debate
Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 18, 2020
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