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stated on June 10, 2021 a Facebook post
Coca-Cola made cans that say “Try to be less white.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 10, 2021
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stated on June 6, 2021 a Facebook post
“Jamaica becomes the first country to make K-pop illegal.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 10, 2021
Paul Newton
Paul Newton
stated on May 25, 2021 a press conference
Says North Carolina moved “from among the worst business rankings in the country, to the top 10.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • June 10, 2021
Sherri Tenpenny
Sherri Tenpenny
stated on June 8, 2021 an Ohio House hearing
The COVID-19 vaccines make people "magnetized. They can put a key on their forehead, it sticks. They can put spoons and forks all over them, and they can stick."
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 9, 2021
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on June 7, 2021 an op-ed
The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 4, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “People are dying who have never died before.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 9, 2021
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on March 9, 2021 Twitter
“Right to Work states have: faster private sector employment growth”
Half-True
By Nusaiba Mizan • June 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 2, 2021 Facebook post
Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system engaged in military combat.
False
By Michael Majchrowicz • June 9, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 5, 2021 a speech to the North Carolina Republican Convention
“Republican state senators” who started an audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County are “exposing this fraud.”
False
By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 7, 2021 a blog post
Video shows man trying to “fill entire pickup bed with fuel amidst last month’s fuel shortage.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 9, 2021
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stated on June 7, 2021 an Instagram post
Says Anthony Bourdain tweeted, “This might be the best bat soup I ever had in my life. Someday everyone’s gonna be talking about Wuhan.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 9, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 4, 2021 an Instagram post
"920 women lose their unborn babies after getting vaccinated."
False
By Miriam Valverde • June 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 30, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Listerine mouthwash can be effectively used as a mosquito repellant.
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • June 8, 2021
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stated on June 2, 2021 a Facebook post
“Tim Tebow says he is wearing #85 to honor his former friend/teammate and fellow TE Aaron Hernandez, who passed away in 2017.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 7, 2021 a Facebook post
“Biden gets brutal impeachment.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 8, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 21, 2021 Twitter
Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion.
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • June 8, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 30, 2021 an Instagram post
"Airlines are meeting today to discuss the risks of carrying vaxed passengers due to the risk of clots and the liabilities involved.”
False
By Madison Czopek • June 7, 2021
Lorraine Lewandrowski
Lorraine Lewandrowski
stated on February 24, 2021 a hearing of the New York Senate Agriculture Committee
It’s not currently “legal for a New York state student to have a glass of fresh whole milk.”
True
By John Pullano • June 7, 2021
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stated on May 29, 2021 a Facebook post
Photo shows “the plane that brings our dead military home. It is made so that when they shoot their salute for their service it looks like an angel carrying them home.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 7, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 3, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Bruno Mars is Michael Jackson’s son.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 7, 2021
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