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stated on May 19, 2021 an Instagram post
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine jeopardizes life insurance policies.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 26, 2021
Jocelyn Benson
Jocelyn Benson
stated on May 20, 2021 a campaign fundraising email
A Republican bill in Michigan “would make it a crime for election officials … to share information about how to vote by mail and where to find a ballot drop box.”
Half-True
By Clara Hendrickson • May 26, 2021
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stated on May 16, 2021 a Facebook post
The CDC lifting mask guidelines “out of the blue with no solid explanation proves they lied to you the whole time about everything.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 25, 2021
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Instagram posts
stated on May 20, 2021 an Instagram post
Arizona ballots were shredded and burned in a chicken farm fire.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • May 25, 2021
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Instagram posts
stated on May 23, 2021 an Instagram post
Says Anthony Fauci’s wife has “a secret plan to put psych drugs in drinking water” to get people vaccinated.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 25, 2021
Lauren Boebert
Lauren Boebert
stated on May 19, 2021 an interview
“Since removing the mask mandate two months ago, Texas has not reported a single COVID death. Not one."
Pants on Fire!
By Brandon Mulder • May 25, 2021
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stated on May 22, 2021 a Facebook post
Video shows “Israel’s defense system.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 25, 2021
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on April 7, 2021 Twitter
Wisconsin’s 2019-21 budget produced the first positive general fund balance since 2000, and the governor’s proposed 2021-23 budget would return it to a deficit.
True
By Madeline Heim • May 25, 2021
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Instagram posts
stated on May 20, 2021 an Instagram post
A video shows “Dems caught not wearing masks” at the White House.
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • May 24, 2021
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on May 21, 2021 a tweet
“The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2021 a Facebook post
An Ohio doctor died from a COVID-19 vaccine.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 24, 2021
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stated on May 21, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Chelsea Clinton tweeted, “The more I hear about Bill Gates behavior the more ashamed for him I feel. What kind of man pursues a physical relationship with an underling and has relations with her in their office???”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 24, 2021
Robert Martwick
Robert Martwick
stated on May 10, 2021 a podcast interview
Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.”
True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 23, 2021
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TikTok posts
stated on May 15, 2021 a TikTok post
The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip.
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2021 a video on Facebook
An electromagnetic radiation detector can detect radiation from someone’s COVID-19 vaccination.
False
By Madison Czopek • May 21, 2021
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stated on May 20, 2021 an Instagram post
Businesses aren't allowed to ask customers if they’ve been vaccinated because “there are HIPPA laws.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 21, 2021
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stated on May 20, 2021 an Instagram post
Says Dr. Anthony Fauci’s wife is the NIH official “who rubber stamps exceptions to normal drug and vaccine testing.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 21, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on May 17, 2021 a Facebook post
“COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 21, 2021
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on May 18, 2021 an interview
“We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.”
True
By Brandon Mulder • May 21, 2021
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Instagram posts
stated on May 16, 2021 an Instagram post
The Moderna vaccine contains an ingredient that is “for research use only, not meant for human or veterinary use.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • May 21, 2021
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