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stated on April 6, 2021 a Facebook post
Schools stopped teaching children cursive so they wouldn’t be able to read the U.S. Constitution and other historical documents.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 19, 2021
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stated on April 15, 2021 a Facebook post
Hobby Lobby’s CEO wrote a letter saying the company’s stores may close.
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 19, 2021
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stated on April 15, 2021 a Facebook post
A serial killer is on the loose in Virginia.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 19, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on April 6, 2021 a debate.
“I restored felons’ rights - 173,000 - more than any governor in the history of America.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • April 19, 2021
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on April 11, 2021 an interview
Texas “could be very close to herd immunity.”
False
By Brandon Mulder • April 19, 2021
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on April 13, 2021 a TV interview
“We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 18, 2021
Diamond and Silk
Diamond and Silk
stated on April 12, 2021 a Facebook post
Says science shows the physiological effects of wearing masks include hypoxemia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, toxicity and increased muscle tension.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 16, 2021
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stated on April 15, 2021 a Facebook post
Police say there is a suspected serial killer in Baton Rouge.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 16, 2021
Douglas Frank
Douglas Frank
stated on April 9, 2021 a YouTube video
Michigan used a mathematical “key” to manipulate vote totals in 2020 election.
Pants on Fire!
By Clara Hendrickson • April 16, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2021 Facebook post
“This is all about a certificate of vaccination where they get you a national ID, and then the AI can track you.”
Pants on Fire!
By Michael Majchrowicz • April 16, 2021
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stated on April 13, 2021 a Facebook post
Coca-Cola, Ben & Jerry’s and other companies support rioting.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 16, 2021
Janet Bewley
Janet Bewley
stated on March 28, 2021 TV interview
Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • April 16, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on April 7, 2021 a Facebook post
Says the nation is locked down and there’s “a wide open border.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • April 15, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on April 13, 2021 a TV segment
“Maybe (the COVID-19 vaccine) doesn't work, and they're simply not telling you that.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • April 15, 2021
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson
stated on April 8, 2021 a tweet
On whether he supports the filibuster.
No Flip
By Paul Specht • April 15, 2021
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on March 4, 2021 a press conference
President Joe Biden’s American Relief Plan “has a lot of money in it for schools, but if you really look at it … it says that the school money is going to go out until the year 2028.”
Mostly True
By Lara Bonatesta, Mackenzie Gilligan • April 15, 2021
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stated on April 10, 2021 a Facebook post
"Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2021
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 6, 2021 an interview with The Grio
“There is racism physically built into some of our highways.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2021
George Papadopoulos
George Papadopoulos
stated on April 12, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden is “withholding $150 million in aid from Ukraine” to “pressure Ukraine to drop all criminal investigations into him and his son, Hunter.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2021
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stated on April 5, 2021 a Facebook post
“Marjorie Taylor Greene just scrubbed her Twitter feed of all things Gaetz.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2021
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