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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2021 a tweet
“The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • January 5, 2021
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Viral image
stated on January 1, 2021 a Facebook post
“President-elect Biden steps down as president-elect.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 5, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 4, 2021 a blog post
“1776 flag flying over White House!” in January 2021. “Revolution Signal.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 5, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 4, 2021 media interviews
On whether he’ll object to the Electoral College results
Full Flop
By Haley BeMiller • January 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 a Facebook post
New York “is trying to pass a bill that would allow them to round up non mask wearers and people who don’t want to take the vaccine into concentration camps. Then with a court order they can force vaccinate you.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 5, 2021
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Viral image
stated on January 1, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Mayor Muriel Bowser “ordered all hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, gas stations, and convenience stores to close Jan. 4, 5 and 6 to discourage Trump supporters from gathering in D.C.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 a Facebook post
Wisconsin Legislature “Will Likely Decertify State and Award to President Trump.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • January 5, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2021 a phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State
“You had (4,925) out-of-state voters… in Georgia.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • January 4, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2021 a phone call with the George secretary of state
After a “major water main break,” Georgia election workers counted “18,000 ballots, all for Biden” that they pulled from suitcases and with no election observers present.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • January 4, 2021
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on January 3, 2021 a statement
“Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
True
By Eric Litke • January 4, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 3, 2021 a Facebook post
Photo shows “people coming from California to Washington DC” to protest election results.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 4, 2021
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Viral image
stated on December 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Says COVID-19 vaccines have “experimental technology never before used on humans” and that some “contain nanochips which can electronically track recipients."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 4, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2021 a phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State
“We won Georgia easily. We won it by hundreds of thousands of votes.”
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 2021
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on December 26, 2020 a viral video
A registered nurse in Nashville, Tenn., developed Bell’s Palsy after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
False
By Daniel Funke • December 30, 2020
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on December 27, 2020 an interview
“In my state, as in many other states, we have governors who are closing down businesses again.”
True
By Jessica Calefati • December 30, 2020
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on December 27, 2020 a tweet
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper "has not left the Governor's Mansion since the start of the #COVID19 crisis."
Pants on Fire!
By Paul Specht • December 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 28, 2020 a video
The Christmas Day explosion in Nashville, Tenn., was the result of a “missile strike.”
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • December 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 29, 2020 a Facebook post
News outlets reported that the Nashville bomber died of COVID-19.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 27, 2020 a Facebook post
The Nashville bombing was an attempt to stop an AT&T audit into Dominion software and cover up election corruption.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • December 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 28, 2020 a photo caption
Cornell University professor Robert Oswald said “COVID-19 was imaginary and fictitious.”
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • December 29, 2020
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